Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says India’s exports grew strongly in April–September, keeping a USD 1 trillion target for the year in sight.

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• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on November 3, 2026 that India’s exports grew about 14 per cent in April–September.
• Exports in the first half of the financial year reached USD 480 billion.
• Goyal spoke at the Young Leaders Discourse Forum at Kirori Mal College in New Delhi.
• India recorded its highest-ever exports of USD 863 billion last year.
• The government has set an ambitious target of USD 1 trillion in exports for the current year.
• To meet that target, exports worth about USD 520 billion are needed in the remaining six months.
• Goyal observed that October had also been a good month for exports.
• He noted that the International Monetary Fund had earlier projected global trade growth at 1.9 per cent and has since revised it to around 3.5 per cent.
• He added that countries across regions are keen to sign preferential and free trade agreements with India.

Tags: IndiaExports, TradeTarget, FreeTradeAgreements