India says premiumisation will raise mobile output export value

TL;DR: S Krishnan said premiumisation will increase India’s mobile phone production and exports in value terms, and said output could also rise in volume terms if companies shift production destinations to India.

India’s electronics and information technology secretary S Krishnan said premiumisation will drive mobile phone production and exports in value terms, according to remarks reported by The Economic Times.

Krishnan said India’s mobile phone production will also grow in volume terms because companies may shift production destinations. He said the expected growth in India will come both from higher value and from a shift in production.

The report attributes the comments to S Krishnan and frames them as an outlook for India’s mobile manufacturing and export trajectory. The source excerpt does not provide numerical forecasts, timelines, or company names.

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