India’s global trade grew by 16.32 percent to $767.9 billion in the fiscal year 2017-18, as compared to trade of $660.2 billion in the year 2016-17. As per the Commerce Department’s latest data, the country’s bilateral trade with Latin American countries (LAC) including Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Brazil has recorded healthy growth in 2017-18.
According to the data, India’s total trade with LAC increased 19.62 percent to $29.33 billion in 2017-18 from $24.52 billion in the previous fiscal. In LAC region, Bolivia has emerged as a major trade partner of India with bilateral trade registering a growth of 205 percent to $772.44 million in 2017-18 from $253 million in 2016-17.
As per the provisional numbers, two-way commerce with Brazil has increased to $8.56 billion in the fiscal year 2017-18 from $6.51 billion in 2016-17. Besides, bilateral trade with Chile grew to $2.85 billion in 2017-18 from $1.90 billion in the previous fiscal.
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