Exports from the country witnessed a robust 33 percent growth in the first three months of the year, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has said in its international trade statistics report.

The WTO report said that India's exports during January-March 2010 increased by a robust 33 percent while that of Japan and China surged 48 percent and 29 percent, respectively.

"Global exports rose by 27 percent (during January-March 2010)," the report added.
 
"Fuelled by Asia's demand and commodity prices, exports of Africa, the Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States (ex-Soviet republics) were more than 50 per cent higher than in the corresponding period of 2009," WTO said.

Exports from India posted a staggering 36.2 percent growth in April 2010 to USD 16.9 billion for the sixth straight month after 13 consecutive months of decline starting October 2008, before turning positive in November '09. 

Exports grew in January at 11.5 percent to USD 14.34 billion and again clocked an impressive 34.8 percent growth in February at USD 16.09 billion.