Exports to grow at 15% in 2017-18: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech today said the country's exports are likely to grow about 15% during the current financial year.

The country's merchandise shipments rose 12.36% to $27.03 billion in December 2017.

Total exports value was recorded at $274.64 billion in 2016-17, up from $262.29 billion in the preceding year.

In December last year, the government announced incentives worth Rs 8,450 crore to boost exports of goods and services.