Lok Sabha Question No. 233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Decline in Exports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 233(H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th  FEBRUARY,2018

## DECLINE IN EXPORTS

## 233(H). SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a huge fall in country's exports and consequently the foreign trade deficit has reached at alarming level;
- (b) if so, the area-wise details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  area  and  year-wise  details  of  the  countries  with  whom  India  has  registered favourable trade balance during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b): India's  merchandise  export  registered  a  positive  growth  of  11.20%  during 2017-18 (Apr- Dec) as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. However, the trade deficit has increased from 78.43 US$ billions in 2016-17 (Apr- Dec) to 120.58 US$ billions in 2017-18 (Apr- Dec). Trade deficit depends upon relative fluctuations in the import and export of different commodities due to the global and domestic factors such as demand and  supply  in  domestic  and  international  markets,  currency  fluctuations,  cost  of  credit, logistics costs, etc. The price of petroleum products has increased considerably resulting in increased trade deficit.

(c): The area (sector)-wise details with which India has registered favourable merchandise trade balance during the last three years are as follows:

|   S. No. | 2014-15                                                                                                        | 2015-16                                                                                                        | 2016-17                                                                                                        |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Textile &Allied Products                                                                                       | Textile &Allied Products                                                                                       | Textile& Allied Products                                                                                       |
|        2 | Transport Equipments                                                                                           | Transport Equipments                                                                                           | Marine Products                                                                                                |
|        3 | Agricultural &Allied Products                                                                                  | Marine Products                                                                                                | Leather& Leather Manufactures                                                                                  |
|        4 | Marine Products                                                                                                | Leather &Leather Manufactures                                                                                  | Transport Equipments                                                                                           |
|        5 | Leather &Leather Manufactures                                                                                  | Agricultural &Allied Products                                                                                  | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware |
|        6 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products; glass and glassware | Agricultural &Allied Products                                                                                  |
|        7 | Plantation                                                                                                     | Plantation                                                                                                     | Plantation                                                                                                     |
|        8 | Sports Goods                                                                                                   | Sports Goods                                                                                                   | Base Metals                                                                                                    |
|        9 | --                                                                                                             | --                                                                                                             | Office Equipments                                                                                              |
|       10 | --                                                                                                             | --                                                                                                             | Sports Goods                                                                                                   |

Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata

The details of top 25 countries/SAR with which India has registered favourable merchandise trade balance during the last three years are as follows:

| S. No.        | 2014-15       | 2015-16         |   2016-17 |
|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|
| U S A         | U S A         | US A            |         1 |
| Hong Kong     | U Arab Emts   | UArab Emts      |         2 |
| U Arab Emts   | Hong Kong     | Bangladesh PR   |         3 |
| Sri Lanka DSR | Bangladesh PR | Hong Kong       |         4 |
| Bangladesh PR | Sri Lanka DSR | Nepal           |         5 |
| U K           | U K           | UK              |         6 |
| Kenya         | Nepal         | Vietnam Soc Rep |         7 |

| 8               | Nepal           | Turkey        |   Turkey |
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------|
| Turkey          | Kenya           | Sri Lanka DSR |        9 |
| Netherland      | Netherland      | Netherland    |       10 |
| Vietnam Soc Rep | Vietnam Soc Rep | Singapore     |       11 |
| Singapore       | Pakistan IR     | Kenya         |       12 |
| Mauritius       | Spain           | Spain         |       13 |
| Mozambique      | Gibraltar       | Oman          |       14 |
| Tanzania Rep    | Egypt A RP      | Pakistan IR   |       15 |
| Pakistan IR     | France          | Gibraltar     |       16 |
| Egypt A RP      | Mozambique      | Israel        |       17 |
| Spain           | Mauritius       | Italy         |       18 |
| Philippines     | Philippines     | Philippines   |       19 |
| Israel          | Ethiopia        | Egypt A RP    |       20 |
| Italy           | Tanzania Rep    | Mauritius     |       21 |
| Ethiopia        | Israel          | Tanzania Rep  |       22 |
| Gibraltar       | Sudan           | Ethiopia      |       23 |
| Oman            | Mexico          | Portugal      |       24 |
| Jordan          | Uganda          | Mexico        |       25 |

Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata

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