India’s merchandise trade deficit is expected to have widened to USD 28.0 billion in September 2025, up from USD 26.5 billion in August, according to a report by Union Bank of India. The increase in the trade gap is driven primarily by a sharp rise in gold imports, which nearly doubled month-on-month despite record-high prices….
Imports into India rose 5.9 per cent on a year-on-year basis to an unprecedented level in the quarter ended June 30, showed official data released on Tuesday. At the same time, exports from the country increased 4.4 per cent.  The central government is monitoring the overall trade situation closely across commodities and categories, especially the…
India’s trade deficit narrowed to Rs. 1.82 lakh crore in May, down from Rs. 2.20 lakh crore in April, as non-petroleum exports showed strong growth and imports declined slightly, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday. Merchandise exports in May stood at Rs. 3.23 lakh crore, marginally lower than…