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Record Indian export figures for 2006

04/01/2007

Exports between April and November 2006 totalled $80 billion, with a record growth rate of approximately 39%.

Employment generation in the export sector is seen as the highest priority and the Annual Supplement of the Foreign Trade Policy implemented in April 2006 sought to achieve the objective of employment generation by identifying special focus areas in labour intensive sectors which would generate additional employment opportunities.

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