Responding to the January 2022 Trade Data, FIEO President, Dr A Sakthivel said that the exports of $34.06 bn with a growth of 23.69 percent during the month have once again showcased the resilience of India’s exports sector. The enthusiasm with which the Exim community has impressively performed has further given a boost to the sector, thereby helping the economy further move towards recovery.
Reaching $335.44 bn with a very high growth of 46.53 percent compared to the same period previous fiscal is commendable in itself further re-invigorating fresh impetus among the exporters of crossing the $400 bn exports target for the fiscal.
Praising the efforts and hard work of the exporters, Dr Sakthivel thanked the Hon’ble Prime Minister, whose clarion call to exporters further enthused the exporting community for such an outstanding performance. Dr Sakthivel also welcomed the steps taken by the government under the table and dynamic leadership of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and also the Union Finance Minister and the Union Commerce & Industry and Textiles Minister for showing confidence and trust on the exporters during these challenging times.
The FIEO President said that the top sectors, which performed impressively during the month, were Engineering Goods, Petroleum Products, Gems & Jewellery, Organic & Inorganic Chemicals, Cotton Yarn/Fabrics/Made-ups, Handloom Products etc., RMG of All Textiles, Electronic Goods, Plastic & Linoleum and Rice. Out of these, many of them were labour-intensive sectors contributing majorly to the exports basket, which itself is a good sign, further helping job creation in the country. However, imports clocking $52.01 bn during the month with a growth of 23.74 percent, is a point of concern and should be analysed, said Dr A Sakthivel.
The FIEO Chief is of the view that though the government has announced a slew of measures to support exports, the need of the hour is to soon announce extension of the interest equalisation scheme and allow transfer of MEIS, increase the validity of scrips to 24 months, extend RoDTEP to EOUs, SEZ and Advance Authorisation and expand usages of RoDTEP and RoSCTL scrips.
