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Drop in Chinese exports to US didn't help India, says Rabobank report

"One of the reasons why India hasn't benefited more is because the largest shift is found in the computer and electronic products sector," economists Ralph van Mechelen and Michiel van der Veen wrote

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Manufacturing imports to the US from China dropped by 17 per cent or $88 billion in 2019, they said. That’s resulting in a decline of China’s share in American imports by 4 percentage points.

Anirban Nag | Bloomberg
India has not gained much from a drop in China’s share in American imports, despite New Delhi’s close diplomatic relation with Washington and a recent push to boost its own local manufacturing base, a study by Rabobank shows.
 
The South Asian nation saw only a slight increase of its share in shipments to the US last year, according to the Rabobank report, as a trade war with China pushed American companies to diversify their supply chain away from the world’s second-biggest economy.
 
“One of the reasons why India hasn’t benefited more is because the largest shift is found in the

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