Uttar Pradesh's merchandise exports surge 32% to Rs 60,578 crore

The electrical machinery/equipment segment grew nearly 90 per cent with shipments jumping to Rs 13,606 crore in the April-July 2022 from Rs 7,202 crore in the year-ago period.

Despite weak economic sentiment in key international markets, the Uttar Pradesh merchandise exports have surged 32 per cent year-on-year to Rs 60,578 crore during the April-July 2022 period.
 

The state exported goods worth Rs 45,861 crore during April-July 2021.
 

“Uttar Pradesh is ahead of some major states, including Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, West Bengal, and Odisha, in terms of growth in exports even as the corresponding growth rate of eight Indian states even went negative,” a government spokesperson said.

The states that saw their exports nosedive into a negative territory include Uttarakhand, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Jharkhand, etc.
 

Uttar Pradesh registered an