Islamabad: The government is continuing its economic stabilization efforts with the support of the Special Investment Facilitation Council. According to Radio Pakistan, the trade deficit decreased from 7.3 billion dollars to 6.9 billion dollars during the first four months of the current fiscal year. Exports registered an increase of thirteen percent, reaching 10.8 billion dollars compared to 9.5 billion dollars during the corresponding period last year. A budget surplus of 1.7 trillion rupees has been recorded in the first quarter. Remittances crossed the three billion dollars mark in the month of October.