{
  "id": 776512,
  "title": "India's goods trade deficit hits 6-month high as imports rise amid Middle East conflict",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/indias-goods-trade-deficit-hits-6-month-high-as-imports-rise-amid",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-13T13:40:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40434653/indias-goods-trade-deficit-hits-6-month-high-as-imports-rise-amid-middle-east-conflict"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "NEW DELHI: India’s merchandise trade deficit widened more than expected to a six-month high of $31.98 billion in July, as the Middle East war drove up the country’s oil import bill and global freight rates. The data underscores the growing pressure on India’s external balance, as a wider trade gap weighs on the rupee and capital inflows. A Reuters poll of economists expected the merchandise trade…",
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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."
}