February 11, 2010 6:10 PM

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Exports maintain upward trend; rise by 11.5% in January

Exports went up by 11.5 per cent in January continuing the upward trend in the growth for the third month in a row. The exports rose to 14.34 billion dollars against 12.9 billion in the same period in the previous year. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi today the Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said sectors which have done exceedingly well include fruits and vegetables, marine products, tobacco and man-made yarn.After falling for 13 month, the exports started showing positive growth since November last year. He said that the FDI inflows for the month of December last year amounted to 1.542 billion dollars showing an increase of 13 per cent in dollar terms. Cumulative FDI inflows for the current financial year till December have been 20.92 billion dollars.

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