Key Business Segments in member countries: -

Countries Industries
Afghanistan Small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer,
apparel, food-products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, cement;
hand-woven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper.
Bangladesh Cotton textiles, jute, garments, tea processing, paper newsprint, cement,
chemical fertilizer, light engineering, and sugar.
Bhutan Cement, wood products, processed fruits, alcoholic beverages, calcium
carbide, tourism.
India Textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment,
cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software, pharmaceuticals.
Maldives Tourism, fish processing, shipping, boat building, coconut processing,
garments, woven mats, rope, handicrafts, coral and sand mining.
Nepal Tourism, carpets, textiles; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills;
cigarettes, cement and brick production.
Pakistan Textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction
materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp.
Sri-Lanka Processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, tobacco and other agricultural
commodities; telecommunications, insurance, banking; tourism, shipping;
clothing, textiles; cement, petroleum refining, information technology
services, construction.

Population in millions
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Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri-Lanka
 Pakistan Exportsfrom
Indian Exports fromKey
KeyIndustries
Industries(%)
(%)
80
25
70
20
60
50
15
40
30
10
20
10
5
0
Textiles Vegetables Leather Vehicles Furniture Minerals Animals Foodstuffs Plastic Chemicals Other
0
Textiles Stones Chemicals Minerals Metals Mechanical Vegetables Plastic Vehicles Animals Foodstuffs Leather

Nepal Exports from Key Industries (%)

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
Textiles Metals Fats & Oils Chemicals Vegetables Foodstuffs Plastic Paper Leather Minerals Others
 Bangladesh Exportsfrom
Sri Lanka Exports fromKey
KeyIndustries
Industries(%)
(%)
100
60
90
80
50
70
60
40
50
40
30
30
20
10
20
0
Textiles Animals Leather Chemicals Other
10

0
Textiles Vegetables Plastic Stone Mechanical Metal Animals Vehicles Foodstuffs Furniture Other

Maldives Exports from Key Industries (%)

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
Animals Textiles Foodstuffs Other
 Industrial Production Growth Rate of SAARC (%)
25

20

15

10

0
Textiles Stones Chemicals Minerals Metals Mechanical

*Note: - All the Charts prepared have data up to July, 2010.