11.   The deficit reflected a larger import bill exacerbated by a slump in exports.

12.   The public deficit reflects state accounts along with those of local administrations and the state-subsidized health insurance scheme known as social security.

13.   The bank said the widening deficit reflected sharp drops in exports of heavy industrial products and chemicals as well as a persistent invisible trade deficit.

14.   The finance said the current-account deficit reflected the continued decline in the trade surplus along with significant rises in the services deficit.

15.   The ministry said the current-account deficit reflected the continued decline in the trade surplus along with significant rises in the services deficit.

16.   The narrower deficit in August reflected a larger increase in exports compared to the increase in imports, the Commerce Department said.