Page 6 - Trade Deficit
Rupee at 80: Little relief on the cards from high trade deficit
Due to global risk aversion on the back of geo-political tensions and aggressive policy tightening by the Fed, the dollar has appreciated against most currencies, including the rupee
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Trade deficit widens to record $26.18 bn amid rise in imports of items
Imports jumped 57.55 per cent to a record $66.31 billion
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Exports up 23.5% to $40 bn in June; trade deficit widens to record $26.2 bn
Crude oil imports in June almost doubled to $21.3 billion. Coal and coke imports more than doubled to $6.76 billion in the month under review as against $1.88 billion in June 2021
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Top headlines: ED arrests ex-NSE MD; June trade deficit widens to $26 bn
Business Standard brings you the top headlines this hour
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India's current account deficit likely to touch $105 bn this fiscal: Report
In the report on Tuesday, Bank of America (BofA) Securities revised upwards its Current Account Deficit (CAD) forecast by 0.4 percentage points for this financial year.
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The emerging stress in imports: Surprisingly, it's coal more than oil
Surprisingly, its coal more than oil that is emerging as a huge pressure point
What is the current account deficit?
Japanese brokerage Nomura recently said that India's current account deficit could widen to 3.3% of GDP in FY23 from 1.2% in the previous fiscal. But what is current account deficit? Let's understand
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Pakistan's trade deficit hits record-high of $48.66 bn as imports soar
Cash-strapped Pakistan's trade deficit has surged to an all-time high of USD 48.66 billion in the outgoing fiscal year, up from USD 30.96 billion a year ago, a significant 57 per cent jump
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Export curbs, higher energy prices may spike trade deficit further in FY23
Revenues from the export of industrial metals would also take a hit from a decline in metal prices
High commodity prices continue to weigh on trade deficit: Acuite
The expectation of the expansion of the current account deficit is not just driven by elevated global commodity prices, but is also linked to the unlocking of the economy reviving pent-up demand and improved vaccination cover aiding an organic recovery in the economy, ratings and research firm Acuite Ratings & Research said in a report.
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Exports up 15.46% in May; trade deficit widens to a record $23.3 billion
India's merchandise exports grew 15.46 per cent YoY to $37.29 billion in May
Exports rise 30.7% to $40.19 bn in Apr; trade deficit widens to $20.11 bn
Imports during the month of April under review grew by 30.97 per cent to USD 60.3 billion.
 "Exports rise 30.7% to $40.19 bn in Apr; trade deficit widens to $20.11 bn")
India's gold imports surge to $46.14 bn in FY22 on higher demand
The surge in gold imports during the last financial year contributed to the widening of the trade deficit to USD 192.41 billion, against USD 102.62 billion in 2020-21
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Trade deficit widens to $192 billion in FY22; imports at record high
Value of inbound petroleum shipments nearly doubles; account for 26% of total imports
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India's trade deficit rises 88% to $192.41 billion in FY22: Govt data
The trade deficit in March 2022 was $18.69 billion, while it was $192.41 billion during entire 2021-22
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India's exports rise 25% YoY in February; trade deficit at $20.8 billion
Trade deficit was $15.1 billion in February last year and at $17.42 billion a month ago
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Feb exports rise 22% YoY to $33.8 bn; trade deficit widens to $21.19 bn
Remain above $30-bn mark but pace of growth slows for 2nd month in a row
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Exports rise 22% to $33.8 bn in Feb; trade deficit widens to $21.19 bn
India's exports rose by 22.36 per cent to $33.81 billion in February on account of healthy growth in sectors like engineering, petroleum and chemicals, even as the trade deficit widened to $21.19 bn
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Japan's deficit reaches 8-year high as cost of energy imports soars
The amount is the biggest since January 2014, when the trade deficit totaled nearly 2.8 trillion yen.
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Japan's trade deficit soars to 8-year high as commodity imports jump
The growing trade deficit highlights the world's third-largest economy's vulnerability to soaring commodity costs, on which manufacturers rely for production at home
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