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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
National

Faster services imports threaten to erode cushion against India’s goods trade deficit: Report

New Delhi: India's services trade surplus, which plays a crucial role in offsetting the country's merchandise trade deficit, is showing signs of pressure as services imports grow faster than exports, according to an ICICI Bank research report.

The emerging concern is that faster growth in services imports could reduce the net foreign exchange earnings generated by India's services sector, weakening an important cushion against the country's large merchandise trade deficit.

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