Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry

03-August-2011 18:04 IST

Share of export to Western Countries

The percentage share of export to the western countries(countries of North America, South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand) in the sectors of engineering, pharmaceutical and chemicals for the last three years are given as under:

The total value of export and import during last years is given as under:

                                                                                         Value in Rs. crore

       Source for all figures: DGCI&S

This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

 

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Export share to western countries shows sectoral shifts with engineering decline and stable pharmaceutical share. The press release provides three-year sectoral shares of exports to western countries, noting a decline in engineering western-market share, relatively stable pharmaceutical shares, and moderate fluctuation in chemicals; it also supplies aggregate export and import values for the same period sourced to the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics and presented in a written parliamentary reply as official government statistical disclosure.