Exports growth pegged at 8 per cent in January

India's exports are estimated to have grown by about eight per cent to USD 14 billion in January, retaining the positive trend for the third month in a row after contraction for 13 months.

India's exports are estimated to have grown by about eight per cent to USD 14 billion in January, retaining the positive trend for the third month in a row after contraction for 13 months.

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"In January, I expect exports to be USD 14 billion," Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar told reporters on Tuesday.

The country's exports, which came under severe pressure due to the global slowdown after October 2008, had aggregated a shade lower than USD 13 billion in January 2009.

In the backdrop of exports moving in tandem with a smart economic recovery, Khullar asked exporters and the industry to expect partial withdrawal of fiscal stimulus.

"You (industry) should be ready for some cut back," he said on the sidelines of an Assocham function in New Delhi.

Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma had also spoken on the same lines on Monday.

After a 13-month contraction with demand slowdown in the western markets, India's exports started recovering from November.