( 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

359.6

263.5

208.1

702

1077

1645.8

1064.6

270.8

298.2

1.

Cereals and Cereal Preparations

281.8

175.6

105.3

607.2

961.9

1546.5

966.4

142.7

105.7

a) Wheat

229.4

137.3

62.7

444.1

879.2

1394.2

890.3

109

80.3

b) Rice

39.5

24.2

14

8.3

15.3

53.6

51.2

7.2

1.2

c) Others

13

14.1

28.6

154.8

67.3

98.7

24.9

26.5

24.1

2.

Cashew Nuts Raw

38.9

37.3

41.4

37

46.1

38.7

20.4

20.9

11.1

3.

Spices

0.6

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.6

8.6

11.1

4.

Others

38.2

49.4

60.4

56.8

67.9

59.2

76.2

98.6

170.3

Beverages and Tobacco

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.6

1.3

1.1

0.8

1.7

0.8

1.

Tobacco, Unmanufactured

0

0

0.1

0

0.3

0

0.1

0.4

0

2.

Others

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.5

1.1

1.1

0.6

1.3

0.8

Crude Materials, Inedible, except Fuels

265

284.9

247.4

236.3

277.1

244.9

383.2

748.4

702.6

1.

Crude Rubber including Synthetic and Reclaimed

5.1

4.8

4.8

5.2

8.8

8.1

9.3

12.6

36.1

2.

Cotton

130.8

151.7

118.4

66.8

34.5

32.5

144.2

231.6

32.1

3.

Jute

0.2

0

1.5

15.7

4.7

3.8

7.5

0

1.9

4.

Wool and Other Animal Hair excluding Wool Tops

21.3

19

15.5

26.9

34.6

29.9

31.1

35

38.7

5.

Manmade Fibres and Waste thereof

.

.

.

.

.

.

17.9

95.1

92.8

6.

Synthetic Fibres suitable for Spinning #

9.5

6.2

6.4

3.3

3.4

7.3

15.7

128.2

147.4

7.

Metalliferrous Ores and Metal Scrap

14.4

13.3

8.6

17.1

7.5

23.3

34.6

52.6

82.3

8.

Crude Fertilisers and Crude Minerals

46.7

48.7

49.2

65.6

143.3

96.3

96.6

131.1

138.6

9.

Others

37.1

41.1

43

35.7

40.2

43.8

26.1

62.1

132.7

Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials

180

260.4

266.1

719.5

1457.1

1412.1

1574.3

1807.4

2050.5

1.

Petroleum Crude and Partly Refined

140.1

197.3

188.7

535.2

1202.5

1211.4

1282.8

1451.5

1511

2.

Petroleum Products

39.7

62.5

77.1

183.8

254.4

200.3

291.5

355

527.2

3.

Others

0.2

0.6

0.3

0.5

0.1

0.4

0

1

12.3

Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats

50.9

62.2

32.5

83.3

43.9

19.6

131.4

859.5

671.4

1.

Vegetable oils, fixed

30.5

37.7

20.2

73.1

15.5

16.3

112.1

828.8

652.8

2.

Others

20.4

24.5

12.3

10.2

28.4

3.2

19.3

30.6

18.5

Chemicals

254.4

292.4

337.3

458.7

920.7

875.2

493

754.7

1016.8

1.

Chemical elements and compounds

89.9

96.1

119.1

140.7

234.5

207.5

153.5

228.9

280.6

2.

Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials

12.2

11.2

11.9

13.3

14.4

13.6

16.8

20.3

28.4

3.

Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

32.1

35.5

30.3

33.9

43.1

41.8

47

74.1

96.2

4..

Fertilisers, manufactured

81

108.7

125.4

209

549.3

540.6

213.4

300.6

450.7

5.

Others

39.2

40.8

50.6

61.8

79.5

71.6

62.2

130.8

160.8

Manufactured Goods Classified

456.1

589.4

585.7

692.1

971.5

714.1

754.1

1132.8

1795.7

Chiefly by Material

1.

Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

32.5

35.2

54.2

95

66.7

97

201.2

385.1

567.4

2.

Paper, Paperboard and manufactures thereof

33.2

46.7

40.9

37.5

75

66.4

69.3

95.3

127.3

a) Newsprint Paper

24.8

36.9

26.7

23.7

56.7

44.1

52.6

70.9

97.7

b) Others

8.4

9.8

14.1

13.8

18.3

22.3

16.7

24.4

29.6

3.

Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-up Articles

10.4

13.4

8.1

7.6

16.3

14.4

8.5

23.7

57.6

and Related Products

4.

Iron and Steel

194.6

317.9

294.2

320.1

533.6

359.2

244.4

306.1

562.1

5.

Non-Ferrous Metals

158

137

142.1

180.1

225

115.7

175

223.8

298.4

6.

Manufactures of Metal, n.e.s.

12.3

16.2

24.5

28.1

34.8

38.2

35.5

44.3

56

7.

Others

15.1

22.8

21.6

23.7

20.1

23.2

20.2

54.6

126.9

Machinery and Transport Equipment

522.2

629.7

693.3

836.2

876.1

1076.4

1166.9

1293.3

1531.5

1.

