<p> Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the country's exports are likely to expand by about 15 per cent during the current fiscal.<br /><br />"Our exports are expected to grow at about 15 per cent in 2017-18," he said while presenting Union Budget 2018-19 here.<br /><br />The country's merchandise shipments rose 12.36 per cent to USD 27.03 billion in December 2017.<br /><br />Cumulatively, exports during April-December 2017-18 grew by 12.05 per cent to USD 223.512 billion.<br /><br />Total exports value was recorded at USD 274.64 billion in 2016-17, up from USD 262.29 billion in the preceding year.<br /><br />Currently, the government provides export incentives through two schemes merchandise and services export from India scheme.<br /><br />In December last year, the government announced incentives worth Rs 8,450 crore to boost exports of goods and services, mainly from labour-intensive sectors.</p>
<p> Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the country's exports are likely to expand by about 15 per cent during the current fiscal.<br /><br />"Our exports are expected to grow at about 15 per cent in 2017-18," he said while presenting Union Budget 2018-19 here.<br /><br />The country's merchandise shipments rose 12.36 per cent to USD 27.03 billion in December 2017.<br /><br />Cumulatively, exports during April-December 2017-18 grew by 12.05 per cent to USD 223.512 billion.<br /><br />Total exports value was recorded at USD 274.64 billion in 2016-17, up from USD 262.29 billion in the preceding year.<br /><br />Currently, the government provides export incentives through two schemes merchandise and services export from India scheme.<br /><br />In December last year, the government announced incentives worth Rs 8,450 crore to boost exports of goods and services, mainly from labour-intensive sectors.</p>