Current Account Deficit
India's current account balance once again in deficit over high import bills
New Delhi/IBNS: India has recorded a deficit in its current account balance in July-September 2021 owing to a higher merchandise imports.
The current account deficit in July-September 2021 was $9.6 billion as against a surplus of $6.6 billion in April-June 2021.
In July-September 2020, the current account surplus was even higher at $15.3 billion, data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on December 31 showed.
In Q2FY22, India's merchandise trade deficit widened to $44.4 billion from $30.7 billion the last quarter due to a 16.5 percent increase in imports to $149.3 billion, RBI data showed.
This sent the current account balance back to the deficit territory.
"Net services receipts decreased marginally over the previous quarter but increased on a year-on-year basis, on the back of robust performance of the exports of computer and business services," the RBI added.
The services trade surplus for July-September 2021 was $25.6 billion, slightly down from $25.8 billion in April-June 2021.
For H1FY22, India had a current account deficit of $3.0 billion. In April-September 2020, the current account was in a massive surplus of $34.4 billion because of a sharp fall in merchandise imports and low oil prices.
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