<span style="color: #222222;">India's merchandise export has grown by over 15 per cent to 229 billion US dollar from April to September this year in comparison to the same period last year.</span><br />''<br />''The Commerce and Industry Ministry said, the country has achieved merchandise export of over 32 billion dollars in September this year with a decrease of 3.52 per cent in comparison to the same month last year. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Ministry said, export in certain sectors has seen a decline on account of a slowdown in some developed economies and a consequential slowdown in demands. The export of non-petroleum and non-gems and jewellery from April to September this year was over 158 billion dollars, an increase of 5.53 per cent over the same period last year.</span><br />