India’s commercial services exports have declined by 27% in Q1 CY2012 as compared to the year-ago period. However, the numbers were much better than the global commercial services exports growth rate of 3% in the quarter ended March 31, 2012, according to World Trade Organisation (WTO) and UNCTAD. Also, the country witnessed 6% rise in commercial services exports on Q-o-Q basis. In October-December 2011 quarter, India’s commercial services exports had declined by 5%.
The fall in growth was mainly due to global economic slowdown. Countries like China and Philippines emerging as stronger players in the services sector was other reason, to mitigate that India needs to focus on escalating its global competitiveness in the commercial services exports. Without enhancing the nation’s competitiveness in the global market it will face more problems both in goods and services exports.
Export earnings of the country also suffered as information technology companies, which accounts for a major chunk in the services export, had to offer discounts to their clients due to fall in rupee. The rupee has depreciated by around 20% against the US dollar from a year ago. Software, business and financial services, communication services, travel, transportation, insurance are some of the major services that are exported.
Besides, India’s commercial services imports grew by 5% in Q1 CY12, down from 14% in the year-ago period.
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