New Delhi: Director General Foreign Trade (DGFT) Santosh Sarangi has said that Country’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services combined) in April 2023 is estimated to be USD 65.02 Billion, exhibiting a positive growth of Two Percent over April 2022.
Shri Sarangi pointed out that the overall imports in April 2023 is estimated to be USD 66.40 Billion, exhibiting a negative growth of (-) 7.92 per cent over April 2022.
Riding on the high exports base of April 2022 India’s overall exports is projected to grow at 2 percent during April 2023.
Under merchandise exports, 11 of the 30 key sectors exhibited positive growth in April 2023 as compared to the same period last year (April 2022).
These include Oil Meals (95.14%), Electronic Goods (26.49%), Rice (24.01%), Oil Seeds (18.01%), Ceramic Products & Glassware (17.21%), Spices (14.44%), Drugs & Pharmaceuticals (10.45%), Fruits & Vegetables (9.96%), Tobacco (6.28%), Coffee (4.17%) and Cereal Preparations & Miscellaneous Processed Items (2.03%).
Exports of Electronic goods increased by 26.49 percent during April 2023 at USD 2.11 Billion as compared to USD 1.67 Billion in April 2022.
Textiles, Plastic & Linoleum exports continued to decline in April 2023 because of subdued demand due to recessionary effects in major economies.
Under merchandise imports, 23 out of 30 key sectors exhibited negative growth in April 2023. These include Project Goods (-73.05%), Sulphur & Unroasted Iron Pyrites (-62.03%), Fertilisers, Crude & Manufactured (-45.86%), Gold (-41.48%), Vegetable Oil (-37.74%), Organic & Inorganic Chemicals (-31.36%), Metaliferrous Ores & Other Minerals (-28.93%), Coal, Coke & Briquettes, Etc. (-28.51%), Leather & Leather Products (-26.32%), Pearls, Precious & Semi-Precious Stones(-18.73%), Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Products (-18.33%), Textile Yarn Fabric, Made-Up Articles (-17.06%), Fruits & Vegetables (-16.87%), Transport Equipment (-14.89%), Petroleum, Crude & Products (-13.95%), Cotton Raw & Waste (-13.81%), Dyeing/Tanning/Colouring Materials. (-8.17%), Artificial Resins, Plastic Materials, etc. (-6.12%), Wood & Wood Products (-5.92%), Electronic Goods (-5.67%), Non-Ferrous Metals (-5.24%), Chemical Material & Products (-4.59%) and Newsprint (-2.9%).
Services exports remain robust and projected to grow at 26.24 percent during April 2023 over April 2022.
