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Increasing exports of mobile phones by companies like Samsung and Apple are helping boost the electronic goods sector, a senior government official said. Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Santosh Kumar Sarangi said there has been an "exponential" jump in exports of electronics goods from India. From 11th or 12th a few years back, the sector is the fifth highest exporting commodity from India now, he added. "The jump has been exponential and largely on account of Samsung and Apple phones being exported from our country. So, there are certain sectors which are going to see rapid growth in exports and electronics, especially mobile phones and a lot of IT hardware...will become high export commodities in future," he said here at a function on MSME exports. Electronic goods exports rose by 27.7 per cent to USD 15.5 billion during April-October this fiscal. The sectors like electronics, value-added agri products, renewable energy items like solar panels and modules, and electric

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