I (Meaning and importance of Exports) Unit Structure

Source:- economic survey 2009-10 
 
(a) Software Services 
India ranks 2
nd
in the world for software services . Growth of 
software services exports has been reasonably good since 2000-
01. The share of software services exports has increased by 6.5% 
points between 2000-01 and 2008-09. In 2008-09 software services 
generated foreign exchange worth 46.3 US $ billion. 
(b) Business Services 
At present, business services occupies the second position 
in India‟s services exports. Between 2000-01 and 2008-09, 
business services exports have increased by 7.7 times. In 2008-09, 
it contributed about 16.5 US $ billion worth of foreign exchange in 
India. 
(c) Transportation 
Transportation services export is directly linked with export 
of merchandise. It‟s share has declined by 1.5% between 2000-01 
and 2008-09. The fall in transportation exports is a reflection of the 
fall in merchandise trade. In 2008-09, it contributed about 11.3 US 
$ billion worth of foreign exchange. 
(d) Travel 
The share of travel services has declined considerably since 
2000-02. The fall in travel services is a reflection of the decline in 
tourist arrivals in India. This fall is mainly on account of terrorist 

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activities in India. In 2008-09, it contributed about 10-9 US $ billion 
worth of foreign exchange. 
(e) Financial Services 
The share of financial services in the services exports of 
India has increased by 1.8% between 2000-01 and 2008-09. In 
2008-09, it contributed about 4 billion US $ in India. 
(f) Communication Services 
This group has shown considerable decline in its share in 
the services exports. It lost about 5% share in the total services 
exports between 2000-01 and 2008-09. In 2008-09, if contributed 
about 2 US $ billion worth of foreign exchange in India.