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CAD widens to 2.5% of GDP in Q3FY19

01 Apr 2019 Evaluate

Raising concerns over India’s fiscal position, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stated that the country's current account deficit (CAD) widened to 2.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Q3FY19 from 2.1% a year ago, primarily due to a higher trade deficit. In absolute terms, India’s CAD widened to $16.9 billion in the October-December 2018 quarter against $13.7 billion in the year ago quarter.

However, it was lower vis-a-vis preceding quarter’s $19.1 billion (2.9% of GDP). The widening of the CAD on a year-on-year basis was primarily on account of a higher trade deficit at $49.5 billion as compared with $44.0 billion a year ago. The CAD increased to 2.6% of GDP during the April-December 2018 period, from 1.8% in April-December 2017 on the back of widening of the trade deficit. CAD arises when a country’s total imports of goods, services and transfers is greater than exports.

Besides, the RBI stated that portfolio investment recorded net outflow of $2.1 billion in Q3 of FY19- as compared with an inflow of $5.3 billion in Q3 last year on account of net sales in the equity market. Net inflow on account of external commercial borrowings increased to $2 billion, from $0.3 billion a year ago. Non-Resident Indian (NRI) deposits nudged up only $139 million against $3.32 billion.

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