The trade deficit narrowed to $20.67 billion in July from $25.45 billion a year ago but widened from $18.76 billion in June
Merchandise exports in July stood at $32.25 billion, down from $32.87 billion in June and $38.34 billion in July 2022
India is ranked 7th in the list of services exporters with exports of $309 billion and 4.4 per cent of global services trade share
Between FY12 and FY23, the US share in India's import basket rose from 4.8 per cent to 7 per cent
Imports decline 6.6% in May
India's total exports, merchandise exports and services combined, grew at 13.8 per cent to achieve a new record of $770 billion in 2022-23
Demand scenario not 'very optimistic': DGFT
Global turmoil weighs on demand
Services exports likely to see sharper jump, estimated to cross $320 billion in FY23 from $254 billion a year ago
India's services exports rose 24.5% on year in October-December 2022, hitting a record $83.4 billion during the quarter, shows data
The 2015 Foreign Trade Policy Statement said that the government aims to increase India's exports of merchandise and services from $465.9 billion in 2013-14 to approximately $900 billion by 2019-20
The country's merchandise exports have recorded a healthy growth in both value and volume terms in 2022, economic think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said in a report on Thursday. The outbound shipments rose by 14.6 per cent year-on-year to USD 453.3 billion in 2022. "The study found that products where exports increased to cover a value of USD 315.9 billion (69.8 per cent of total merchandise exports). But, products whose export quantities increased over the previous year represent USD 285.6 billion (63 per cent of total exports)," it said. Major product categories which have recorded growth in both value and volume terms include petroleum products, sugar, and basmati rice. "Petroleum products, including diesel, gasoline and naphtha represent an export value of USD 94 billion. The unit price rose between 50-115 per cent in one year. The high unit prices may be primarily due to the high prices of crude oil. Sugar saw a unit value increase of 15 per cent, with exports
Canada's merchandise exports decreased 2.3 per cent in November 2022, in large part because of a decline in exports of energy products, according to official figures
Imports at 10-month low of $55.88 billion, trade deficit lowest in 7 months
The data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) showed a fall in export credit even though the bank credit saw a robust growth of 18 per cent
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Decline 17% to $29.8 billion in October
Notwithstanding the threat of a recession looming ahead for the developed economies, exporters say they expect a similar trend to continue in the second half of the year
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has also painted a grim picture for the outlook of global trade next year amid fears of a recession
The effect of global slowdown has reached the Indian shores. Its merchandise exports contracted 3.5% in Sept due to a fall in demand. So have Indian exports hit a rough patch?