Merchandise Trade

Govt updates merchandise trade index base year to FY23 for better accuracy

Government revises the base year for merchandise trade indices from FY13 to FY23 to capture structural shifts in India's trade basket and align the indices with current macroeconomic realities

India's exports grow fastest in nearly 3.5 years; gold imports shrank

Shipments to US, China rose sharply in November

India sees $52.3 bn services surplus in Q3 FY25; offsets goods deficit

NITI Aayog's Trade Watch report cites strong growth in IT, consulting, and R&D services exports in the October-December 2024 quarter, helping offset the widening merchandise trade deficit

Widening merchandise trade deficit in January raises dumping concerns

But the figure narrowed during April-Jan, blunting these apprehensions

Trade deficit widens to nearly $23 billion in January as exports shrink

During April-January, exports grew only 1.39 per cent, while imports saw a 7.4 per cent increase

Exports contracts 2.38% in Jan, trade deficit widens to $23 billion

Merchandise exports in January stood at $36.43 billion compared with $38.01 billion in December, while imports for the month were $59.42 billion. In December, imports were at $59.95 billion

Trade deficit eases to $21.94 billion in December as gold imports fall

Data showed merchandise exports contracted by 1 per cent year-on-year to $38.01 billion in December

India's merchandise trade deficit widens to $37.8 billion in November

Economists had expected the country's November trade deficit to be $23.9 billion

India's merchandise exports surge 17% in Oct, fastest pace in 28 months

Trade deficit widens to $27 bn as imports hit a high

E-commerce GMV to increase 23% to $12 bn in 2024 festival season: Report

Growth led by digital penetration in India's Tier-II and Tier-III cities, according to Shiprocket

WTO cuts 2025 world merchandise trade growth forecast to 3% from 3.3%

The first half of 2024 saw 2.3 per cent year-on-year increase. The rebound came against the backdrop of a slump in 2023 - of 1.1 per cent - driven by high inflation and rising interest rates

Toys to YouTube channel: Japan's Hello Kitty is coming to India

Stores, cafes and restaurants on cat-themed cartoon character merchandise planned later in the country

India's trade deficit widens to $19.1 billion in April: Commerce ministry

April trade data: India's exports rose to $34.99 billion, imports stood at $54.09 billion

Merchandise trade deficit in March stands at $15.6 billion, shows data

According to commerce ministry data released on Monday, the imports during 2023-24 stood at 677.24 billion, down 5.41 per cent from $715.97 billion in the preceding year

Global merchandise trade growth in volume terms may dip 1.2% in 2024: GTRI

The growth in the global merchandise trade is likely to decline by 1.2 per cent, in value terms, due to the ongoing geopolitical uncertainties, economic think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said on Thursday. The US dollar value of world merchandise trade fell 5 per cent in 2023 to USD 24.01 trillion, but this decline was mostly offset by a strong increase in commercial services trade, which rose 9 per cent to USD 7.54 trillion, it said. This allowed world goods and commercial services exports on a balance of payments basis to slip 2 per cent in 2023 to USD 30.8 trillion. "Despite the World Trade Organization (WTO) expecting a 2.6 per cent rise in trade volume for 2024, the value of world merchandise trade is still seen to decline by 1.2 per cent in 2024 from 2023, continuing the trend of trade values falling behind the trade volumes," the think tank said. The WTO has projected that the world merchandise trade volume will grow by 2.6 per cent in 2024 and 3.3 per cent i

Record merchandise trade deficit in Oct likely to be a one-off: Analysts

India's merchandise trade deficit rose to an all-time high of $31.46 billion in October, widening sharply from the $19.37 billion print in prior month. Imports jumped from $65 billion from $53.8 bn

Festival gold rush widens India's trade deficit to new high in October

The services exports in October were valued at $28.70 billion as compared to $29.37 billion in September and imports were $14.32 billion against $14.91 billion in the previous month

WTO halves 2023 global merchandise trade growth forecast to 0.8%

The report said merchandise trade volume was down 0.5 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in the first half of 2023, but a modest pickup is expected in the second half of the year

Statsguru: Rising relevance of Brics in global merchandise export market

It was at 20 per cent in 2022 compared to 5 per cent in 1992. They also account for a quarter of the world's economy

Trade deficit widens to $20.67 bn in July compared to $20.13 bn 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