The proportion was between 62% and 67% over the past five years. The sample included 437 companies across sectors, which published annual reports for 2014-15.
A strengthening dollar, particularly in a short span, worries investors as a weaker home currency makes import costlier and corporate India imports more than what it exports. But, a closer look at the nature of imports of India Inc reveals that this time around, the pressure of a weaker rupee – it has fallen by 3% in a month — may not be as acute.
This is because of the significantly lower price of crude oil, which forms nearly two-thirds of corporate India’s imports. Details