BUSINESS & ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

(ECO201)
Term Assignment
On
“REAL TIME DATA ANALYSIS ON CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT OF
INDIA”
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT
(Term-2; Batch 2019-21)
Under the Supervision of-
DR. Ritika Gugnani
Submitted by- Group 8
ADITI SAXENA – PGFC1902
AKSHITA RATNAM- PGFC1905
NITESH KHANDELWAL- PGFC1921
PRIYA BANSAL- PGFC1924
SONIYA DHYANI- PGFC1940

JAIPURIA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

A-32 A, Sector 62, Institutional Area, Noida- 201309 (U.P.)

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 CONTENT

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1 INTRODUCTION 3

2 LITERATURE REVIEW 4

3 CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT A PROBLEM OR 5

NOT

4 SUSTAINABLE LEVEL OF CAD 6-7

5 TRENDS IN TRADE 8-9

6 COMPARISION OF INDIA’S CAD WITH OTHER 10-11

COUNTRIES

7 ANALYSIS 12

8 RECOMMENDATIONS 12
& CONCLUSION

9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 13

10 PLAGIARISM REPORT 14

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CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT OF INDIA

INTRODUCTION
In Economics, Current account is the total of-
1) Balance of Trade (net income on send out instalment for import).
2) Factor Income (procuring on outside ventures instalment made to remote
financial specialists)
3) Cash Transfers
A present record shortage shows estimation of imports of goods sold and brought,
administrations, and speculation salaries is more than the estimation of fares. It is
occasionally alluded to as an exchange shortage. CAD implies that an economy
is retaining more than it is creating. The equal instalments are the aggregate of all
exchanges between a country and all its universal exchanging accomplices.
Notwithstanding the exchange shortage, the present record deficiency
incorporates factor pay and budgetary exchanges. Factor salary is controlled by
subtracting pay made by residents of a nation on their remote speculations from
pay earned by outsiders on their ventures inside the nation. A case of factor salary
is rental benefit earned by residents of one nation on property they possess in
another nation. Money related exchanges incorporate premium income and
outside settlements. Remote settlement alludes to cash earned in one nation that
is sent back to another nation, as on account of an individual working outside
their nation of origin and sending cash back home to family members. Now and
again, settlements establish a huge segment of the GDP of nation where they have
gotten. Nation's outside exchanges, alongside the capital record is a segment of a
nation's parity of instalment. If there is a present record deficiency it implies,
there is a surplus monetary and capital record Balance of Trade in India. Service
of Commerce and Industry recorded that India's present record deficiency for the
FY'19 augmented to 2.1 percent of GDP, the most elevated in six years because
of a higher exchange shortfall brought about by high raw petroleum imports. In
any case, the deficiency for the final quarter end March 2018 was lower at 0.7%
of GDP contrasted with 1.8% of GDP in a similar period . d

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LITERATURE REVIEW-
In this report we have examined that India is facing one of the major
macroeconomic issue that is current record deficiency. We have attempted to
explore the relation between current record shortfall and remote direct interest
with regards to India. Granger causality trial of Toda – Yamamoto, shows that
the FDI and CAD are co-coordinated since quite a while ago. The report shows
the investigation of FDI, fares and imports, which are the significant donor of
current record and effect of FDI on CAD through drive reaction work.

Indian has recorded the world's third biggest current record shortfall, which is
moving almost in dollars. Ā billion, driven as an enormous part by craving for
gold imports on the planet's greatest purchaser of the metal that is a
Assuming a significant job in driving the rupee to record low with dollar. The
limitations forced by the RBI on gold and silver imports, recorded decrease by
12.86 % to USD 24 billion contrasted with USD 28 billion in a similar period a
year ago. Focal government and RBI accepted that these measures will cut down
the present record shortage. RBI limitation would prompt lack of gold in
showcase and in household advertise counterfeit value rise is normal. This pattern
again thusly would prompt sneaking, dark showcasing and accumulating of gold
which is deadly the nation economy. To determine the present record shortage
issue, it needs to think the gold imports related issues and value the rupee and lift
the Indian economy.

