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Exports rise 6.7%, imports fall 10.1%
Financial Express Mumbai
|September 16, 2025
Trade deficit in August at $26.5 bn
INDIA'S MERCHANDISE EXPORTS rose 6.7% to $35.1 billion in August aided by a low base while imports declined by 10.1% to $61.59 billion, causing fears of a slump in domestic economic activity.
The two-way flow precipitated a trade deficit of $26.5 billion in the month, higher than the average of $23.7 billion in April-July, but still far lower than $35.64 billion witnessed in the year-ago month. During April-August, goods exports registered a modest growth of 2.5%.
Growth in exports to the US, the largest destination, slowed to a nine-month low of 7.2% in August, but was still faster than the overall shipments. In January-July, exports to the US grew by a quarter, partly due to hurried activities among exporters from various sectors to execute orders before the additional tariffs took effect.
This story is from the September 16, 2025 edition of Financial Express Mumbai.
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