Exports remain flat at $3 billion in August; trade deficit widens to $28.68 billion – Times of India

Exports remain flat at $3 billion in August; trade deficit widens to $28.68 billion - Times of India


NEW DELHI: India’s exports contracted by 1.15% to USD 33 billion and trade deficit more than doubled to USD 28.68 billion in August, a preliminary data released by the commerce ministry showed on Saturday.
Trade deficit in August 2021 stood at USD 11.71 billion.
Imports rose by 37% to USD 61.68 billion in August this year.
Commerce secretary B V R Subrahmanyam, however, said that the country’s overall exports are expected to cross USD 450 billion during the current fiscal.
“In goods exports, we will be crossing USD 450 billion this fiscal,” Subrahmanyam said.
During April-August 2022-23, exports registered a growth of 17.12% to USD 192.59 billion. Imports during the five-month period of this fiscal grew by 45.64 per cent to USD 317.81 billion.
Trade deficit widened to USD 125.22 billion in April-August this fiscal as against USD 53.78 billion in the same period last year.
Oil imports in August jumped by 86.44% to USD 17.6 billion. However, gold imports dipped by 47.54% to USD 3.51 billion, the data showed.





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