Page 8 - Trade Deficit

Exports contract 6% in August, trade deficit narrows to $13.45 billion

The current account deficit is likely to decline substantially to $10-11 billion in the second quarter

Exports post marginal recovery in July; trade deficit narrows to $13.43 bn

Exports of employment-intensive leather and products saw a fall of 3.7%

Exports rise 2.25% to $26.33 bn in July; trade deficit narrows to $13.43 bn

Oil imports declined 22.15% to $9.6 billion

Exports fall 9.71% to $25 bn in June; trade deficit lowers to $15.28 bn

Imports too declined by 9 per cent to $40.29 billion in June 2019 against $44.3 billion in June 2018 mainly due to falling prices of petroleum products

Trade deficit at 6-month high of $15.4 bn over increasing oil, gold imports

Exports recover to 3.9% in May, up from 0.64% in April

India's exports up 3.93% in May; trade deficit widens to $15.36 bn

Imports rise by 4.31 per cent to $45.35 billion, widening the trade deficit to $15.36 billion in May.

India's April trade deficit widens to $15.33 bn, exports grow marginally

Oil imports grew by 9.26% to $11.38 billion and non-oil imports expanded by 2.78%

Record shipments in FY19 raise export footprint in GDP after 5 years

But credit largely goes to petroleum and gems & jewellery, as share of core exports remains stagnant

India's trade deficit reaches a record high of $176 billion in 2018-19

March exports return to growth charts after a four-month drag

India's trade deficit narrows to $10.89 bn in March, exports grow 11%

Trade deficit was $13.51 billion in March 2018

Trade deficit touches $165 billion, highest since FY13

A report by CARE Ratings shows that the gap between exports and imports is the highest since 2012-13 when it peaked to $190 billion

Trade deficit narrows to $9.59 billion in Feb, exports grow by 2.4%

The largest component of the import bill, crude oil, saw inbound shipments declined by 8 per cent, up from the 3.59 per cent fall in the previous month

February trade deficit narrows to $9.60 bn as gold and oil imports fall

Imports declined by 5.4 per cent to $36.26 billion in the last month, narrowing the trade deficit to $9.6 billion

Exports grow 3.74% to $26.36 bn in Jan; trade deficit narrows to $14.73 bn

Imports almost remained flat at $41 billion during the last month, narrowing the trade deficit to $14.73 billion

Rising trade deficit, crude to maintain pressure on India's external sector

Some gains likely from US-China tariff war, with exports to China rising; softening of inward FDI remains a worry

December trade deficit lowest in FY19 as imports shrink to three-month low

Export growth plunges to 0.32% as major sectors contract

Letter to BS: Govt must look for ways to cut cost of raw material imports

Progress has been achieved in many areas but export is not picking up steadily and in contrast import is on the rise

India seeks to cut trade deficit with China; talks greater market access

The trade deficit increased to USD 63.12 billion in 2017-18 as against USD 51.11 billion in the previous fiscal

Needed: A strategy to revive exports

Instead of relying on the rupee, removing sector-wise impediments will help

Why services exports aren't a panacea for country's trade deficit problem

The relative stagnation in the net surplus on services trade means that it has started falling short of the net deficit on trade in oil, writes T N Ninan