India's Exports Reach 399.27 Billion Dollars in April-August

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry released the trade figures for August 2026 on 15 September 2026. Total exports of goods and services in the five months from April to August of 2026-27 are estimated at 399.27 billion US dollars. The comparable figure a year earlier was 345.55 billion dollars. That works out to a growth of 15.55 per cent.

The month of August

Exports in August alone are estimated at 82.68 billion dollars. That is a rise of 25.41 per cent over the same month of the previous year. Imports in the month are estimated at 92.09 billion dollars, a rise of 18.75 per cent. Merchandise exports in the month stood at 43.81 billion dollars against 34.74 billion a year earlier.

Goods and services separately

Merchandise exports of 215.91 billion dollars compare with 183.21 billion in the same months of the previous year, a growth of 17.85 per cent. Non-petroleum exports of 180.61 billion dollars are 14.39 per cent above the earlier figure of 157.89 billion. Total imports of 459.65 billion dollars grew by 18.01 per cent.

What pushed exports up

The release names the leading drivers of merchandise export growth in the month. Electronic goods lead the list. Their exports rose by 89.82 per cent, from 2.93 billion dollars to 5.55 billion. Petroleum products, engineering goods, organic and inorganic chemicals, cotton yarn and handloom products also grew. Iron ore recorded the steepest rise among the commodity groups listed.

Points worth remembering

Note that services data for the month is an estimate, because the latest released figures for that sector cover the previous month. Remember the pair of headline numbers, the cumulative export value and its growth rate, since questions are usually set on those two. Also remember that the financial year quoted runs from April, which is why the release covers five months.