NEW DELHI: On the back of rising oil import bill, India's trade deficit has gone up by 42.2% to $49.13 billion during April-August 2008-09, from $34.54 billion in the same period last year. The trade deficit in August has increased by over 93% to $13.94 billion as against $7.19 billion August last year.
The crude oil import bill in April-August 2008 went up by 59.6% to $45.97 billion from $ 28.80 billion in the corresponding period last year. In August, the oil import bill rose 76.7% to $ 10.96 billion from $6.20 billion in August 2007. India's exports surged 27% in August to $ 16 billion. But as the import also increased by 51% to $29.95 billion, the trade deficit further widened, according to official figures released on Wednesday. FIEO president Ganesh Gupta said: "Going by the way the trade deficit is growing, the gap may cross $125 billion by the year-end." While, exports for the April-August 2008 grew 35.1% to $81.22 billion, the imports increased by 37.7% to $ 130.36 billion. The healthy growth in the exports suggest that the country is on the way to achieve the $200 billion target for the current fiscal. Non-oil imports during April-August, 2008 were at $ 84.40 billion which was 28.2% higher than $ 65.85 billion in April-August, 2007. The depreciation of rupee in the last two months, however, experts say, will help exporters. While exports will surge, imports will become costlier. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/India_Business/Trade_deficit_swells_42_in_April-August/rssarticleshow/3551060.cms To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest. - M.K.Gandhi --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Kences1" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/kences1?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
