The $400 billion story: India's export boom mirrors neighbourhood surge

Many Asian peers exporting have seen increasing overseas demand

India’s surging export numbers is similar to a trend seen in other countries in the neighbourhood.

Vietnam, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan all have export numbers which are near or at their highest in at least a decade; shows an analysis of data from the World Trade Organisation.  The international numbers appear with a lag. Numbers till January have been considered as a common cut-off for the analysis.

The 12-month rolling sum of monthly exports for India was in excess of $400 billion as of January, according to WTO data. This was the highest for a similar rolling period going