Iron steel exports plunge 41 percentage to $4.57 billion in September

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Iron and steel exports drop by 41% to $4.57 billion in the September month against $7.69 billion a year ago, hit by a downcast economic sentiment mainly in the commodities market.

Engineering Export Promotion Council of India Chairman Anupam Shah said; this year fall in iron and steel is more than cumulative decline during April-September period against the comparable months of 2014.

About 40% drop in India’s exports of primary iron and steel has come about on the back of a massive fall in consignment to the US, Italy, UAE, Nepal and Bangladesh among others in September this year.

However, some support was provided by China, Iran and Belgium for the month even as the delay in these exports has dealt a severe drive to the country’s total engineering exports, it added.

Steel and Iron along with non- ferrous metals form a major component of the total exports from the engineering sector.

Shah has said fall is seen more in value terms because steel prices has dropped in the overseas, while the volume is also under pressure due to subdued sentiment in the entire commodity space.

Engineering exports which supply maximum to the country's export vat and are dominated by the small and medium enterprises generating large employment are in deep crisis, he ruled. 
 

Shah suggested; a sector requires instant help by way of interest in sub venation increased refund of local duties and infrastructure support.

The big sudden drop came about as shipments to the US dropped by 77% to $19.81 million in September from $84.86 million in same month of last year.

Similarly, the export of this basic material to Italy fell by 57.23% to $21.14 million from $49.42 million. In Nepal, the fall is about 85.58% to $7.27 million from $50.44 million.

EEPC India said. The exports to Thailand were down 85.43 per cent to $4.74 million from $32.53 million.

However some support was visible though Belgium where exports of iron and steel increased to $36.22 million from $17.62 million rising by about 105% and China to $6.12 million from $5.71 million, increasing by 7%. Iran the shipments went up by 9 per cent to $29.61 million from $27.08 million, it said. 
 



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