{
  "id": 4872568,
  "title": "India’s Current Account Deficit Widens To USD 4.2 Billion In Q1 FY27: RBI Data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/indias-current-account-deficit-widens-to-usd-4-2-billion-in-q1-fy27",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T13:49:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/indias-current-account-deficit-widens-to-usd-42-billion-in-q1-fy27-rbi-data"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mumbai, September 1, 2026: India’s current account deficit widened to USD 4.2 billion, or 0.5 per cent of GDP, in the first quarter of the current fiscal year from USD 3.4 billion, or 0.4 per cent of GDP, a year ago, according to Reserve Bank data released on Tuesday. Merchandise Trade Deficit Widens Merchandise trade deficit at USD 86.1 billion in the April-June period of 2026-27 was higher than…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "India’s current account deficit widens to $4.2 bn in Q1 as trade gap rises",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/indias-current-account-deficit-widens-to-4-2-bn-in-q1-as-trade-gap",
        "published": "2026-09-01T13:04:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}