MUMBAI, India, Sept. 15 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release:
Preliminary data on India's balance of payments (BoP) for July 2026 are presented in the following table.
Major Items of India's Balance of Payments (US$ billion) Item July 2025 PR July 2026 P April-July 2025 PR April-July 2026 P A. Current Account (Net) [A.1 to A.4] -3.2 -7.0 -6.6 -11.2 A.1 Merchandise (Net) [a-b] -28.2 -31.7 -97.1 -117.8 a. Exports 37.4 45.1 150.0 177.1 b. Imports 65.6 76.8 247.1 294.9 A.2 Services (Net) [a-b] 16.4 17.6 64.3 69.3 a. Exports 33.7 38.3 131.2 144.5 b. Imports 17.3 20.6 66.8 75.2 A.3 Transfers (Net) 12.6 13.2 43.4 53.9 A.4 Income (Net) -4.0 -6.1 -17.3 -16.6 B. Capital Account (Net) [B.1 to B.6] 3.5 27.7 11.4 23.9 B.1 Foreign Direct Investment (Net) [a-b] 4.5 7.3 9.7 13.4 a. In India (Net) 7.2 10.7 21.6 26.3 b. Abroad (Net) 2.7 3.4 11.9 12.8 B.2 Foreign Portfolio Investment (Net) [a-b] -2.5 4.1 -0.9 -5.5 a. In India (Net) -2.4 4.4 0.04 -4.3 b. Abroad (Net) 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.2 B.3 External Commercial Borrowings (Net) [a-b] 1.4 -2.3 6.8 -1.3 a. To India (Net) 0.8 2.5 5.3 5.8 b. By India (Net) -0.5 4.8 -1.6 7.0 B.4 Short-term Credit to India (Net) 1.2 1.8 1.1 5.4 B.5 Banking Capital (Net) 6.0 18.4 4.4 21.1 of which: NRI Deposits (Net) 1.0 33.5 4.7 36.2 B.6 Other Capital (Net) -7.0 -1.6 -9.7 -9.3 C. Overall Balance (A+B) 0.3 20.8 4.8 12.7 D. Monetary Movements ['-' : Increase ; '+' : Decrease] -0.3 -20.8 -4.8 -12.7 PR: Partially Revised; and P: Preliminary. Note: 1. Errors and omissions are included under 'Other Capital'.
2. Total of sub-components may not tally with aggregate due to rounding off. (Brij Raj)
Chief General Manager
Press Release: 2026-2027/1118
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
