Indian exports to China rises sharply in first four months

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June 1, 2017;

By PTI, DNA,

After years of decline, Indian exports to China rose sharply in the first four months of this year registering a 20 per cent increase to USD 5.57 billion, though the trade deficit continued to persist.

Indian exports received a major boost mainly due to China increasing the steel consumption by importing big quantity of iron ore as well as gems and diamonds besides cotton materials.

The India-China trade grew by six per cent to USD 26.02 billion from January to April this year, according to the data of China’s customs accessed by

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