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India’s trade deficit widens with 25 major countries during last 3 years

04 Jul 2019 Evaluate

In spite of positive growth of exports, India’s trade deficit widened with 25 major countries during last 3 years (2017-18 to 2018-19), mainly due to higher imports particularly of the petroleum crude and products electronic goods, iron and steel, chemicals and related products, coal, coke & briquettes, fertilizers, machinery and non- ferrous metals.

As per the commerce ministry data report, the trade deficit with Korea, Japan, Germany, Iraq and Saudi Arabia increased to $12 billion, $7.9 billion, $6.25 billion, $20.58 billion and $22.9 billion, respectively, in 2018-19.

Besides, during 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19, Indian export increased 5.63%, 13.31% and 7.47%, respectively, while import surged by 3.14%, 21.41% and 9.68%, over the same three years. Meanwhile, as per Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20, the Government aims to increase India’s export of merchandise and services from $465.9 billion to approximately $900 billion by 2019-20 and to raise India’s share in world exports (Goods and Services) from 2% to 3.5%.

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