COVID-19 Pandemic Primary Factor Behind Lowest Trade Deficit In Five Years: Ratings Agency
Imports have gradually normalised with non-crude and non-gold imports, said Acuite Ratings Acuite Ratings and Research has said the trade data release for March confirms what was already visible earlier -- a sharp reduction in merchandise trade deficit. India had a trade deficit of only 98.6 billion dollars in FY21, the lowest in the last five years and almost 50 per cent lower compared to the levels seen in FY19. Clearly, said Acuite, the economic disruption along with sharply lower crude oil prices and also a buoyancy in commodity exports have contributed to such a curtailment in deficit in...