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  "format": "india-by-the-numbers.series.v1",
  "id": "world/trade",
  "name": "Merchandise trade",
  "hub": "World",
  "topic": "Trade and partners",
  "moduleIds": [
    "trade"
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  "url": "https://data.indiadispatch.com/world/merchandise-trade",
  "period": "2026-06",
  "periodKey": "2026-06",
  "latest": {
    "formattedValue": "$216 billion",
    "usd": 216155180000
  },
  "source": {
    "name": "Department of Commerce",
    "url": "https://tradestat.commerce.gov.in/"
  },
  "numericValue": 216155180000,
  "unit": "USD",
  "measure": "imports_usd_million",
  "cadence": "Monthly, financial year to date",
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  "dateModified": "2026-10-05T05:33:24.257Z",
  "coverage": "2026-04-01/2026-06",
  "notes": [
    "The table retains the source’s published periods. Missing observations are not zero and have not been interpolated.",
    "Current-year figures are cumulative through the stated month and marked provisional by TradeStat. Annual observations are completed financial years."
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    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "scope": "India Dispatch's original compiled tables and editorial text"
  },
  "sourceRights": "Underlying source publishers retain their own rights. This license does not grant rights to publisher documents, branding or other third-party material.",
  "attribution": "India by the numbers, Merchandise trade, 2026-06, https://data.indiadispatch.com/world/merchandise-trade. Source: Department of Commerce.",
  "valueRepresentation": "Table cells are the publication's formatted observations, with units retained. Missing observations are not zero. Numeric latest amounts, where present, are separately labelled INR and USD.",
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      "title": "Current financial year to date",
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        "Fiscal year",
        "Through month",
        "Exports",
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        "Balance",
        "Export hhi",
        "Import hhi"
      ],
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            "2026-27",
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            "$216 billion",
            "−$86.6 billion",
            "565",
            "653"
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      "title": "Completed financial years",
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          "id": "2012-03",
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            "March 2012",
            "March",
            "$250 billion",
            "$370 billion",
            "−$120 billion",
            "464",
            "437"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2013-03",
          "cells": [
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            "March 2013",
            "March",
            "$306 billion",
            "$489 billion",
            "−$183 billion",
            "454",
            "428"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2014-03",
          "cells": [
            "FY 2013-14",
            "March 2014",
            "March",
            "$300 billion",
            "$491 billion",
            "−$190 billion",
            "442",
            "420"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2015-03",
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            "FY 2014-15",
            "March 2015",
            "March",
            "$314 billion",
            "$450 billion",
            "−$136 billion",
            "409",
            "415"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2016-03",
          "cells": [
            "FY 2015-16",
            "March 2016",
            "March",
            "$310 billion",
            "$448 billion",
            "−$138 billion",
            "439",
            "427"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2017-03",
          "cells": [
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            "March 2017",
            "March",
            "$262 billion",
            "$381 billion",
            "−$119 billion",
            "496",
            "488"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2018-03",
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            "FY 2017-18",
            "March 2018",
            "March",
            "$274 billion",
            "$384 billion",
            "−$110 billion",
            "502",
            "480"
          ]
        },
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          "id": "2019-03",
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            "March 2019",
            "March",
            "$303 billion",
            "$466 billion",
            "−$162 billion",
            "479",
            "481"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2020-03",
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            "March 2020",
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            "$330 billion",
            "$514 billion",
            "−$184 billion",
            "477",
            "442"
          ]
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            "March 2021",
            "March",
            "$313 billion",
            "$475 billion",
            "−$161 billion",
            "505",
            "462"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2022-03",
          "cells": [
            "FY 2021-22",
            "March 2022",
            "March",
            "$292 billion",
            "$394 billion",
            "−$103 billion",
            "508",
            "531"
          ]
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          "id": "2023-03",
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            "FY 2022-23",
            "March 2023",
            "March",
            "$422 billion",
            "$613 billion",
            "−$191 billion",
            "510",
            "507"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2024-03",
          "cells": [
            "FY 2023-24",
            "March 2024",
            "March",
            "$451 billion",
            "$716 billion",
            "−$265 billion",
            "486",
            "490"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2025-03",
          "cells": [
            "FY 2024-25",
            "March 2025",
            "March",
            "$437 billion",
            "$675 billion",
            "−$238 billion",
            "514",
            "535"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2026-03",
          "cells": [
            "FY 2025-26",
            "March 2026",
            "March",
            "$438 billion",
            "$721 billion",
            "−$284 billion",
            "588",
            "566"
          ]
        }
      ]
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