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International Trade

International trade refers to trade between the residents of two different countries

International Trade
The exporter requires payment in the currency of the exporters country whereas the importer can pay only in the currency of the importers country A need, therefore, arises for conversion of the currency of the importer's country into that of the exporters country

Foreign Exchange
Foreign exchange is the mechanism by which the currency of one country gets converted into the currency of another country The conversion of currencies is done by banks who deal in foreign exchange

Foreign Exchange
The rate at which one currency is converted into another currency is the rate of exchange between the currencies concerned The banks operating at a financial centre and dealing in foreign exchange constitute the foreign exchange market

Foreign Exchange as Stock


In another sense, the term foreign exchange is used to refer to the very balance held abroad FEMA, 1999: foreign exchange includes foreign currency, balances kept abroad, instruments payable in foreign currency and instruments drawn abroad but payable in Indian currency

Balance of Payments

Balance of payments ( BOP ) is the systematic summary of the economic transactions of the residents of a country with the rest of the world during a specified time period, normally a year

Features of BoP Statement


Economic Transactions: An economic transaction arises when values are exchanged or moved between nations
Theses may arise from: a. movement of goods in the form of exports and imports b. rendering of services abroad and using foreign services

Features of BoP Statement


Economic Transactions: c. Gifts/grants from one country to another d. Investments made abroad or received from abroad e. Income on investments received from abroad or remitted abroad f. Increase/ decrease in the international reserves of the country

Features of BoP Statement


Transactions between residents with Non-residents. A Flow Statement.

Periodicity.

BoP Statement
In compilation of balance of payments, double entry principle of accounting is used
Currency Inflows Credits
( earn foreign exchange)

Currency Outflows Debits


( expend foreign exchange)

BoP Statement
BOP statement is presented with three major components: i) Current Account ii) Capital Account iii) Official Reserve Account

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

Current Account

Capital Account

Official Reserve Account


Decrease or increase in foreign exchange reserves

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

Portfolio Investment

Private Short-term Capital Flows

Goods account: Exports & Imports


Services account: Travel, transportation, Insurance etc. Unilateral transfers: Gifts, donations & subsidies

Investment Income : Interest, Dividends etc.

BOP Accounting
1. Export of goods USD 200 Mn. realisation deposited in bank abroad 2. Import of goods USD 150 Mn. payment made from bank account abroad 3. Amount spent by foreign tourists in the country USD 40 Mn. 4. Received goods as gift from another country USD 60 Mn. 5. Export of commodities for USD 80 Mn. On a government deal payment in gold by the importing countrys government

Balance of Payments
(USD Million)

Credit (+) A. CURRENT ACCOUNT 1. Merchandise Trade

Debit (-)

Balance

280

210

+170 +70

2. Trade in Services
3. Unilateral Transfers B. CAPITAL ACCOUNT

40 60
150 240 80

+40 +60
-90 -80

Bank balances abroad


C. OFFICIAL RESERVE ACCOUNT

Importance of BOP
a. Judge economic and financial status of a country in the short-term b. Deficit signifies a tendency to take stiff measures for diminishing imports, exchange control and restrictions on repatriation of dividends/ interest

Importance of BOP
c. Consistent BOP deficit has an unfavourable effect on exchange rate depreciation of the currency d. Central bank intervenes through its regulatory stock to control volatility of exchange rate

Link between the National Economy & International Activities


National Income = Consumption + Savings National Spending = Consumption + Investment So, National Income National Spending = Savings Investment
If a nations income exceeds its spending, savings will exceed domestic investment

Link between the National Economy & International Activities


A nation that produces more than it spends will save more than it invests domestically and will have a net capital outflow This capital flow will appear as a combination of capital account deficit and an increase in official reserves

Indias Overall Balance of Payments (` crore) Item Credit 7 A. CURRENT ACCOUNT I. MERCHANDISE II. INVISIBLES (a+b+c) Total Current Account (I+II) 8,62,333 7,74,512 16,36,845 14,23,079 3,94,392 18,17,471 -5,60,746 3,80,120 -1,80,626 11,39,517 8,99,484 20,39,002 17,34,545 5,06,990 22,41,534 -5,95,028 3,92,494 -2,02,532 2009-10 PR Debit 8 Net 9 Credit 10 2010-11 P Debit 11 Net 12

B.

CAPITAL ACCOUNT 1. Foreign Investment (a+b) 2. Loans (a+b+c) 3. Banking Capital (a+b) 4. Rupee Debt Service 5. Other Capital Total Capital Account (1to5) 9,43,447 3,49,720 2,92,105 54,300 16,39,572 6,99,806 2,88,047 2,82,261 452 1,16,874 13,87,440 7,269 2,43,641 61,673 9,844 -452 -62,574 2,52,132 -7,269 13,04,426 4,86,050 4,19,277 45,781 22,55,534 11,32,272 3,59,057 3,97,252 313 93,507 19,82,401 11,152 1,72,154 1,26,993 22,025 -313 -47,726 2,73,133 -11,152

C.

Errors & Omissions

D.

Overall Balance (A+B+C))

32,76,417

32,12,180

64,237

42,94,536

42,35,087

59,449

Source: Reserve Bank of India

Balance of Trade
The balance of trade is the difference between the monetary value of exports and imports of output in an economy over a certain period
It is the relationship between a nation's imports and exports A positive balance is known as a trade surplus and a negative balance is referred to as a trade deficit or, informally, a trade gap

Indias International Trade

Indias International Trade

Indias International Trade

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