The Reserve Bank releases provisional aggregate monthly data on India’s international trade in services with a lag of 45 days. Accordingly, the data for the month of August 2012 were released on October 15, 2012. The exports and imports of services during the month of September 2012 are given in the following Table. Table: International Trade in Services | (US$ Million) | Month | Receipts (Exports) | Payments (Imports) | July 2012 | 11,065 | 6,500 | August 2012 | 11,402 | 6,608 | September 2012 | 11,939 | 6,137 | Note: Data are provisional. | Monthly data on services are provisional and would undergo revision when the Balance of Payments (BoP) data are released on a quarterly basis. Revised data on services receipts and payments on quarterly basis (January-March 2012 and April-June 2012) are available in the press release on 'Developments in India's Balance of Payments during April-June 2012' placed on RBI website on September 28, 2012. R.R. Sinha
Deputy General Manager Press Release : 2012-2013/816 | |