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NEW DELHI: India’s trade deficit with China has swelled to US $52.68 billion in 2015-16, from US $48.48 billion in the previous fiscal.
“Increasing trade deficit with China can be attributed to the relative demand for imports in India and China for each other’s goods,” commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
She said efforts are on to increase overall exports by diversifying the trade basket, with emphasis on manufactured goods, services, resolution of market access issues and other non-tariff barriers.
The major imports from China include telecom instruments, computer hardware and peripherals, fertiliser, electronic component, project goods, chemicals and drug intermediaries.
Exports to China are ore, slag or ash, iron and steel, tin, raw hides, leather, plastics and cotton.
The bilateral trade between the countries stood at US $70.73 billion in 2015-16, down from US $72.34 billion in the previous fiscal.
“Increasing trade deficit with China can be attributed to the relative demand for imports in India and China for each other’s goods,” commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
She said efforts are on to increase overall exports by diversifying the trade basket, with emphasis on manufactured goods, services, resolution of market access issues and other non-tariff barriers.
The major imports from China include telecom instruments, computer hardware and peripherals, fertiliser, electronic component, project goods, chemicals and drug intermediaries.
Exports to China are ore, slag or ash, iron and steel, tin, raw hides, leather, plastics and cotton.
The bilateral trade between the countries stood at US $70.73 billion in 2015-16, down from US $72.34 billion in the previous fiscal.