China emerges as India's top import source during April-September 2024
China has emerged as India's top import source with $56.29 billion worth of inbound shipments during the April-September period of this fiscal, according to the commerce ministry data.
China has emerged as India's top import source with $56.29 billion worth of inbound shipments during the April-September period of this fiscal, according to the commerce ministry data. During the period, the US emerged as the top export destination for the country with outbound shipments increasing by 5.62 per cent to $40.38 billion.
The imports from China rose by 11.5 per cent during the first half of this fiscal. The imports stood at $50.48 billion during April-September 2023. During the period, the top 10 import sources of India were China, Russia, the UAE, the US, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Korea, Switzerland and Singapore, the data showed.
Imports from Russia rose to $32.18 billion during April-September this fiscal from USD 30.43 billion a year ago. Similarly, the inbound shipments from the UAE rose to USD 31.46 billion from $20.70 billion in the first half of the last fiscal.
During the period, the top 10 export destinations of the country were the US, the UAE, the Netherlands, the UK, China, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Germany and South Africa. Exports to the UAE rose from $15.47 billion during April-September 2023 to $17.24 billion during April-September this fiscal.
Similarly, outbound shipments to China increased to $6.91 billion from USD 7.63 billion in the first half of the last fiscal. In 2023-24, the US was India's largest trading partner, followed by China.
China was India's top trading partner from 2013-14 till 2017-18 and in 2020-21. Before China, the UAE was the country's largest trading partner. The US was also the largest partner in 2021-22 and 2022-23.
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