(Rupees crore)

Commodity

1970-71

1971-72

1972-73

1973-74

1974-75

1975-76

1976-77

1977-78

1978-79

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Food and Live Animals

271.79

196.93

159.75

547.07

855.20

1,428.93

955.72

232.47

245.29

1. Cereals and Cereal Preparations

213.01

131.21

80.79

473.15

763.80

1,342.79

867.59

122.49

86.92

a) Wheat

173.37

102.60

48.16

346.10

698.18

1,210.55

799.23

93.58

66.07

b) Rice

29.82

18.07

10.71

6.45

12.17

46.58

45.98

6.18

1.02

c) Others

9.82

10.54

21.92

120.60

53.45

85.66

22.38

22.73

19.83

2. Cashew Nuts Raw

29.41

27.91

31.81

28.80

36.60

33.56

18.34

17.98

9.16

3. Spices

0.47

0.88

0.83

0.89

0.86

1.17

1.42

7.37

9.15

4. Others

28.90

36.93

46.32

44.23

53.94

51.41

68.37

84.63

140.06

Beverages and Tobacco

0.31

0.28

0.34

0.44

1.06

0.97

0.68

1.45

0.68

1. Tobacco, Unmanufactured

-

0.02

0.09

0.03

0.22

0.04

0.12

0.36

0.01

2. Others

0.31

0.26

0.25

0.41

0.84

0.93

0.56

1.09

0.67

Crude Materials, Inedible, except Fuels

200.31

212.91

189.87

184.14

220.01

212.67

344.00

642.56

578.04

1. Crude Rubber Incl. Synthetic and Reclaimed

3.85

3.60

3.69

4.07

6.96

7.02

8.36

10.79

29.72

2. Cotton

98.85

113.39

90.88

52.05

27.40

28.22

129.49

198.87

26.44

3. Jute

0.14

-

1.13

12.22

3.75

3.33

6.76

-

1.54

4. Wool and Other Animal Hair excl. Wool Tops

16.07

14.23

11.88

20.95

27.46

25.92

27.96

30.04

31.87

5. Manmade Fibres and Waste thereof

16.10

81.70

76.30

6. Synthetic Fibres suitable for Spinning #

7.21

4.62

4.95

2.54

2.72

6.36

14.08

110.08

121.26

7. Metalliferrous Ores and Metal Scrap

10.91

9.94

6.59

13.35

5.96

20.21

31.06

45.16

67.70

8. Crude Fertilisers and Crude Minerals

35.27

36.42

37.78

51.15

113.82

83.59

86.75

112.59

114.05

9. Others

28.01

30.71

32.97

27.81

31.94

38.02

23.44

53.33

109.16

Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials

136.01

194.57

204.27

560.64

1,157.03

1,226.05

1,413.36

1,551.84

1,686.92

1. Petroleum Crude and Partly Refined

105.90

147.47

144.83

417.09

954.90

1,051.80

1,151.62

1,246.20

1,243.04

2. Petroleum Products

29.99

46.67

59.21

143.19

202.05

173.90

261.73

304.78

433.73

3. Others

0.12

0.43

0.23

0.36

0.08

0.35

0.01

0.86

10.15

Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats

38.50

46.48

24.93

64.88

34.85

16.98

117.97

737.92

552.33

1. Vegetable oils, fixed

23.08

28.17

15.50

56.94

12.30

14.19

100.61

