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Apr-Jun CAD at $2.4 bln vs $8.6 bln yr ago, svcs receipts surge
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--RBI: India Apr-Jun current account deficit $2.4 bln
--RBI: India Apr-Jun CAD $2.4 bln vs $8.6 bln CAD year ago
--RBI: India Apr-Jun CAD $2.4 bln, 0.2% of GDP
--RBI: India Apr-Jun CAD 0.2% of GDP vs 0.9% year ago
--RBI: Apr-Jun net accretion to FX reserves $4.5 bln on BoP basis
--RBI: Apr-Jun net portfolio investment inflows $1.6 bln vs $0.9 bln yr ago
--RBI: India Apr-Jun net FDI inflow $5.7 bln vs $6.2 bln year ago
MUMBAI – India's current account deficit fell to $2.4 billion, or 0.2% of GDP, in Apr-Jun as compared to $8.6 billion, or 0.9% of GDP, a year ago, data from the Reserve Bank of India showed. However, the deficit widened sharply from a surplus of $13.5 billion, or 1.3% of GDP, in Jan-Mar.
The deficit widened from the trailing quarter on account of the merchandise trade deficit rising to $68.5 billion in Apr-Jun from $59.5 billion in Jan-Mar. The merchandise trade deficit in the June quarter of the financial year 2024-25 (Apr-Mar) was $63.8 billion.
Net services receipts increased to $47.9 billion in Apr-Jun from $39.7 billion a year ago. "Services exports have risen on a y-o-y (year-on-year) basis in major categories such as business services and computer services," the RBI said. Personal transfer receipts, representing remittances by Indians employed overseas, rose to $33.2 billion in the June quarter from $28.6 billion a year ago.
Foreign direct investment moderated to $5.7 billion in Apr-Jun from $6.2 billion a year ago. Foreign portfolio investment in the quarter rose to $1.6 billion from $0.9 billion a year ago.
In Apr-Jun, there was an accretion of $4.5 billion to the foreign exchange reserves on balance-of-payments basis, the RBI said. The accretion in the June quarter of FY25 was $5.2 billion. End
US$1 = INR 88.1950
Reported by Kabir Sharma
Edited by Rajeev Pai
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