This investigation portrays the impact of monetary deficiency on the present

record shortfall in Indian economy. In most of the nation’s financial shortage
financed through adaptation, causing swarming out of non govt. speculation
consumption. In India FD is financed for the most part through legitimate
borrowings from the different outer sources, this prompt increment of loan costs
installments and active of outside record spending. This sort of strategy in the end
pushes the equalization of installments emergencies regardless of great exchange
record and genuine trade rates. This investigation has been centered around three
many years of information relating to Indian economy shows that genuine
conversion standard and the proportion of private venture to GDP and financial
shortages altogether add to the CAD.

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Whether current account deficit is a problem or not:
A CAD isn't constantly an issue. Deficiency reflects financial patterns which
might be tempt or bother nation at a specific period. Regardless of whether a
deficiency is fortunate or unfortunate relies upon the factor offering ascend to that
shortfall. The CAD may mirror an abundance of import over fare. At that point it
might show intensity issue and can likewise suggest an abundance of venture over
investment funds. This would show a profoundly beneficial and developing
economy. The deficiency may suggest low sparing as opposed to high venture.
This might be because of faulty monetary arrangement or exorbitant utilization.
It could also reflect reasonable intertemporal exchange. The July exchange
shortfall numbers have affected the money. As per information discharged by the
administration, a sharp flood in imports prompted intensifying of the exchange
shortfall to $18.02 billion against a deficiency of $11.45 billion during July 2017.
Imports during July were $43.79 billion, speaking to a development of 28.81%,
contrasted with $33.99 billion every year back. The administration credited the
expansion to a sharp increment in unrefined petroleum costs — worldwide Brent
rough costs expanded 53.16% in July, contrasted with a similar period the earlier
year. The oil import charge, which saw a 57% expansion, and a 41% hop in gold
imports to $2.96 billion in July are viewed as the principle explanations behind
the high exchange deficiency. Since a higher exchange deficiency will broaden
the present record shortfall, the rupee could be feeling the squeeze from
residential factors likewise, financial specialists have said. An immense current
record hole could cause the rupee to deteriorate further without important
intercession from the national bank.

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Reflection of current account deficits
Current record deficiency may in a way is like low degree of national reserve
funds comparative with speculation or a pioneering venture —or both. For low
capital nations, which have more opportunities but low degrees of local
investment funds, a present record shortfall might be regular. A deficiency
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possibly prods quicker yield development and monetary improvement—albeit

ongoing examination doesn't show that creating nations that run current record
shortages become quicker (maybe on the grounds that their less created
residential money related frameworks can't apportion remote capital effectively).
Additionally, by and by, private capital regularly spills out of creating to cutting
edge economies. The propelled economies, for example, the United States run
current record shortfalls, while creating nations and developing business sector
economies frequently run surpluses or close surpluses. Extremely poor nations
ordinarily run enormous current record shortfalls, with respect to their total
national output (GDP), that are financed by legitimate awards and credits.
Sustainable level of CAD
As indicated by C. Rangarajan, a CAD of 1.6% of GDP is at a manageable level.
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Nonetheless, developing level of combination of the Indian economy with the

worldwide economy would infer fluctuation in the size of the CAD and thus, S.S
Tarapore, in 1997, prescribed a CAD of 2% of GDP as the feasible level. This
level was additionally expanded to 3% of GDP by him in 2006 while working
with the Committee on Fuller Capital Account Convertibility. In light of above
proposals, we can comprehend that CAD of India has plainly been at an
unsustainable level since the previous three years and has been breaking down as
far back as We next attempted to dissect the purposes for this expanding CAD.
Reasons behind CAD
 High consumption
 Heavy import of oil
 Gold imports
 Less exports
 Decrease in FDI
 Low savings

