Reserve Bank of India while maintaining status quo in its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy review, has said that despite constant weakness in global trade, the early signs of recovery are visible in some export sectors such as readymade garments, pharmaceuticals and electronics, in the current fiscal. These sectors together contribute about 14-15 per cent in the country's total exports.
However, RBI has excluded petroleum products stating that with global commodity prices, especially those of crude, softening further, both petroleum products and non-petroleum products exports continued to contract. Further it said that the global trade has been sluggish with declining demand and oversupply in several primary commodities and industrial materials.
Meanwhile, highlighting the trade condition said that the decline in bullion imports despite the festival season helped narrow the trade deficit in October as well as over the financial year so far, moderating the current account deficit further. Net foreign direct investment (FDI), external commercial borrowings and accretions to non-resident deposits have risen in relation to last year. It also said that underlying liquidity conditions tightened in October-November with the festival season draining currency from the system and some slowdown in government expenditure.
Indian merchandise exports contracting for the eleventh straight month plunged by 17.33 percent in the month of October to $21.35 billion. The significant fall in exports is attributed to weak global demand, amid a tepid global economic recovery.
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