Singapore displace “USA to become India’s first choice engineering importer
India’s industrial engineering sales to Singapore
skyrocketed 95 percent in April from a year earlier, to $553 million. Reports
reveals that Singapore is now India’s leading engineering importer, replacing
the United States.
According to India’sEngineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC), the country’s overall engineering
exports, comprising industrial machinery and auto parts, contracted in April
and May due to the Covid-19 pandemic and weak global demand. They constitute
nearly a quarter of the country’s total goods exports.
“Singapore has replaced the US as the number one destination for
Indian engineering exports,” EEPC chairman Ravi Sehgal was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Data showed that engineering exports to the United States plunged 75 percent in
April to $222 million.
Meanwhile, exports to China were up 19 percent
year-on-year to $173 million. India’s total engineering exports were down 63.9
percent in April to $2.31 billion from $6.4 billion.
Over the last few years, Singapore has emerged among the top 10
destinations for Indian engineering exporters, with exports of more than $80
billion in 2018-2019. It imports electrical machinery, components, aircraft and
ship parts and non-ferrous metal.
Accordingto the EEPC, there was a more than a five-fold rise in exports of non-ferrous
metal to Singapore in April from a year earlier.
source: rt.com
source: rt.com
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