Credit rating agency, Crisil in its latest outlook report ‘Imports widen trade deficit’ has said that the near-term challenge to India’s exports owing to the geopolitical uncertainties seems to have been limited so far but remains a key monitorable.
The rating agency further noted that barring this hiccup, forecasts of better trade growth this year by key multilateral organisations is encouraging news for the exports. Besides, it underlined that the current account remains in a safe zone with robust services trade surplus and healthy remittances.
Crisil also noted that India’s exports in April recorded positive growth in the face of the ongoing disruptions in global trade routes and uneven global growth. Imports, meanwhile, saw steeper growth, leading to a wider trade deficit.
Meanwhile, India's merchandise exports rose marginally by 1.06 per cent to $34.99 billion in April 2024, as against $34.62 billion during the same period last year. Healthy growth in sectors such as electronics, chemicals, petroleum products and pharmaceuticals has helped in registering positive growth in exports despite global economic uncertainties.
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