The narrowing in India’s current account deficit in the four quarters to Q2 was mainly due to the shrinking of the goods trade deficit. Looking ahead, the recent jump in oil prices won’t prevent the deficit narrowing to around 1.5% of GDP this year, and we expect it to remain close to that in 2024. That should limit the rupee’s vulnerability to a deterioration in risk appetite.
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