Agriculture, engineering products set to propel export growth in Q1

Robust demand from key markets, rally in commodity prices help bring buoyancy

Topics
Indian exports | Coronavirus | Indian Economy

Shreya Nandi  |  New Delhi 

India’s merchandise exports have been rising consistently over the past seven months, signalling a gradual recovery from the disruption caused by the second wave of Covid-19.

Experts said that apart from a robust demand from key external markets, a sustained rise in outbound shipments can also be attributed to a rally in commodity prices, as well as weakening of the domestic currency. “While exports are primarily driven by (external) demand, higher exports are the result of a combination of some other factors as well such a rise in commodity prices. Rupee has weakened ...

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First Published: Mon, July 12 2021. 06:10 IST
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