New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- Primarily driven by a sharp fall in shipments to the US and a high base effect, India's engineering goods exports declined a whopping 16.71 per cent year-on-year in October 2025 to USD 9.37 billion, the Engineering Export Promotion Council of India said on Saturday.

Engineering goods exports to many key markets recorded negative growth in October this year, with the ASEAN region recording a nearly 50 per cent decline to USD 1.02 billion, EEPC noted in a statement.

Engineering goods exports to as many as 15 of the 25 key destinations registered negative growth during October 2025.

The US remained the top destination, followed by the UAE and Germany, but exports to these countries declined year-on-year in October 20...