Export earnings weaken while import costs continue to climb, widening external pressure on the economy
June 09, 2026
Staff Correspondent
bdnews24.com
Bangladesh’s trade deficit has widened further in the first 10 months of the ongoing fiscal year as imports increased and export earnings declined, pushing the merchandise trade gap to $22.21 billion.
The deficit was nearly 22 percent higher than in the same period a year earlier.
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Not only monthly earnings but overall exports in the first 11 months of the fiscal year also register a decline
In the July-May period, exports declined 2.55 percent to $43.79 billion
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It dropped 34 percent year-on-year to $2.81 billion during July-April of FY26
India's trade deficit widened to $28.38 billion in April as imports surged, raising concerns over inflation and economic growth.
