Bulk drugs, intermediates imports grow 5 per cent

IMPORTS of bulk drugs and intermediates to India registered a growth of 5% in the month of July, 2025, while the cumulative imports for the first four months of the fiscal year witnessed a decline of 3.8%.

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The imports during the month of July, stood at $410.41 million, as compared to $391.02 million in the same month of last year. The imports have been declining consecutively for the first three months of the fiscal year, reporting a 2.32% decline in April, 6.3% in May, and 12.36% in the month of June, according to data from the ministry of commerce and industry.

In Rupee terms, imports registered a growth of 8.12% in July, at Rs. 35,343 crore as compared to Rs. 32,687 crore reported in the corresponding month of previous fiscal year. Imports in July, 2024 was a decline of 6.71% compared to the Rs. 35,040 crore during the same month of previous fiscal year.