711.61

537.07

2. Others

15.42

18.31

9.43

7.94

22.55

2.79

17.36

26.31

15.26

Chemicals

192.28

218.48

258.84

357.45

731.11

759.89

442.55

647.95

836.48

1. Chemical elements and compounds

67.98

71.85

91.38

109.66

186.18

180.20

137.77

196.55

230.88

2. Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials

9.24

8.36

9.14

10.36

11.41

11.81

15.12

17.39

23.40

3. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

24.27

26.56

23.22

26.43

34.21

36.26

42.19

63.57

79.18

4. Fertilisers, Manufactured

61.20

81.20

96.26

162.84

436.20

469.41

191.61

258.12

370.74

5. Others

29.59

30.51

38.84

48.16

63.11

62.21

55.86

112.32

132.28

Manufactured Goods Classified

344.69

440.43

449.50

539.32

771.46

619.99

676.98

972.64

1,477.24

Chiefly by Material

1. Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

24.57

26.33

41.62

74.10

52.98

84.20

180.64

330.67

466.77

2. Paper, Paperboard and Manufactures Thereof

25.07

34.92

31.36

29.24

59.52

57.68

62.18

81.82

104.70

a) Newsprint paper

18.73

27.59

20.52

18.49

44.99

38.32

47.20

60.86

80.35

b) Others

6.34

7.33

10.84

10.75

14.53

19.36

14.98

20.96

24.35

3. Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-up Articles

7.86

10.01

6.25

5.96

12.94

12.54

7.65

20.33

47.37

and Related Products

4. Iron and Steel

147.04

237.60

225.81

249.46

423.71

311.90

219.45

262.77

462.46

5. Non-Ferrous Metals

119.43

102.40

109.08

140.32

178.70

100.43

157.07

192.12

245.49

6. Manufactures of Metal, n.e.s.

9.28

12.13

18.79

21.89

27.62

33.14

31.85

38.07

46.09

7. Others

11.44

17.04

16.59

18.35

15.99

20.10

18.14

46.86

104.36

Machinery and Transport Equipment

394.69

470.59

532.08

651.59

695.70

934.58

1,047.56

1,110.38

1,259.90

1. Machinery, other than Electric

257.81

270.86

297.93

426.64

403.53

576.67

769.50

694.68

769.55

2. Electrical Machinery, Apparatus and Appliances

70.34

105.14

134.02

129.97

160.95

200.78

107.32

190.45

193.60

3. Transport Equipment

66.54

94.59

100.12

94.97

131.22

157.13

170.74

225.25

296.75

a) Railway Vehicles

14.01

19.94

25.31

25.33

25.47

34.32

17.31

18.16

12.48

b) Others

52.53

74.65

74.81

69.64

105.75

122.81

153.43

207.09

284.27

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles

55.62

43.87

47.86

49.84

52.36

64.72

74.97

123.02

173.76

Total Imports

1,634.20

1,824.54

1,867.44

2,955.37

4,518.78

5,264.78

5,073.79

6,020.23

6,810.64

(Rupees crore)

