( US $ million)

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

546

583.3

690.9

871.1

1283.5

1443.1

1448.7

1810.9

1759.7

1

Fish and Fish Preparations

40.4

55.4

70.1

113.1

81.9

144.4

198.8

199.1

269.1

2

Cereals and Cereal Preparations

14.5

40.1

111.5

14.8

31.6

22.1

17.2

75.1

154.9

3

Fruits and Vegetables

82.1

94.1

105.7

116.3

171.3

151.1

181.6

229.3

175.9

a) Cashew Kernels

68.9

82.1

89.7

95.5

148.8

110.7

118.1

174.2

97.5

b) Others

13.2

12.1

16.1

20.8

22.5

40.4

63.6

55.1

78.4

4

Coffee

33.2

29.5

42.9

59

64.7

76.8

140.4

226.4

177.4

5

Tea

196.2

209.2

191.9

187.4

287.2

272.7

326.5

663.5

413.8

6

Spices

51.4

48.4

38

70.7

77.3

81.7

83.5

159.7

179.8

a) Pepper Black

21.6

22.4

19.1

38.4

43.8

42.7

45.6

63.1

58.9

b) Others

29.7

26

18.9

32.2

33.5

39

37.9

96.5

120.9

7

Feeding Stuff for Animals

78

58.8

103

240.5

130.4

110.9

298.7

182.8

169.6

8

Sugar and Honey

38.8

41.5

17.9

55.6

427.9

546.8

167.1

24.4

164.3

9

Others

11.5

6.2

9.9

13.7

11.3

36.7

34.7

50.7

57.2

Beverages and Tobacco

43.1

60.4

83.5

91.1

103.6

113.4

114.7

137.1

142.3

1

Tobacco, unmanufactured

41.5

56.5

79.6

87.8

101.2

107.2

107.9

131.9

134.6

2

Others

1.5

3.8

3.9

3.3

2.4

6.2

6.8

5.3

7.7

Crude Materials, Inedible, except Fuels

333

322

331.4

465.1

544.4

626.8

670.7

569

623.6

1

Hides, Skins and Fur Skins, Raw

5

0.9

1.1

2

0.5

0.2

0.9

0.7

0.7

2

Wool and other Animal Hair

6.7

5.7

9.1

10.9

11

5.8

9

1.9

1.5

3

Cotton Textile Fibre and Waste

21.7

24.5

32.1

47.1

21.5

51.3

43.2

4.4

24.4

4

Jute Textile Fibre and Waste

5.7

17.5

6.4

5.7

22.6

12

1.8

2.8

1.8

5

Mica

20.6

20.6

21.6

16.3

22.9

16.8

19.3

21

23.9

6

Iron Ore and  Concentrates

155.2

140.1

143

170.5

202

246.2

265.7

280.5

283.1

7

Manganese Ore

18.5

14.2

11.3

11.5

21.7

20.2

21.3

12.6

18.7

8

Lac

6.6

8.8

8.1

18.5

30.6

14.4

10.9

7.4

10.9

9

Others

93

89.7

98.6

182.6

211.6

259.7

298.7

237.7

258.5

Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and

16.6

15.5

41.9

19.7

25.7

42.1

36.7

32.4

24.1

Related Materials

1

Petroleum Crude and Partly Refined

0

2.2

20.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

Petroleum Products

11.3

11.8

17.4

15.7

17.2

21.7

20.8

18.3

17.2

3

Others

5.3

1.4

4.1

4

8.6

20.4

16

14.1

6.8

Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats

9.4

10.6

34.3

41.2

43.4

42.5

58.5

29

21.7

1

Fixed Vegetable Oils and Fats

0.1

10.1

33.2

40.6

42.4

38.3

