India has overtaken China as the main exporter to Dubai, with a 30 per cent increase in trade in 2005
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Jun. 19, 2006

India has overtaken China as the main exporter to Dubai, with a 30 per cent increase in trade in 2005, official figures show.

Dubai Ports, Customs and Free Zones Corporation (PCFC) figures said that total trade had increased from Rupees 2692.62 billion (Dh 215.73 billion or $US58.7 billion) in 2004 to Rs 3505.75 billion (Dh 280.46 billion) in 2005.

India's trade with Dubai accounted for Rs 540.75 billion (Dh 43.26 billion) in 2005, an increase of 37.94 per cent over 2004, compared to China's Rs 280.75 billion (Dh 22.46 billion), an increase of 22.39 per cent over 2004.

He was quoted in the Emirates Today newspaper. Dubai imported Rs 562.62 billion (Dh 45.01 billion) worth of semi-precious and precious stones and metals, including gold, and re-exported more than half, or a total of Rs 334 billion (Dh 26.72 billion).

India has overtaken China as the main exporter to Dubai, with a 30 per cent increase in trade in 2005
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