Exports decline 10.3% to $35 billion in May, trade deficit at 5-month high – Times of India
However, a continuing decline in imports for five months in a row to $57.1 billion this May — compared to $61.1 billion last May — prevented the trade deficit from expanding at a fast clip.
According to the data released on Thursday, on the exports side, commodities that saw an increase in AprilMay 2023 over the same months last year included electronic goods, rice, pharma and spices. While petroleum products, gems & jewellery, engineering goods, and chemicals saw a decline in exports in this period. Smartphone exports have seen a sharp rise, more than doubling from $498 million last April to $1,068 million this April.
On the import side, machinery, electronic goods, iron & steel and pulses saw an increase in AprilMay 2023 over the same period last year. Petroleum products, gold, coal, chemicals and precious stones saw a decline in imports. India is hoping for a rapid economic recovery in the slowing developed world which are its major export markets.
“The DPIIT, commerce ministry, Invest India and Indian missions abroad will work together to focus on 40 key countries (including the US and the EU) as they account for 85% of our total exports,” commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal said.
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