India Ratings and Research in the report said that the current account deficit (CAD) for the September quarter is set to widen to 1.6 per cent of GDP - the most in the last seven quarters. In absolute terms the July-September CAD will be $15 billion, or 1.6 per cent, as against $9.8 billion, or 1.1 per cent, in the June quarter.
The CAD in the second quarter will be the highest since Q3 FY23, where the crucial gap representing the country's external position was $16.8 billion, or 2 per cent of the GDP. The agency said merchandise exports shrank 3.9 per cent during the period while goods exports were down to a 12-quarter low of $103 billion.
It added goods exports declined after three quarters due to subdued demand from major exporting partners such as China, Singapore, Bangladesh, and Australia. It further said the CAD is moderate to about 1.3 per cent of the GDP in December quarter.
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