Export-focused small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in India earn higher operating profit margins (OPMs) compared with those that sell only to the domestic market, according to business consultancy group CRISIL.

In all four sectors included in its study (leather, textiles agricultural and processed foods, and engineering), more SME exporters had OPMs of more than 10% than their domestic-serving counterparts, most of which have OPMs below 5%.

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