56.2

24.1

16.5

2

Others

9.3

0.5

1.1

0.6

1

4.1

2.3

5

5.2

Chemicals

48.1

47.4

52.8

74.7

131.2

104.4

132.7

145.6

189.1

1

Chemical Elements and Compounds

10.4

9.6

10.1

19.2

34.2

27.7

35

31

43.3

2

Dyeing, Tanning and Colouring Materials

9.6

7.3

12.1

14.8

29.2

21.6

37.3

41.4

40.5

3

Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

11.2

12.9

13.5

19.4

28.9

25.5

26.9

36.3

68.6

4

Essential Oils and Perfume Materials

9.4

11.7

13.1

15.2

20.2

16.4

21.3

26.8

24.6

5

Plastic Materials, Regenerated Cellulose

4.2

1.5

1.3

2

2.4

1.4

4.6

3.3

2.6

 and Artificial Resins

6

Others

3.3

4.5

2.7

4

16.3

11.8

7.6

6.8

9.4

Manufactured Goods Classified

815

890

1063.6

1284

1471.9

1599.8

2362.7

2555.7

2848.9

Chiefly by Material

1

Leather and Manufactures

95.5

121.5

227.4

221

182.6

231.8

294.3

288.8

398.3

n.e.s. and Dressed Fur Skins

2

Cotton Manufactures excluding Yarn

129

133.9

165.1

307.8

270.9

245.5

308.9

272.1

272.6

and Thread and Clothing

3

Textile Yarn and Thread

45.6

37.6

48.7

39.2

47.4

26.1

61.6

56.2

48.3

4

Jute Manufactures excluding Twist  and Yarn

250.3

352.3

322.1

289.7

370.3

282.5

224

285.7

203.3

5

Woollen Carpets and Rugs

13.5

17.3

28.6

31.7

44.8

49.7

74.9

103.7

123.1

6

Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

55.5

71

103.1

138.2

123.9

141.6

319.7

635.7

867.5

7

Manufacture of Metals n.e.s.

37

32.7

39.4

51

86.3

95.5

148.4

189.6

241.3

8

Iron and Steel

119.9

54.8

54.4

77.9

111.3

134.9

443.3

326.3

271.9

9

Non-Ferrous Metals

16

10.7

10.9

21.5

114.1

232.7

220.1

115.7

139.7

10

Others

52.7

58.3

64

106.1

120.3

159.3

267.5

281.9

282.8

Machinery and Transport Equipment

110.2

101.1

113.8

151.9

271.4

298.9

336.6

392.9

485.5

1

Machinery, other than Electric

37.6

33.1

40.3

60.9

115.1

127.3

133.3

156.4

216.3

2

Electrical Machinery, Apparatus

21.4

25.1

30.9

37.3

72.1

74.1

93.3

100.7

113

and Appliances

3

Transport Equipment

51.2

43

42.6

53.7

82.7

97.1

104.4

135.8

154.1

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles

100.9

113.8

147.7

229.8

307.3

365

551.5

600.7

839.6

1

Footwear

15.1

15.7

16.8

17.4

26.1

25.4

33.7

28

31.9

2

Clothing

40

50.5

73.1

127.8

173.9

233.5

371.1

383.7

553.9

3

Others

45.8

47.6

57.9

84.6

107.3

106.2

146.7

189

253.8

Commodities and Transactions n.e.s.

9

7.8

8.9

9.8

9.8

12.7

15.6

25.3

25.9

Total Exports

2031.3

2151.9

2568.7

3238.3

4192.1

4648.7

5728.4

6298.6

6960.3

( US $ million)

