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Only India has trade deficit among BRIC nations
By agencies
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Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 19:30 IST
NEW DELHI: India is the only country among the BRIC economies to have trade deficit in 2005, the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) was informed on Wednesday.
"According to WTO data for 2005, among the group of four countries that is Brazil, India, China and Russia, India is the only country which has trade deficit," Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh said.
India's deficit stood at $41.8 billion in 2005 according to World Trade Organization data, while Brazil had a surplus of $40.7 billion.
China's trade balance was also in surplus at $101.9 billion, while the Russian Federation had the highest at $120.2 billion.