Page 6 - Trade Deficit

Rupee slides toward year's low against dollar as trade deficit widens

The Reserve Bank of India also has $600 billion of currency reserves to draw on to curb any sharp fall in the rupee

Pakistan's trade deficit widens by 32.9 per cent in fiscal 2021

The country is burdened by high inflation, rising food prices, raised electricity charges

Exports zoom 69% to $32.27 bn in May; trade deficit rises to $6.3 bn

On a sequential basis, they grew 5.35 per cent and 8.1 per cent as compared to May 2019

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India's May exports up 67% YoY at $32.21 bn; trade deficit at 8-month low

Performance signals recovery in external demand as shipment values were nearly 8% higher than May 2019 figures

Exports jump to $32.21 bn in May, up 67%; trade deficit at $6.32 billion

India's exports grew by 67.39% to $32.21 billion in May driven by healthy growth in sectors such as engineering, pharmaceuticals, petroleum products and chemicals

Exports jump to $30.2 billion in April; trade deficit at $15.24 billion

Imports too rose to $45.45 billion last month as against $17.09 billion in April 2020

Exports jump 60% in March to $34.5 bn; trade deficit widens to $14 bn

Trade deficit widens to $14 billion despite 54% jump in imports

Indo-China trade deficit hits 7-year low amid Covid-19 pandemic

This is mainly due to robust double-digit growth in exports, coupled with contraction in imports

India's exports jump 58% to hit all-time high of $34 billion in March

India becomes a net importer in March, trade deficit widens to $14 billion

US trade deficit rises 1.9% in January amid Covid-19 pandemic

The pandemic continued to disrupt global commerce

Feb exports dip 0.25% after rising three months due to uncertainties abroad

Exporters also cite container shortage; imports continue to rise due to revival in domestic economy and high commodity prices

February imports rise 7% at $40.55 bn; trade deficit widens to $12.88 bn

India's exports marginally declined 0.25 per cent to $27.67 billion in February

India's exports up 6.16% in January; trade deficit narrows $14.54 bn

Aside from the exports, the trade deficit for January 2021 was estimated at USD 14.54 billion as against the deficit of USD 15.30 billion in January 2020, which is a decrease of (-) 4.95 per cent

January trade deficit narrows to $14.54 bn, exports rise 6.2% to $27.4 bn

Exports during April-January this fiscal dipped by 13.58 per cent to $228.25 billion

Both exports and imports record growth in December; first time since Feb

Trade deficit at 25-month high as imports surge 8% after continuous declines; Data shows industrial activity picking up in December

Exports slip 0.8% in December 2020; trade deficit widens to $15.71 billion

The country's exports declined marginally by 0.8 per cent to $26.89 billion in December 2020, due to contraction in sectors like petroleum, leather and marine products

Exports decline for second month in a row, trade deficit at ten-month high

Exports fell sharper at 8.7% in November from 5.1% in October, as demand remained muted in major overseas markets due to Covid-induced lockdowns

India's exports fell 9% in Nov, in second straight month of decline

Outbound shipments in November this year stood at $23.43 billion, against $25.77 billion in the same month a year earlier

September recovery proves short-lived as exports fall 5% in Oct

Covid-induced lockdowns in advanced nations hit exports, trade deficit at nine-month high