New Delhi, May 15 -- India's export performance continues to be impressive in April 2021 with merchandise exports accelerating by an impressive 195.72 per cent over April 2020 levels and 17.62 per cent over the April 2019 levels.

According to an official statement, merchandise exports, excluding POL and Gems & Jewellery, have increased by 160.24 per cent in April 2021 over the same period of 2020-21 and by 20.47 per cent over the same period of 2019-20.

The economic recovery is also visible in the rising import growth of 167.05 per cent and 7.87 per cent during April 2021 over the same period of 2020-21 and 2019-20 respectively.

Service exports estimated for April 2021 are 21.17 billion dollars, registering a positive growth of 28.68 p...