INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
India's trade deficit in January touched $17.42 billionNEW DELHI: India's merchandise trade deficit in January touched $17.42 billion,
billion in January from $42.03 billion of last year, commerce ministry data released today, said.Merchandise imports in January 2022 saw an
increase of 23.54 per cent over imports in January 2021
Imports in January 2022 registered a positive growth of 26.19 per cent in comparison to January 2020.Cumulatively, exports increased by
46.73 per cent to $335.88 billion during April 2021-January 2022, from $228.92 billion in the corresponding period a year ago.Imports during
the April-January period expanded by 62.65 per cent to $495.75 billion
