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ISLAMABAD, March 14 (Reuters) Pakistan's trade deficit widened to a provisional $936 million in February from $916 billion in January, and $617 million in February 2005, official data showed on Tuesday.

The cumulative trade deficit for the July-February period was $7.43 billion against $3.47 billion a year earlier, the data from the Federal Bureau of Statistics showed.

In the 2004/05 fiscal year (July-June), Pakistan's trade deficit was $6.213 billion, almost double the $3.278 billion posted in the preceding fiscal year.

The data showed exports rose to $1.27 billion in February from $1.23 billion in January and were up 9.3 percent from the February 2005 figure of $1.16 billion.

The imports increased to a $2.21 billion in February from $2.14 billion in January and were up 24 percent from the February 2005 figure of $1.79 billion.

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