India’s overall exports cross an all-time high of $750 billion, says Piyush Goyal

India’s general exports have crossed an all-time excessive of $750 billion, Union Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal mentioned on Tuesday. The nation’s exports have risen from $500 billion in 2020-2021 to this determine in extraordinarily difficult instances, he mentioned, referring to hostile financial situations globally attributable to a mixture of things together with excessive inflation and warfare in Ukraine. 

In 2021-22, the nation’s items and providers exports touched an all-time excessive of $422 billion and $254 billion respectively, taking the entire shipments to $676 billion.

Talking on the ASSOCHAM Annual Session 2023, Goyal mentioned there was wholesome progress in each merchandise and repair sectors. He mentioned given the truth that the entire world is in recession, inflation is at an all-time excessive for many developed international locations, rates of interest are capturing up and there is a sense of doom and gloom in the remainder of the world, “India’s efficiency fills us with pleasure”.

Goyal talked concerning the two key free commerce agreements signed final 12 months with UAE and Australia. He mentioned India’s commerce agreements with Australia and UAE have been welcomed by trade throughout the three international locations and the pace, high quality, and intensive stakeholder consultations leading to discovering the suitable equitable stability have been appreciated by all sections.

India signed the commerce take care of UAE final 12 months in March. As per a press release issued then, India will profit from preferential market entry offered by the UAE on over 97 per cent of its tariff strains which account for 99 per cent of Indian exports to the UAE in worth phrases.   

The minister mentioned {that a} collection of FTAs have been beneath completely different levels of dialogue to additional increase the commerce and can additional open up game-changing alternatives for the economic system. 

As per commerce ministry knowledge launched earlier this month, India’s exports dipped in February for the third consecutive month by 8.8 per cent to $33.88 billion towards $37.15 billion in the identical month final 12 months. 

Imports additionally declined by 8.21 per cent to $51.31 billion as towards $55.9 billion recorded within the corresponding month final 12 months. The nation’s commerce deficit in February stood at $17.43 billion.

(With inputs from PTI)