Commodity

1979-80

1980-81

1981-82

1982-83

1983-84

1984-85

1985-86

1986-87

1

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Food and Live Animals

2103.5

2155.9

2139.9

1962.5

2001.7

2054.5

2051

2177.3

1

Fish and Fish Preparations

308

269.2

312.6

376.7

347.5

320.8

334.3

414.3

2

Cereals and Cereal Preparations

254.9

307.1

429.6

237.6

121.3

168.4

209.5

192.6

3

Fruits and Vegetables

224.3

277.8

320.6

299.2

281.2

305.2

326.4

411.2

a) Cashew Kernels

145.9

177.2

202.4

140

145.8

151.1

184

256.3

b) Others

78.4

100.6

118.2

159.1

135.4

154

142.4

154.9

4

Coffee

201.7

270.9

163.1

193.6

175.8

176.8

223.5

232.2

5

Tea

454.3

538

440.7

382.5

498.2

644.9

511.9

451.4

6

Spices

184.5

140.8

110.1

97.8

112.8

173.8

227.1

218.3

a) Pepper Black

51.1

56

35.6

46.9

51.7

60.7

149.8

161.2

b) Others

133.3

84.8

74.6

50.9

61.2

113.2

77.3

57.1

7

Feeding Stuff for Animals

207.9

200.2

172.9

194.1

197.3

144.4

125.7

176.5

8

Sugar and Honey

201.1

50.4

71.1

69.8

169.1

29.9

13.7

1.3

9

Others

66.9

101.6

119.2

111.3

98.4

90.2

79.1

79.5

Beverages and Tobacco

142.9

178.7

263.6

257.5

172.9

150.8

139.4

146.1

1

Tobacco, unmanufactured

126.3

157.3

228.5

221.8

150.5

126.6

111.9

113.8

2

Others

16.6

21.4

35.1

35.7

22.3

24.2

27.5

32.3

Crude Materials, Inedible, except Fuels

823.2

1029.8

863.4

845.1

861.8

842.5

914.6

928.1

1

Hides, Skins and Fur Skins, Raw

0.7

0.9

0.5

0.2

0.2

0

0

0.7

2

Wool and other Animal Hair

1.7

1.2

2.2

1.3

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

3

Cotton Textile Fibre and Waste

106.2

223.9

49

112.8

161.2

53

56.9

163.7

4

Jute Textile Fibre and Waste

2.7

6.7

14

9.6

0.8

0.9

3.6

4.8

5

Mica

26.6

24

34.3

22.4

19

19.8

20.9

18.8

6

Iron Ore and  Concentrates

352.3

383.5

392.2

393.6

388.4

386.5

473.1

427.8

7

Manganese Ore

16.2

16

16.5

15

13

19.9

16.6

7.2

8

Lac

14.1

17.1

20.2

14.1

13.2

26.3

33.4

22

9

Others

302.7

356.3

334.5

276

264.4

334.9

308.8

281.9

Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials

26.2

35.2

250.8

1283.3

1537.8

1533.4

535.3

326.8

1

Petroleum Crude and Partly Refined

0

0

218.8

1100.1

1190.6

1314.8

110.5

0

2

Petroleum Products

23.3

31.5

27.5

177.9

345.2

214.5

416.5

321.8

3

Others

2.9

3.7

4.4

5.3

1.9

4

8.4

4.9

Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats

64.7

24.4

22.3

26.9

46

49.6

39.7

24.9

1

Fixed Vegetable Oils and Fats

51.6

18.6

19.4

26.1

29

46.4

38.2

23.5

2

Others

13.1

5.8

2.9

0.8

17

3.2

1.5

1.4

Chemicals

257.5

297.7

418.7

360.4

316.9

406.1

322.1

380.6

1

Chemical Elements and Compounds

39.2

40.5

44.3

49.2

46.6

57.4

43.6

62.9

2

Dyeing, Tanning and Colouring Materials

54.3

64.1

61.3

62

65

67.5

60.9

94.9

3

Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

108

85.2

136

116.1

150.1

197

129

126.2

4

Essential Oils and Perfume Materials

41.5

93.9

162.1

120

42.6

61.1

55.1

61.3

5

Plastic Materials, Regenerated Cellulose

3.6

3.2

3.9

2.2

1.8

3.7

5.2

8.7

 and Artificial Resins

6

Others

10.9

10.7

11.1

10.9

10.6

19.4

28.3

26.6

Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Material

2963.8

2933.7

2879.7

2731.6

2857.9

3035.6

3033

3546

1

Leather and Manufactures

599.6

426.3

411.8

372.5

414.8

527.5

528.5

572.2

n.e.s. and Dressed Fur Skins

2

Cotton Manufactures excluding Yarn

354.9

349.6

328.4

280.9

294.7

378.9

323.9

345.1

and Thread and Clothing

3

Textile Yarn and Thread

59.3

63.7

54.8

58.7

59.4

65.6

68.8

109.3

4

Jute Manufactures excluding Twist  and Yarn

416.7

417.4

289.1

212.4

165.5

287.1

214.4

191.2

5

Woollen Carpets and Rugs

164.8

207.7

169.7

6

Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

640.9

761

848.6

982.8

1167.7

970.1

1153.8

1561.1

7

Manufacture of Metals n.e.s.

