How much was the India imports from China before April 2020? Despite
working out several feasible options to protect the
trade industry, the India-China trade faced a decline
of 12.4 per cent in the initial two months of COVID-19.
The Economic Times and Global Times reported that
from January to February, India's imports from China
were as less as US$ 9.5 billion and India's exports to
China had dropped by US$ 2.5 billion (inferred from
the Chinese Customs Data). Though the imports and the exports have dropped, the trade deficit is still
significant. How was the Indian imports from China affected in the first 8 months of 2020? For the seven months of 2020, India's imports from China have reached USD 32.2 billion. However, It is still down by 24.7% year-on-year, mainly because of the record slump in April and May. How was the Indian imports from China affected in the first 8 months of 2020? India's imports from China had fallen to a record low of USD 3.2 billion both in the months of April and May, coinciding with the pandemic induced lockdowns.
Imports subsequently rose to USD 4.8 billion in June and further to USD 5.6 billion in July, almost back to the pre-lockdown level of USD 5.8 billion reported in March.
It was mainly due to increased import of Chinese medical supplies. According to www.businesstoday.in on September 22, 2020
what did Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal say about India's imports from China? Imports from China decline by 27.63% during April-August 2020: Piyush Goyal

"India's imports from China have declined by 27.63 per cent during April-August, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of the previous year,"
India's imports from China increased by 27% during the period April-August 2020.
Determine the veracity of the claim "India's imports from China increased by 27% during the period April-August 2020." based on the evidence in form of question-answer pairs "How much was the India imports from China before April 2020? Despite
working out several feasible options to protect the
trade industry, the India-China trade faced a decline
of 12.4 per cent in the initial two months of COVID-19.
The Economic Times and Global Times reported that
from January to February, India's imports from China
were as less as US$ 9.5 billion and India's exports to
China had dropped by US$ 2.5 billion (inferred from
the Chinese Customs Data). Though the imports and the exports have dropped, the trade deficit is still
significant. How was the Indian imports from China affected in the first 8 months of 2020? For the seven months of 2020, India's imports from China have reached USD 32.2 billion. However, It is still down by 24.7% year-on-year, mainly because of the record slump in April and May. How was the Indian imports from China affected in the first 8 months of 2020? India's imports from China had fallen to a record low of USD 3.2 billion both in the months of April and May, coinciding with the pandemic induced lockdowns.
Imports subsequently rose to USD 4.8 billion in June and further to USD 5.6 billion in July, almost back to the pre-lockdown level of USD 5.8 billion reported in March.
It was mainly due to increased import of Chinese medical supplies. According to www.businesstoday.in on September 22, 2020
what did Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal say about India's imports from China? Imports from China decline by 27.63% during April-August 2020: Piyush Goyal

"India's imports from China have declined by 27.63 per cent during April-August, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of the previous year,"".

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
refuted
Determine the veracity of the claim "India's imports from China increased by 27% during the period April-August 2020." based on the evidence in form of question-answer pairs "How much was the India imports from China before April 2020? Despite
working out several feasible options to protect the
trade industry, the India-China trade faced a decline
of 12.4 per cent in the initial two months of COVID-19.
The Economic Times and Global Times reported that
from January to February, India's imports from China
were as less as US$ 9.5 billion and India's exports to
China had dropped by US$ 2.5 billion (inferred from
the Chinese Customs Data). Though the imports and the exports have dropped, the trade deficit is still
significant. How was the Indian imports from China affected in the first 8 months of 2020? For the seven months of 2020, India's imports from China have reached USD 32.2 billion. However, It is still down by 24.7% year-on-year, mainly because of the record slump in April and May. How was the Indian imports from China affected in the first 8 months of 2020? India's imports from China had fallen to a record low of USD 3.2 billion both in the months of April and May, coinciding with the pandemic induced lockdowns.
Imports subsequently rose to USD 4.8 billion in June and further to USD 5.6 billion in July, almost back to the pre-lockdown level of USD 5.8 billion reported in March.
It was mainly due to increased import of Chinese medical supplies. According to www.businesstoday.in on September 22, 2020
what did Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal say about India's imports from China? Imports from China decline by 27.63% during April-August 2020: Piyush Goyal

"India's imports from China have declined by 27.63 per cent during April-August, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of the previous year,"".

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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refuted
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