Sept c/a deficit at $908m: SBP

KARACHI: Pakistan's current account deficit stood at a provisional $908 million in September, compared with a deficit of $201 million in the previous month, the central bank said on Tuesday.

For the July-September period, the deficit stood at a provisional $1.209 billion, compared with $597 million in the same period last year, according to data from the State Bank of Pakistan.

The current account recorded a revised surplus of $437 million in 2010/11, compared with a deficit of $3.946 billion in 2009/10. (Reuters)