Commodity

1979-80

1980-81

1981-82

1982-83

1983-84

1984-85

1985-86

1986-87

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Food and Live Animals

279.91

380.15

690.14

639.64

1,040.15

733.62

878.01

750.25

1. Cereals and Cereal Preparations

105.82

100.41

347.17

373.19

808.52

242.00

110.20

86.93

a) Wheat

84.31

76.59

299.75

351.74

643.38

129.58

61.03

44.05

b) Rice

0.74

3.69

14.69

3.87

100.35

90.33

13.73

1.70

c) Others

20.77

20.13

32.73

17.58

64.79

22.09

35.44

41.18

2. Cashew Nuts Raw

11.60

8.71

18.36

1.41

22.12

38.85

24.37

71.17

3. Spices

11.49

18.28

19.68

27.82

41.09

29.91

24.25

33.24

4. Others

151.00

252.75

304.93

237.22

168.42

422.86

719.19

558.91

Beverages and Tobacco

0.58

0.78

1.20

1.15

3.12

1.54

3.65

3.03

1. Tobacco, Unmanufactured

0.05

0.03

0.12

0.03

0.64

0.04

0.03

0.12

2. Others

0.53

0.75

1.08

1.12

2.48

1.50

3.62

2.91

Crude Materials, Inedible, except Fuels

533.32

565.44

843.35

767.05

9,53.30

1,123.39

1,502.38

1,624.56

1. Crude Rubber Incl. Synthetic and Reclaimed

53.63

31.55

76.01

63.93

82.47

87.23

100.62

107.46

2. Cotton

0.07

0.02

11.83

0.07

-

-

12.57

0.07

3. Jute

0.46

2.02

2.43

8.52

6.49

35.64

6.15

2.56

4. Wool and Other Animal Hair excl. Wool Tops

31.91

50.79

43.87

55.71

77.38

82.10

102.73

88.04

5. Manmade Fibres and Waste thereof

56.90

67.12

123.52

90.39

49.99

32.85

21.02

6.13

6. Synthetic Fibres suitable for Spinning #

52.10

29.41

49.66

55.27

54.82

27.42

47.61

52.85

7. Metalliferrous Ores and Metal Scrap

92.42

115.56

202.75

193.61

193.00

185.47

362.74

472.00

8. Crude Fertilisers and Crude Minerals

184.03

208.31

239.53

203.91

301.61

413.50

466.34

420.56

9. Others

61.80

60.66

93.75

95.64

187.54

259.18

382.60

474.89

Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials

3,331.85

5,292.99

5,230.18

5,758.41

4,863.35

5,463.91

5,213.07

3,029.42

1. Petroleum Crude and Partly Refined

2,187.53

3,348.97

3,736.10

4,043.74

3,541.05

3,430.34

3,686.80

2,120.19

2. Petroleum Products

1,079.55

1,914.50

1,453.16

1,578.19

1,290.93

1,978.71

1,302.59

690.40

3. Others

64.77

29.52

40.92

136.48

31.37

54.86

223.68

218.83

Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats

455.36

703.83

687.97

447.69

798.20

1007.79

770.11

656.25

1. Vegetable oils, fixed

446.28

682.90

625.28

396.74

734.05

950.44

749.14

634.32

2. Others

9.08

20.93

62.69

50.95

64.15

57.35

20.97

21.93

Chemicals

968.77

1,324.59

1,323.94

988.88

1,406.48

2,431.08

2,872.85

2,636.66

1. Chemical elements and compounds

323.56

358.20

485.18

422.51

659.88

856.65

1089.41

1145.31

2. Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials

25.46

20.77

24.85

28.17

31.31

41.48

56.38

66.43

3. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

73.94

84.58

84.44

88.83

146.93

137.14

177.15

213.77

4. Fertilisers, Manufactured

371.26

652.30

509.71

204.56

204.48

1,006.57

1,052.84

575.85

5. Others

174.55

208.74

219.76

244.81

363.88

389.24

497.07

635.30

Manufactured Goods Classified

1,971.41

2,242.02

2,597.75

2,821.81

3,196.74

2,970.04

3,781.11

4,356.91

Chiefly by Material

1. Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

347.37

416.75

397.38

729.17

1,097.94

1,032.11

1,099.67

1,489.30

2. Paper, Paperboard and Manufactures Thereof

158.82

186.51

245.38

159.51

156.58

195.48

225.97

217.08

a) Newsprint paper

110.59

115.00

181.26

118.14

112.72

140.62

130.39

121.33

b) Others

48.23

71.51

64.12

41.37

43.86

54.86

95.58

95.75

3. Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-up Articles

52.64

59.41

96.73

127.20

136.07

112.63

152.58

150.93

and Related Products

4. Iron and Steel

868.59

852.42

1,203.54

1,172.15

1,048.67

941.11

1,394.60

1,556.36

5. Non-Ferrous Metals

353.41

477.42

397.13

344.64

390.64

411.73

541.82

516.76

6. Manufactures of Metal, n.e.s.

75.73

89.45

115.54

143.70

148.67

140.84

201.47

208.99

7. Others

114.85

160.06

142.05

145.44

218.17

136.14

165.00

217.49

Machinery and Transport Equipment

1,382.74

1,820.75

1,980.65

2,572.63

3,173.54

3,027.08

4,083.95

6,278.58

1. Machinery, other than Electric

707.67

1,089.12

1,348.75

1,438.92

2,051.39

1,928.38

2,592.96

4,262.53

2. Electrical Machinery, Apparatus and Appliances

336.50

259.68

326.89

494.07

675.27

729.85

922.30

1212.49

3. Transport Equipment

338.57

471.95

305.01

639.64

446.88

368.85

568.69

803.56

a) Railway Vehicles

25.54

46.47

55.28

68.90

44.35

32.45

34.03

41.69

b) Others

313.03

425.48

249.73

570.74

402.53

336.40

534.66

761.87

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles

218.64

218.60

252.37

295.48

396.58

375.75

552.56

760.10

Total Imports

9,142.58

12,549.15

13,607.55

14,292.74

15,831.46

17,134.20

19,657.69

20,095.76

(Rupees crore)

Commodity

1987-88

1988-89

1989-90

1990-91

1991-92

1992-93

19

20

21

22

23

24

I.

