Andhra Pradeshexported goods worth 85,000 crore in the first seven months of this fiscal (April to October), compared to 67,000 crore in the corresponding period last year.
The states exports stood at 1.04 lakh crore in 2019-20 and 1.24 lakh crore in 2020-21. Going by the current scenario, the state may exceed the previous numbers in 2021-22.
Andhra Pradesh contributed to about 5.8% of the total exports of the country in 2020-21. The state occupies fifth place in the country in terms of the value of exported goods. Gujarat, Maharashtra, NaduandKarnatakatake the first four places.
East Godavari topped all the districts with about 31,000 crore worth exports in 2020-21, closely followed by Visakhapatnam (29,000 crore). West Godavari, Guntur and Chittoor also emerged as the key drivers by contributing to about 8,500 crore exports each.Kurnoolaccounted for only some 46 crore exports, the lowest among all the districts.
From organic and inorganic chemicals and marine products in Visakhapatnam district, rice and marine products in East Godavari to cars in Anantapur, granite inPrakasam, tobacco in Guntur, and medicines in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh is exporting about 2,100 products to nearly 190 countries.
The diverse product portfolio has helped the state pip several major states. For instance, omeprazole
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