India achieves historic $90 billion export milestone in October: Piyush Goyal at IITF inauguration

India is "well on track" to achieve the USD 1 trillion export target for the current financial year ending March, notwithstanding the disruptions caused by geopolitical uncertainties, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. Addressing a gathering at the inauguration of the India International Trade Fair (IITF) here, Goyal highlighted that India had recorded an all-time high exports of nearly USD 90 billion in October 2026, comprising approximately USD 50 billion in merchandise exports and USD 40 billion in services exports. Describing this as a historic milestone, he said that India was well on track to achieve its USD 1 trillion export target in the current year. Exports during the first seven months up to October had reached USD 570 billion, an unprecedented achievement.