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ANALYSIS OF INDIA’S CAD
In a quarter year ago, India's CAD dropped to an 8-quarter low of USD 4.6 billion
in Jan-Mar 2019 compared to USD 13.1 billion. Decrease in CAD was primarily
due to lower trade deficit and slowdown in imports was caused by low domestic
consumption along with lower crude-oil prices aided merchandise trade deficit to
narrow down to USD 35.2 billion in Jan-Mar 2019 from a deficit of USD 41.6
billion in the same period last year.
Higher portfolio inflows of USD 9.4 billion on account of net purchases in both
debt and equity market led the capital account to witness a robust surplus of USD
19.2 billion during Jan-Mar 2019. A rise in expectations of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi winning a second term at the general elections helped in higher
dollar inflows during this period. The strong inflows into the Indian debt and
equity markets allowed net accretion of USD 14.2 billion to the country's foreign
exchange reserves.
On a cumulative basis, for the fiscal year 2018-19 the CAD increased to a six-
year high of 2.1% of GDP (USD 57.2 billion). During the first three quarters, we
witnessed higher CAD on account of higher crude oil prices. In the previous fiscal
year, the CAD stood at 1.8% of GDP (USD 48.7 billion).
Going forward, the trade deficit at elevated levels in April and May 2019 at USD
15.33 billion and USD 15.36 billion, respectively, can bring a deterioration in
CAD in the first quarter of FY2020. With India's increased attractiveness under
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a strong and stable government along with major central banks turning dovish,
we can expect India's capital account to be healthy. Although, with escalated
global trade frictions, uncertainty over crude oil prices coupled with stumbling
domestic economy, portfolio investors may continue to maintain some caution.

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TRENDS IN TRADE

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In October 2019, India's exchange deficit dropped down to USD 11.01 billion
from a USD 18 billion gap a year ago. It also fell below showcase estimates of
12.05 billion dollars. Imports dropped by 16.3% on yearly basis to USD 37.39
billion, largely because of lower oil and non-refined goods acquisition-(31.7%);
(electronic products-8.5%); apparatus (- 0.5%); and transport gear (- 14.7%).
Then again, gold imports (4.7 percent) has increased. Fares decreased 1.1%
yearly basis to USD 26.38 billion, primarily because of lower oil-based-product
deliveries–14.6%;(cotton yarn and articles-6.1%); (and plastics and tiles-11%).
Again, deals were made for building product material (1.2%); pearls and gems
(6%); synthetic concoction (0.9%); medicines and pharmaceuticals (12.6%);
and electronic goods (38.4%). The exchange gap dropped to USD 94.72 billion
from USD 116.15 in April-October 2019-20.
Trade parity in India reached a midpoint of $2670.24 million between 1957 and
2019, touching a historic peak of $258.90 million in March 1977 and a record lo
w of $20210.90 million in October 2012.

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COMPARISION OF INDIA’S CAD WITH OTHER ECONOMIES
Largest surplus of top 20 Economies

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This is a list of the 20 countries and territories with the largest deficit in current
account balance (CAB).

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 ANALYSIS
 Countries consisting of Top 20 countries with surplus in the Current
Account Deficits are mostly developed countries and advanced in
technology or are labor intensive countries.
 Countries consisting of Deficit are importers which rely on other countries
for most of their products. There may be price issues of some products or
lack of technical advantages for their deficits.
 These deficits and surpluses really do not define the position of any country
in the economic sense. Countries like USA are mostly developed but still
their CAD are in deficits while countries like Iran are in surplus while not
being developed.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Since the demand for export is decreasing because of which there is slow
down in the Indian economy and deteriorating CAD. Therefore, for
reducing the CAD export expansion is not suitable and we think import
substitution is a better option. Our recommendation is mainly aimed at the
import reduction of major contributor of CAD like Gold and Silver.

CONCLUSION

For a developing and under reform economy, deficit is not necessarily a

bad thing. CAD in short them can be considered advantageous but in long
term CAD can worsen the economic activity.

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 BIBLIOGRAPHY

 www.tradingeconomics.com
 www.economictimes.com
 www.investopedia.com

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PLAGIARISM REPORT

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