Kathmandu. The country’s trade deficit has reached 26 percent. The current fiscal year 2083 released by the Nepal Rastra Bank. The current economic and financial situation report of the country as of August 2018 shows this.
Current fiscal year 2083. The total merchandise trade deficit increased by 26 percent to Rs. 324.93 billion in the same period of the previous year. The deficit had increased by 8.6 percent in the same period of the previous year.
Total merchandise imports increased by 31.6 per cent to Rs 401.52 billion in the first two months. Such imports had increased by 16.2 per cent in the same period of the previous year.
During the review period, the total merchandise exports increased by 61.9 percent to Rs. 76.59 billion. Such exports had increased by 88.6 percent in the same period of the previous year.
