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India’s Jan merchandise trade deficit at $17.75 billion
2023.02.15 04:13
© Reuters. Labourers stand in a queue to load sacks of grocery items onto a supply truck at a wholesale market in Kolkata, India February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/Files
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s merchandise trade deficit in January was $17.75 billion compared with $23.76 billion in the earlier month, according to a Reuters calculation based on export and import data released by the government on Wednesday.
January merchandise exports were $32.91 billion compared with $34.48 billion in December, while imports were at $50.66 billion against $58.24 billion in December, according to government data.