New Delhi, March 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's exports fell in February 2023 by 8.8 per cent to $33.88 billion against $37.15 billion recorded during the corresponding period of last year.
The country's trade deficit, however, narrowed to $17.43 billion in February, according to data released by the Commerce Ministry.
This is the third consecutive month when exports have fallen.
Imports also witnessed a fall by 8.21 per cent to $51.31 billion compared to $55.9 billion recorded in the corresponding month last year.
At the same time though, during the April-February period of the current financial year (2022-23), the country's overall merchandise exports rose by 7.5 per cent to $405.94 billion.
Imports during April-February period of current fiscal also rose by 18.82 per cent to $653.47 billion, the official data revealed.
India has set a target to achieve $750 billion of exports in 2022-23, which is 11 per cent higher than the exports of $676 billion recorded in 2021-22.
A significant growth in exports in 2022-23 till now has come from the sale of petroleum products and electronic goods, official sources said.
Mobile exports have increased by 50 per cent in the current fiscal, touching $8.3 billion by January-end.
Source: IANS
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