Bulk Imports

9,100.87

11,420.40

14,217.50

19,464.26

21,108.90

27,944.24

A. Petroleum, Crude and Products

4,042.92

4,357.61

6,272.52

10,816.11

13,126.72

17,141.70

B. Bulk Consumption Goods

1,478.89

1,888.37

925.89

998.55

677.31

1,467.52

1. Cereals and Cereal Preparations

66.06

773.63

389.65

182.30

173.42

965.83

2. Edible Oils

968.77

729.70

208.75

325.79

247.79

166.88

3. Pulses

250.99

384.91

230.42

481.17

255.27

334.38

4. Sugar

193.07

0.13

97.07

9.29

0.83

0.43

C. Other Bulk Items

3,579.06

5,174.42

7,019.09

7,649.60

7,304.87

9,335.02

1. Fertilizers

508.02

933.65

1,802.90

1,766.12

2,352.37

2,831.62

a) Crude

139.84

190.22

268.77

346.61

454.93

458.71

b) Sulphur and Unroasted Iron Pyrites

180.31

251.11

300.14

278.37

306.63

350.06

c) Manufactured

187.87

492.32

1,233.99

1,141.14

1,590.81

2,022.85

2. Non Ferrous Metals

638.91

775.95

1,186.87

1,101.93

839.64

1,143.57

3. Paper, Paperboards, Mgfs. incl. News Prints

270.03

303.48

348.43

456.06

487.91

513.26

4. Crude Rubber, incl. Synthetic and Reclaimed

120.41

172.86

173.87

226.33

182.02

260.63

5. Pulp and Waste Paper

238.54

259.64

307.21

457.98

298.69

409.02

6. Metalliferrous Ores, Metal Scrap, Etc.

483.44

795.57

948.19

1,528.20

1,174.79

1,922.03

7. Iron and Steel

1,319.71

1,933.27

2,251.62

2,112.98

1,969.45

2,254.89

II.

Non-Bulk Imports

13,142.87

16,814.82

21,110.85

23,728.60

26,741.94

35,430.28

A. Capital Goods

6,565.63

6,955.60

8,804.31

10,470.62

10,434.25

13,124.76

1. Manufactures of Metals

160.52

193.31

241.06

302.27

321.40

422.19

2. Machine Tools

211.65

251.66

319.39

472.32

425.91

481.12

3. Machinery except Electrical and Electronic

2,614.60

2,620.42

3,213.10

3,767.91

3,593.07

4,786.23

4. Electrical Machinery except Electronic

1,093.29

1,562.53

1,812.17

1,702.30

1,552.49

2,394.90

5. Transport Equipments

759.89

752.74

1,480.63

1,669.58

914.97

1,337.53

6. Project Goods

1,725.68

1,574.94

1,737.96

2,556.24

3,626.41

3,702.79

B. Mainly Export Related Items

3,351.34

5,400.24

6,594.53

6,602.96

8,827.89

12,014.33

1. Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

2,018.44

3,175.53

4,253.26

3,737.60

4,824.52

7,072.86

2. Organic and Inorganic Chemicals

1,081.82

1,894.07

1,920.98

2,288.71

3,398.73

4134.43

3. Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-ups, Etc.

186.70

269.27

337.43

442.65

337.96

430.71

4. Cashew Nuts

64.38

61.37

82.86

134.00

266.68

376.33

C. Others

3,225.90

4,458.98

5,712.01

6,655.02

7,479.80

10,291.19

1. Artificial Resins and Plastic Materials, Etc.

567.07

808.57

997.87

1,094.56

1,401.89

1,218.01

2. Professional, Scientific Controlling

499.75

679.31

672.61

1,059.66

1,003.92

1,452.21

Instruments, Photographic Optical Goods

3. Coal, Coke and Briquittes, Etc.

218.95

419.96

561.95

789.41

1,036.41

1,383.11

4. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

167.80

236.42

399.65

468.41

558.50

813.21

5. Chemical Materials and Products

191.30

186.91

218.53

286.03

338.32

490.80

6. Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures

104.80

164.22

170.31

202.89

219.00

258.00

7. Others

1,476.23

1,963.59

2,691.09

2,754.06

2,921.76

4,675.85

Total Imports

22,243.74

28,235.22

35,328.35

43,192.86

47,850.84

63,374.52

(Rupees crore)

Commodity

1993-94

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00P

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

I.

Bulk Imports

28,580.94

35,544.97

47,881.05

58,095.72

54,967.23

55,659.79

74,845.19

A. Petroleum, Crude and Products

18,046.19

18,612.55

25,173.60

35,628.52

30,341.19

26,919.28

45,421.33

B. Bulk Consumption Goods

1,024.72

3,592.41

3,243.51

4,309.65

5,512.95

10,619.42

9,942.33

1. Cereals and Cereal Preparations

290.47

92.32

80.13

486.94

1,083.39

1,210.46

578.85

2. Edible Oils

166.63

624.24

2,261.92

2,929.19

2,764.67

7,588.93

7,983.87

3. Pulses

566.86

592.73

685.57

890.34

1,194.64

708.81

273.77

4. Sugar

0.76

2,283.12

215.89

3.18

470.25

1,111.22

1,105.84

C. Other Bulk Items

9,510.03

13,340.01

19,463.94

18,157.55

19,113.09

18,121.09

19,481.53

1. Fertilizers

2,590.59

3,304.28

5,628.53

3,234.85

4,149.87

4,528.41

6,006.75

a) Crude

382.67

479.19