{
  "id": 14656888,
  "title": "India's trade deficit widens to $30.21 billion in September despite 23% jump in exports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/indias-trade-deficit-widens-to-30-21-billion-in-september-despite-23",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-15T09:01:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/indias-trade-deficit-widens-to-30-21-billion-in-september-despite-23-jump-in-exports/articleshow/134962709.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In September, India's merchandise trade deficit expanded to $30.21 billion from $26.86 billion in August. Exports experienced a notable boost, increasing by 23.04% year-on-year with total figures at $44.4 billion. The growing trade gap signals a significant difference between imports and exports, surpassing economists' expectations of a $30.4 billion deficit. Nonetheless, these figures suggest…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}