252.4

234.9

246.1

203

189.8

167.7

124.3

129.1

8

Iron and Steel

131.1

88.1

89

52.6

46.9

63.7

45.9

43.9

9

Non-Ferrous Metals

19.2

19.6

13.5

26.8

20.9

14.9

34.6

19

10

Others

325

365.4

428.5

542

498.2

560.2

538.9

575.2

Machinery and Transport Equipment

554.2

664.9

689

605.2

523

557.8

575

654.3

1

Machinery, other than Electric

221.2

272.4

303.8

258.3

266.4

281.7

292.4

333.6

2

Electrical Machinery, Apparatus

119.9

144.6

148.8

157.2

108.3

116

129.7

163

and Appliances

3

Transport Equipment

213.1

247.9

236.3

189.6

148.3

160.1

152.9

157.7

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles

956.8

1100.7

1158.9

1012.2

1108.3

1224

1279.7

1530.3

1

Footwear

41.9

50.7

40.3

33.8

33.2

40.7

40.7

63.5

2

Clothing

616.3

715.3

733.3

625.8

716.7

828.3

905.6

1100.2

3

Others

298.6

334.8

385.3

352.6

358.4

355

333.4

366.6

Commodities and Transactions n.e.s.

33.6

63.7

17.7

22.9

23.4

23.7

14.6

30.4

Total Exports

7926.4

8484.7

8703.9

9107.6

9449.4

9878.1

8904.5

9744.7

( US $ million )

Commodity

1987-88

1988-89

1989-90

1990-91

1991-92

1992-93

1993-94

1

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

I.

Primary Products

3160.5

3242.5

3883.2

4324

4132.2

3873.5

4915.7

A.

Agriculture and Allied Products

2560.7

2417.3

2852.7

3354.4

3202.5

3135.8

4027.5

1

Tea

463.7

420.8

550.7

596.4

491.5

337.2

337.7

2

Coffee

201.7

202.7

208.5

140.6

134.7

129.9

173.9

3

Rice

261.2

228.9

256.2

257.2

306.5

336.8

410.2

4

Cotton Raw including Waste

84.5

14.8

77.1

471.4

123.7

62.8

208.4

5

Tobacco

104.2

87

105.1

146.8

152.9

163.7

147

6

Cashew including Cashew Nut Shell Liquid

243.1

190.5

220.8

249.1

274

258.5

334.2

7

Spices

259.6

190

166.4

130.4

151

135.8

181.4

8

Oil Meals

164.6

282.2

366.5

339.1

373.8

533.5

740.9

9

Fruits and Vegetables

98.9

117.7

121.3

118.9

141.6

107.9

132.1

10

Processed Fruits, Juices, misc. Processed Items

134.3

122.3

126.4

118.5

77.3

78.8

90.6

11

Marine Products

411.3

435

412.7

535

585.2

601.9

813.6

12

Sugar and Mollases

9.1

6.7

19.5

20.9

63.8

122.1

56.8

13

Meat and Meat Preparations

67.7

64.9

68.3

77.9

93.6

88.8

109.8

14

Others

56.8

53.8

153.2

152.2

232.9

178.1

290.9

B.

Ores and Minerals

599.8

825.3

1030.5

969.6

929.7

737.8

888.2

1

Iron Ore

427.7

464.8

557.1

584.7

582.3

381.2

438

2

Mica

18

20.3

18

19.4

14.3

8.3

8.8

3

Others

154.1

340.2

455.4

365.5

333.1

348.3

441.4

II.

