Challenging time for exports; requires multi-pronged approach: FIEO
Updated: Oct 16, 2015 11:31:39am
S C Ralhan, President, FIEO, said, “As against 7 sectors which were in positive out of 30 for which disaggregated data is available for August, the number of sectors have further compressed to 6 only for the month of September, 2015-16.”
Some of the sectors like Tea Coffee, Ceramic products and glassware and Gems & Jewellery which were positive in August 2015 have turned out negative in September, 2015.
However, Tobacco, Oil meals and Cereal preparations have been added to the new list of products showing positive growth besides Drugs & Pharma, Jute manufacturing including floor coverings and Handicrafts.
FIEO chief said that the reduction in expected credit rates following reduction in key rates by RBI and encouraging IIP and Manufacturing data for the month of August, is expected to show better exports result in October, 2015 as generally there is two-three months lead time between manufacturing and exports.
Ralhan requested for immediate reintroduction of Interest Subvention, expansion of MEIS benefits and reduction of transaction cost by reducing procedural complexities and paper work.
President, FIEO suggested that the top 36 products, identified by FIEO, which shows good potential in exports of the country and in which world imports is also increasing needs to be given further push to add to India’s exports.
Out of the top 100 products of India’s exports basket at 6 digit tariff lines, FIEO has identified 36 products earlier this month, using certain parameters, which have showed a CAGR of 21 per cent in India’s exports during 2010-14 (as against overall exports CAGR of 9.56 per cent).
The six parameters used by the trade bosy included - Positive Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA); higher exports growth than India’s average exports growth in 2010-2014 (Calendar year wise) in such products; higher world-wise import growth than World’s average imports growth in 2010-2014 (Calendar)
The 36 products showed a CAGR of 21 per cent in India’s exports during 2010-14 (as against overall exports CAGR of 9.56 per cent), the apex body for exporters said. (KNN Bureau)