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India’s exports in October 2025 fall 11.8 per cent to $34.38 billion, while imports jump 16.63 per cent to $76.06 billion.
India’s gold imports in October 2025 jumped to $14.72 billion as against $4.92 billion recorded in the same month last year.
Amid the recent surge in bullion prices globally, India’s gold imports in October 2025 jumped to $14.72 billion as against $4.92 bn recorded in the same month last year, according to the official data released on Monday.
India’s exports in October 2025 fell 11.8 per cent to $34.38 billion, according to the data. Imports jumped 16.63 per cent to $76.06 billion. Imports surged due to increased shipments of gold and silver. The country’s trade deficit stood at $41.68 billion during the month.
The country’s exports to the United States declined to $6.3 bn in October as against $6.9 bn registered in the year-ago month, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal told reporters here.
During April-October this fiscal, exports increased marginally by 0.63 per cent to $254.25 billion. At the same time, imports rose 6.37 per cent to USD 451.08 billion, the commerce ministry data showed.
India-US Energy Pact
n an effort to boost India’s energy security, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday announced a “historic” deal to import liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the US. He said India has been diversifying its LPG sourcing.
According to the minister, Indian PSU oil companies have successfully concluded a one-year deal for imports of around 2.2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LPG from the US Gulf Coast for the contract year 2026.
This represents nearly 10% of India’s annual LPG imports and is the first structured US LPG contract for the Indian market.
“A historic first! One of the largest and the world’s fastest-growing LPG market opens up to the United States. In our endeavour to provide secure affordable supplies of LPG to the people of India, we have been diversifying our LPG sourcing. In a significant development, Indian PSU oil companies have successfully concluded a 1-year deal for imports of around 2.2 MTPA LPG, close to 10% of our annual imports – for the contract year 2026, to be sourced from the US Gulf Coast- the first structured contract of US LPG for the Indian market,” Puri said in a post on X.
(With PTI Inputs)
Haris is Deputy News Editor (Business) at news18.com. He writes on various issues related to personal finance, markets, economy and companies. Having over a decade of experience in financial journalism, Haris h…Read More
Haris is Deputy News Editor (Business) at news18.com. He writes on various issues related to personal finance, markets, economy and companies. Having over a decade of experience in financial journalism, Haris h… Read More
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