(a) Whether India has overtaken China in exports to US and the European Union markets in the last quarter of the 2005-2006;
(b) If so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to
maintain this status during this fiscal; and
(c) The details of exports made by India as compared to China in the first quarter of 2006 to US and EU countries percentage and value-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY(SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH)
(a) & (b):
(i) During the last quarter of 2005-06 (Jan. to March, 2006),
India’s exports to USA stood at US $ 5266.82 million (1.14% of total US Imports)
whereas China’s exports to USA was US $ 59,857.56 million (13.4% of total US Imports)
during the same period.
(ii) China’s total exports to EU in the last quarter of 2005-06 was 43.5 billion euro
and represented 13.2% of total imports into EU in terms of value and 2.9% in terms
of volume. India’s exports to EU during the same period were Euro 5.9 billion euro
and represented 1.8% of total imports in terms of value and 0.8% in terms of volume.
India has not overtaken China as exporter to the EU.
(c): Exports from India and China to EU are in Annexure-I. India’s exports to the
US is at Annexure-II. China’s exports to US in the first quarter of 2006 is US $ 42099.86
million.