Trade deficit shrinks 8% in June

According to official data, India’s trade deficit narrowed by nearly 8% to $15.28 billion during the last month, as against $16.6 billion in June 2018.

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  • The decline in exports in June 2019 is due in large part to a base effect of an extraordinarily good month in June 2018 impacting growth figures for June 2019.
  • While average exports in June have been $22-23 billion since 2015-16, exports in June 2018 were relatively quite high at $27.70 billion
  • The negative growth is consistent with certain global trends, which have impacted India’s exports in recent months.
  • The World Bank, in its Global Economic Prospects (June 2019), has projected weakening of global trade in 2019. Global trade is projected to grow at 2.6% this year ”“ a full percentage point below their previous forecast.

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The Hindu