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India's Overseas Trade Shrinks in May; Exports Decline 3%
The New Indian Express Tiruchy
|June 17, 2025
Geopolitical tensions and policy uncertainty around trade tariffs have impacted India's merchandise trade in May as both exports and imports recorded a decline.
Goods exports fell 2% year-on-year in May to $38.73 billion compared to $39.59 billion a year ago. Imports also declined by 1.7% to $60.61 billion during the month from $61.68 billion in the same month a year ago. As a result, the trade deficit declined from $22.09 billion in May 2024 to $21.88 billion in May 2025. Merchandise trade deficit in April this year was $26.4 billion.
The Commerce Ministry has attributed the fall in goods exports to a decline in exports of petroleum products, which fell 30% year-on-year to $5.6 billion.
This story is from the June 17, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Tiruchy.
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