The current account deficit had reached $4.2 billion, or 0.9 percent of GDP a year earlier, the RBI said. In the previous quarter, the deficit had reached $10.1 billion or 2.0 percent of GDP.
But the balance of payment stood at a surplus of $13.2 billion during October-December, a fifth consecutive quarter of surplus.
It was also almost double the $6.9 billion surplus in the previous quarter. The trade deficit in the October-December period widened slightly to $39.2 billion from $38.6 billion a quarter ago.
(Reporting by Suvashree Dey Choudhury and Swati Bhat)
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