Manufactured  Goods

8195.1

10110.3

11971.6

12996.4

13148.4

14038.8

16656.7

1

Leather and Manufactures

964.4

1051

1171.5

1449.2

1268.8

1277.5

1299.5

2

Chemicals and Allied Products

567.3

814.4

1189.8

1306.7

1479.3

1228.7

1477.8

a) Drugs, Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemicals

251.5

327.1

510.3

565.2

628.8

529.3

640.7

b) Others

315.8

487.3

679.5

741.5

850.5

699.3

837.1

3

Plastic and Linoleum Products

50.3

74.7

97.5

111.2

112.1

149.4

335.9

4

Rubber, Glass, Paints, Enamels and Products 

174

201.3

266.4

297.3

269.8

395.5

523.6

5

Engineering Goods

1152.3

1601.3

1997.7

2250.4

2253.1

2480.8

3038.1

6

Readymade Garments

1403.4

1451.4

1937.9

2236.1

2199.2

2393

2586.2

7

Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-ups, etc.,

1083.7

1055.1

1232.4

1539.8

1804.6

1900.9

2140.2

a) Cotton Yarn, Fabrics, Made-ups, etc.,

882.8

797.6

905.1

1170.3

1299.3

1350.5

1537.1

b) Natural Silk Yarn, Fabrics, Made-ups, etc.,

106.6

128

123.1

131

142

138.6

127.2

c) Others

94.3

129.5

204.2

238.5

363.2

411.8

475.9

8

Jute Manufactures

185.6

160.7

178

166.3

158.5

122.6

124

9

Coir and Manufactures

22.9

21.8

24.9

26.8

28.5

31.2

41.4

10

Handicrafts

2442.7

3523.9

3704.9

3437.3

3386.9

3783.1

4768.1

a) Gems and Jewellery

2015.1

3032.8

3180.7

2924.1

2738.2

3071.7

3995.8

b) Carpets ( Handmade excl. Silk )

253.3

285.2

301.4

289.3

407.4

434.8

453.8

c) Works of Art ( excl. Floor Coverings )

174.3

205.9

222.9

223.9

241.5

276.6

318.5

11

Sports Goods

44.3

51.3

49

48.1

31.5

35

44.5

12

Others

104.2

103.4

121.6

127.2

156.1

241.1

277.4

III.

Petroleum Products

500.4

348.7

418.4

522.7

414.7

476.2

397.8

IV.

Others

232.5

268.9

339.3

302.1

170.1

148.7

268.1

Total Exports

12088.5

13970.4

16612.5

18145.2

17865.4

18537.2

22238.3

( US $ million )

Commodity

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02P

1

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

I.

Primary Products

5214.4

7256.9

8035.1

7687.3

6927.9

6524.2

7126.2

7065.2

A.

Agriculture and Allied Products

4226.1

6081.9

6862.7

6626.2

6034.5

5608

5973.2

5854.9

1

Tea

310.7

350.1

292.1

504.9

538.4

411.9

391.5

358.7

2

Coffee

335.3

449.3

401.9

456.4

410.7

331.1

259.4

228.2

3

Rice

384

1365.7

893.6

907

1492.9

721.4

641.8

663.3

4

Cotton Raw including Waste

44.5

60.8

443.5

221.1

49.2

17.8

48.4

9.2

5

Tobacco

81.1

133.6

213.2

288

181.1

232.8

189.8

169

6

Cashew including Cashew Nut Shell Liquid

397.2

369.9

362.9

378.6

387.8

567.9

449.5

373.6

7

Spices

195

237.2

338.6

379.3

388

407.9

354.1

310.5

8

Oil Meals

572.6

702.1

984.6

924.3

461.5

378

447.6

472

9

Fruits and Vegetables

139.1

157.7

163

158.7

128.4

148.4

184.6

205.2

10

Processed Fruits, Juices, misc. Processed Items

115

265.4

307.1

173.5

169.5

196.9

288.4

299.1

11

Marine Products

1126.4

1010.8

1128.9

1207.3

1038.4

1182.6

1393.8

1214

12

Sugar and Mollases

19.8

151.4

303.6

68.6

5.8

9.3

110.6

373.6

13

Meat and Meat Preparations

128.3

187.4

199.7

217.5

187.3

189.1

321.7

250.2

14

Others

377.1

640.5

830

741

595.3

813.1

892

928.4

B.

