Export Grows by 10.1% January 2012 & April 2011 - January 2012 grows by 23.5%: Commerce Secretary

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..... Export Grows by 10.1% January 2012 & April 2011 - January 2012 grows by 23.5%: Commerce Secretary
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Dated:- 9-2-2012

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry 09-February-2012 15:42 IST India's exports for the month of January 2012 have registered a growth of 10.1%, at US$ 25.4 billion. Imports for the January 2012 were US $ .....

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..... 40.1 billion with a growth of 20.3%. Balance of Trade stood at US $ (-) 14.7 billion during January 2012. Interacting with the media persons here today, Shri Rahul Khullar, Commerce Secretary, informed that during the period April 2011--January 2012 the export stood at 242.8 billion US $ with a growth of 23.5%, Imports for the April 2011- January 2012 stood at 391.5 billion US $ with the growth o .....

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..... f 29.4%. and April 2011 to January 2012 stood at (- ) 148.7 billion US $. During April 2011-January 2012, the following sectors have done well viz., engineering, (US $ 49.7 billion) which registered the growth of 21%; petroleum & oil products (48.9 US $ billion), 50.1%; Gems & Jewellery registered the growth of 33% (US $ 37 billion); Drugs and pharmaceuticals 21.1% (US $ 10.20 billion US $);leath .....

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..... er 23.4% (US $ 3.8 billion) Cotton yarn and fabric made-up 14.7% (US $ 5.59 billion) ; electronics,(7.3 billion US$) 13.4% ; Readymade garments, 21.5% ( US $ 10.9 billion), other basic chemicals grows by 29.6 % with the (US $ 8.8 billion US $). As regards to imports during April 2011-January 2012, the growth estimates on the following sectors are: POL, 38.8% (US $ 117.9 billion); Gold and silver .....

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..... 46.6% (US 50 billion); machinery, 25.8% (US $ 28.8 billion), electronics, 22.9% (US $ 27.8 billion), Organic & inorganic chemicals 23.6% (US $ 15.8 billion ) and coal 69% (US $ 14.1 billion US $). The Commerce Secretary clarified that the figures are only the rough estimates and the final figure is subject to change. ******** DS/gk
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