Exports, imports (international trade): India

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Top 5 exports from India, 1991-2015; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, March 2, 2016

Top 5 imports into India, 1991-2015; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, March 2, 2016

India’s export of petroleum products, 2005-15; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, January 23, 2016

The sectors that contributed to Indian exports in 2005-15; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, January 23, 2016

This is a collection of articles archived for the excellence of their content.

Creative goods and services, export of

2012-13

The Times of India, September 25, 2015

Cultural and creative goods and services exports from India, 2012, 2013; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, September 25, 2015

India's soft power through the export of entertainment ­ movies, music, television sitcoms and cricket -is indisputable. Data on the export of creative goods and services as a proportion of total exports, however, suggests it is a bit overrated. According to the recently released global innovation index, India was 59th in the world in the export of cultural and creative services (audio visual and other recreational services). In exports of creative goods (merchandise, processing and repairs of goods categorised as creative), India is ranked 18th.Interestingly, China is ranked above India in both these categories.

Trade deficit

India's exports, imports and trade deficit levels in 2015-16 have fallen to the levels of 2010-11. For some factual analysis regarding the same, see above; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, April 20, 2016

2005-16

See graphic

India's trade deficit, 2005-16 and India's exports to and imports from China, 2005-15; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, April 22, 2016

2013-16

The Times of India, May 10 2016

India has trade deficit with 27 countries 

India has a trade deficit with as many as 27 major countries, in cluding China, Australia, Iraq and Iran, during the last three years. With these countries, India has trade deficit continuously during the last three years, commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

She said India generally runs a deficit with those countries from which highdemand commodities are sourced. These include items like crude oil, gold, diamond and fertiliser.

In 2015-16, India's trade deficit fell 14% to $118.4 billion. Other countries with which India has a trade gap include Indonesia, Korea, Germany , Canada, Taiwan, Russia and Ukraine.

In a separate reply , she said India's exports have been adversely affected by recessionary trends across the globe, including in the EU and the US. India's agriculture exports during April-February 2016 worked out at $18.8 billion as against $18.7 billion in 2014-15, the minister said.

2014-17

India’s external trade, 2014-17;
ii) FDI inflows, 2013-17
From The Times of India, September 4, 2017

See graphic, ' India’s external trade, 2014-17'

Nov 2016-April 2017

See graphic.

Nov 2016-April 2017: Indian exports rise despite the rupee appreciating in value; The Times of India, April 17, 2017

See also

Petroleum, diesel, natural gas, India, II (ministry data)