Ores and Minerals

988.3

1174.9

1172.4

1061.1

893.4

916.1

1153

1210.3

1

Iron Ore

413.1

514.5

480.7

476.2

384

271.2

357.6

402.2

2

Mica

7.1

8.2

7

10.8

10.3

9.8

9.1

11.6

3

Others

568.1

652.2

684.7

574.1

499.1

635.1

786.3

796.5

II.

Manufactured  Goods

20404.4

23747

24613.4

26546.6

25791.5

29714.4

34335.2

33127.8

1

Leather and Manufactures

1610.6

1752.2

1605.8

1656.7

1660.7

1590.2

1944.4

1905.5

2

Chemicals and Allied Products

1955.5

2359

2690.3

3169.9

2906.2

3409

4034.1

4039.7

a) Drugs, Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemicals

800.1

1019

1223

1458.2

1487

1668.5

1917

2044.6

b) Others

1155.4

1340

1467.3

1711.7

1419.2

1740.5

2117.2

1995.1

3

Plastic and Linoleum Products

478.3

585.4

539.4

514.3

471.7

603.8

915.2

970.7

4

Rubber, Glass, Paints, Enamels and Products 

619.1

642

670.7

696.8

613.5

679.6

936.5

974

5

Engineering Goods

3508

4391

4962.7

5336.2

4463.9

5152.1

6818.6

6873.4

6

Readymade Garments

3281.9

3675.6

3753.3

3876.2

4364.9

4765.1

5568.9

4987.4

7

Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-ups, etc.,

3044.6

3523

4056.8

4355.3

3724.7

4188.7

4888.5

4416.8

a) Cotton Yarn, Fabrics, Made-ups, etc.,

2233.8

2576.6

3121.7

3264.3

2771.9

3089.6

3460.7

3031

b) Natural Silk Yarn, Fabrics, Made-ups, etc.,

136.2

133.2

128.8

176.4

178.2

237.7

306.9

274.6

c) Others

674.6

813.2

806.3

914.6

774.6

861.4

1120.9

1111.2

8

Jute Manufactures

150.6

185.7

155.4

186.8

138.2

125.7

151.2

127.9

9

Coir and Manufactures

55

62.9

61

68.6

75.2

46.1

48.3

61.6

10

Handicrafts

5328.2

6129.2

5664.7

6282

6971.7

8669.6

8492.4

8222.9

a) Gems and Jewellery

4500.4

5274.8

4752.7

5345.5

5929.3

7502.3

7384

7305.7

b) Carpets ( Handmade excl. Silk )

441.5

420.4

436.3

410.6

409.3

498.6

446.9

369.3

c) Works of Art ( excl. Floor Coverings )

386.3

433.9

475.7

525.9

633.1

668.6

661.5

547.9

11

Sports Goods   

65.8

73.7

78.1

80.8

73.2

67

64.6

68.2

12

Others

306.8

367.4

375.2

322.9

327.4

417.6

472.3

479.7

III.

Petroleum Products

416.9

453.7

481.8

352.8

89.4

38.9

1869.7

2085.9

IV.

Others

294.8

583.4

339.4

419.8

409.9

544.9

1229.2

1547.8

Total Exports

26330.5

31794.9

33469.7

35006.4

33218.7

36822.4

  44560.3

43826.7

P  : Provisional.

n.e.s. :  not elsewhere specified or included.

Note :Due to change in Commodity Classification by DGCI & S, data on 'Chemical elements and compounds', 'Machinery other than electric',   and 'Electrical machinery, Apparatus and Appliances'  from 1970-71 to 1975-76 and 1976-77 to 1986-87 may not be strictly compatible.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics.