Balance of trade · India

India Imports

The India Imports shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that India sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

Importance
Low
Publié
Monthly
Prochaine publication
Devise
INR · Indian rupee
Banque centrale
The Reserve Bank of India

Derniers chiffres

La dernière publication, pour SEP, est parue le 2026-10-15 et s’est établie à $74.61B.

PubliéPourRéelConsensusPrécédent
15 Oct 2026SEP$74.61B–$70.67B
15 Sep 2026AUG$70.67B–$76.22B
13 Aug 2026JUL$76.2B–$70.84B
13 Jul 2026JUN$70.84B–$73.41B
15 Jun 2026MAY$73.41B–$71.94B
15 May 2026APR$71.94B–$59.59B
15 Apr 2026MAR$59.6B–$63.71B
16 Mar 2026FEB$63.71B–$71.24B
16 Feb 2026JAN$71.24B–$63.55B
15 Jan 2026DEC$63.55B–$62.66B
15 Dec 2025NOV$62.66B–$76.06B
17 Nov 2025OCT$76.06B–$68.53B

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Pourquoi c’est important

Exports are a big part of demand for open economies (Germany, China, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands). A larger surplus means more foreign demand for the Indian rupee; strong imports signal domestic demand. China's figures are read as a gauge of world demand.

Mode de calcul

Customs records the value of goods crossing the border; services come from surveys. The balance is exports minus imports, usually seasonally adjusted.

Trade balance = exports − imports

Ce que signifient les variations

  • Look at exports and imports separately: a wider surplus from collapsing imports is a sign of weak domestic demand, not strength.
  • Exchange-rate moves take months to affect trade volumes (the J-curve).

Supérieur aux attentes : A larger surplus (or smaller deficit) than expected tends to support the Indian rupee.

Inférieur aux attentes : A smaller surplus (or larger deficit) than expected tends to weigh on the Indian rupee.

Un bref historique

Trade balances were the obsession of mercantilism in the 16th–18th centuries; David Hume's price-specie flow mechanism (1752) explained why surpluses tend to correct themselves.

Questions

What is the India Imports?

The India Imports shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that India sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

What was the latest India Imports?

$74.61B for SEP, published on 15 October 2026.

When is the next India Imports?

On Monday 16 November 2026.

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