Trade between India, Australia likely to double in next 5 years

09 Mar 2012 Evaluate

Trade between India and Australia is likely to go up to $21 billion in the next five years. This is almost double of its current levels and is a highly realistic target as per Australian High Commissioner in India, Peter N Varghese.

The two nations are likely to increase trade in areas of finance, education and tourism. Australia is interested in India's financial sector and some Australian banks have already got licenses from the Reserve Bank of India. The focus will be on trade finance rather than the retail business. The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between the two nations, when signed, is expected to improve market access between the two nations. 

Australia is India’s eighth largest trading partner and India is Australia's fifth largest. India’s ranking among Australia’s export destinations has risen from twelfth to fourth in the period 2003-04 to 2009-10. From A$6.54 billion in 2003-04, trade in goods and services between India and Australia reached A$21.01 billion in 2010-11. India’s exports to Australia were $2.73 billion, while India’s imports from Australia were $18.73 billion.

India is Australia’s largest export market for gold and chickpeas, second largest market for coal and copper ores and third largest market for lead and wool. Further, India’s major exports to Australia in 2010-11 were pearls and gems, jewellery, medicaments and passenger motor vehicles.

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