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  • India records current account surplus in Q4, FY25 deficit narrows to 0.6%

    India records current account surplus in Q4, FY25 deficit narrows to 0.6%

    India’s current account surplus had inched up to 1.3 percent of the GDP, compared with 1.1 percent deficit in the previous quarter

  • India’s current account deficit remains unchanged at 1.1% of GDP in Q3FY25

    India’s current account deficit remains unchanged at 1.1% of GDP in Q3FY25

    India’s merchandise imports grew 6 percent in the third quarter to $186.7 billion, but a pick in demand helped exports rise to $109 billion and bring down goods trade deficit

  • India’s external sector has held steady amidst unfavourable geopolitical conditions, says Economic Survey 2025

    India’s external sector has held steady amidst unfavourable geopolitical conditions, says Economic Survey 2025

    India expects its trade to rise further in the coming fiscal, as the country targets $1 trillion of exports

  • India’s current account deficit widens to 1.1% at $9.7 billion in Q1FY25

    India’s current account deficit widens to 1.1% at $9.7 billion in Q1FY25

    Merchandise imports at $176 billion were higher than $111 billion in exports in the first quarter of the fiscal, as exports had contracted compared with the previous year

  • PLI scheme expansion will help lower trade deficit

    PLI scheme expansion will help lower trade deficit

    India’s current account deficit reduced to 0.7 percent of the GDP in FY24, from 2 percent in the previous year, the Economic Survey said

  • Fading Russian oil discounts adding to India's widening trade deficit woes

    Fading Russian oil discounts adding to India's widening trade deficit woes

    India's goods trade deficit widened to a seventh-month high of $23.78 billion in May. One of the leading causes for the higher gap was a significant jump in the oil import bill. And, one of the reasons for this jump is more expensive Russian oil purchases.

  • Resilient services buoy current account in September quarter

    Resilient services buoy current account in September quarter

    The growth in the services surplus has ensured that the current account deficit remains low.

  • India's current account deficit narrows to $8.3 billion in July-September

    India's current account deficit narrows to $8.3 billion in July-September

    For the first half of 2023-24, India's current account deficit more than halved to $17.5 bn from $48.8 bn in April-September 2022, Reserve Bank of India data showed.

  • No current account concerns yet despite October trade deficit shocker

    No current account concerns yet despite October trade deficit shocker

    India's merchandise trade deficit hit an all-time high of $31.46 billion in October as gold imports nearly doubled from last year. But economists remain untroubled and are sticking to their full-year forecasts for the current account deficit

  • Are our remittances and services exports peaking off?

    Are our remittances and services exports peaking off?

    Now CAD at 1.1 percent of GDP is not worrisome at all. But what is troubling is the reason why the deficit has gone up – a fall in services exports! This unexpected fall raises questions about the future growth of India’s services exports and the plentiful jobs this sector has been creating.

  • Remittances hit 4-quarter low in April-June, but no issues seen in CAD financing

    Remittances hit 4-quarter low in April-June, but no issues seen in CAD financing

    According to data released on September 28 by the Reserve Bank of India, India's Current Account Deficit surged to $9.2 billion in the first quarter of 2023-24

  • Current account deficit surges to $9.2 billion in June quarter

    Current account deficit surges to $9.2 billion in June quarter

    In the January-March quarter, India's current account deficit was $1.3 billion, the Reserve Bank of India said

  • Poll suggests positive current account balance for India in Jan-Mar period

    Poll suggests positive current account balance for India in Jan-Mar period

    The latest survey of 22 economists showed the current account balance likely recorded a surplus of $3.3 billion, or 0.4% of gross domestic product (GDP), in the last quarter of the 2022/23 fiscal year.

  • Worst of CAD behind India as economists cut forecasts after positive Q3 data

    Worst of CAD behind India as economists cut forecasts after positive Q3 data

    India's current account deficit narrowed more-than-expected to $18.2 billion in the last quarter of 2022

  • Current account deficit shrinks to $18.2 billion in Oct-Dec period

    Current account deficit shrinks to $18.2 billion in Oct-Dec period

    As a percentage of GDP, October-December current account deficit is 2.2 percent compared to 3.7 percent in July-September and 2.7 percent in October-December 2021

  • India current account deficit likely narrowed to 2.7% of GDP in Q4: Poll

    India current account deficit likely narrowed to 2.7% of GDP in Q4: Poll

    The median forecast of 22 economists polled March 16-23 showed a current account deficit of $23.0 billion in October-December 2022, or 2.7% of gross domestic product (GDP). Forecasts ranged from $15.0-$28.0 billion, or 2.0%-3.2% of GDP.

  • Indian exports likely to show recovery trends from second half of FY24: Fitch Ratings

    Indian exports likely to show recovery trends from second half of FY24: Fitch Ratings

    “We are expecting modest recessions in Europe, US, but by the second half of the year, the worst of it will start to fade and we should be on a path of recovery when it comes to exports. But there will be a very gradual recovery in exports."

  • Pakistan current account deficit falls to $0.2 billion in January: cenbank

    Pakistan current account deficit falls to $0.2 billion in January: cenbank

    In less than a month, the cash strapped nation’s currency has lost more than a quarter of its value against the U.S. dollar after the removal of artificial caps, and fuel prices have risen by more than a fifth as the government implemented fiscal measures required to unlocking funds from an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout.

  • India's FY23 CAD now seen under $100 billion on services boost, import slump

    India's FY23 CAD now seen under $100 billion on services boost, import slump

    In January, India's merchandise trade deficit fell to a 12-month low of $17.8 billion, while the services trade surplus surged to an all-time high

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  • Made in China continues to trump Made in India

    Made in China continues to trump Made in India

    Trade deficit with China widened in 2022, with imports touching $118.5 billion and exports $17.48 billion. The share of India’s imports from China, however, has largely remained unchanged from pre-pandemic levels. This is now leading to calls for higher tariffs in the budget.

  • Budget 2023 can announce measures to curtail increasing CAD: Sources

    Budget 2023 can announce measures to curtail increasing CAD: Sources

    India’s current account deficit widened to $36.4 billion or 4.4 of GDP in the third quarter of 2022, from $18.2 billion or 2.2 percent of GDP in the second quarter

  • India’s current account deficit, now at a decadal high of 3%, may reduce this year

    India’s current account deficit, now at a decadal high of 3%, may reduce this year

    The current account gap should narrow to about 2 percent of GDP in 2023 from an estimated 3 percent in 2022

  • Indian shares rise for seventh year; but slip in final session of 2022

    Indian shares rise for seventh year; but slip in final session of 2022

    The indexes extended gains for a seventh consecutive year in 2022, but also advanced the least since 2018.

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