Machinery, other than Electric

341.1

362.4

388.2

547.5

508.2

664.2

857.1

809.1

935.4

2.

Electrical Machinery, Apparatus and Appliances

93.1

140.7

174.6

166.8

202.7

231.2

119.5

221.8

235.3

3.

Transport Equipment

88

126.6

130.4

121.9

165.2

181

190.2

262.4

360.7

a) Railway Vehicles

18.5

26.7

33

32.5

32.1

39.5

19.3

21.2

15.2

b) Others

69.5

99.9

97.5

89.4

133.2

141.4

170.9

241.2

345.5

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles

73.6

58.7

62.4

64

65.9

74.5

83.5

143.3

211.2

Total Imports

2162.3

2441.5

2433.1

3792.6

5690.6

6063.7

5651.7

7011.8

8278.7

( 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

345.7

480.6

769.5

661.7

1005.9

617.1

717.6

587.1

1.

Cereals and Cereal Preparations

130.7

127

387.1

386.1

781.9

203.6

90.1

68

a) Wheat

104.1

96.8

334.2

363.9

622.2

109

49.9

34.5

b) Rice

0.9

4.7

16.4

4

97.1

76

11.2

1.3

c) Others

25.6

25.5

36.5

18.2

62.7

18.6

29

32.2

2.

Cashew Nuts Raw

14.3

11

20.5

1.5

21.4

32.7

19.9

55.7

3.

Spices

14.2

23.1

21.9

28.8

39.7

25.2

19.8

26

4.

Others

186.5

319.6

340

245.4

162.9

355.7

587.8

437.4

Beverages and Tobacco

0.7

1

1.3

1.2

3

1.3

3

2.4

1.

Tobacco, Unmanufactured

0.1

0

0.1

0

0.6

0

0

0.1

2.

Others

0.7

0.9

1.2

1.2

2.4

1.3

3

2.3

Crude Materials, Inedible, except Fuels

658.6

714.9

940.4

793.6

922

944.9

1227.9

1271.4

1.

Crude Rubber including Synthetic and Reclaimed

66.2

39.9

84.8

66.1

79.8

73.4

82.2

84.1

2.

Cotton

0.1

0

13.2

0.1

0

0

10.3

0.1

3.

Jute

0.6

2.6

2.7

8.8

6.3

30

5

2

4.

Wool and Other Animal Hair excluding Wool Tops

39.4

64.2

48.9

57.6

74.8

69.1

84

68.9

5.

Manmade Fibres and Waste thereof

70.3

84.9

137.7

93.5

48.3

27.6

17.2

4.8

6.

Synthetic Fibres suitable for Spinning #

64.3

37.2

55.4

57.2

53

23.1

38.9

41.4

7.

Metalliferrous Ores and Metal Scrap

114.1

146.1

226.1

200.3

186.7

156

296.5

369.4

8.

Crude Fertilisers and Crude Minerals

227.3

263.4

267.1

211

291.7

347.8

381.2

329.1

9.

Others

76.3

76.7

104.5

98.9

181.4

218

312.7

371.6

Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials

4114.7

6692.2

5831.9

5957.4

4703.4

4595.9

4260.8

2370.8

1.

Petroleum Crude and Partly Refined

2701.5

4234.3

4165.9

4183.5

3424.6

2885.4

3013.3

1659.2

2.

Petroleum Products

1333.2

2420.6

1620.3

1632.7

1248.5

1664.4

1064.7

540.3

3.

Others

80

37.3

45.6

141.2

30.3

46.1

182.8

171.3

Animal and Vegetable Oils and Fats

562.3

889.9

767.1

463.2

772

847.7

629.4

513.6

1.

Vegetable oils, fixed

551.1

863.4

697.2

410.4

709.9

799.5

612.3

496.4

2.

Others

11.2

26.5

69.9

52.7

62

48.2

17.1

17.2

Chemicals

1196.4

1674.7

1476.2

1023

1360.2

2044.9

2348.1

2063.4

1.

Chemical elements and compounds

399.6

452.9

541

437.1

638.2

720.6

890.4

896.3

2.

Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials

31.4

26.3

27.7

29.1

30.3

34.9

46.1

52

3.

Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

91.3

106.9

94.2

91.9

142.1

115.4

144.8

167.3

4.

Fertilisers, manufactured

458.5

824.7

568.3

211.6

197.8

846.7

860.5

450.7

5.

Others

215.6

263.9

245

253.3

351.9

327.4

406.3

497.2

Manufactured Goods Classified

2434.6

2834.7

2896.6

2919.3

3091.6

2498.2

3090.4

3409.6

Chiefly by Material

1.

Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

429

526.9

443.1

754.4

1061.8

868.2

898.8

1165.5

2.

Paper, Paperboard and manufactures thereof

196.1

235.8

273.6

165

151.4

164.4

184.7

169.9

a) Newsprint Paper

136.6

145.4

202.1

122.2

109

118.3

106.6

95

b) Others

59.6

90.4

71.5

42.8

42.4

46.1

78.1

74.9

3.

Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-up Articles

65

75.1

107.9

131.6

131.6

94.7

124.7

118.1

and Related Products

4.

Iron and Steel

1072.7

1077.8

1342

1212.7

1014.2

791.6

1139.9

1218

5.

Non-Ferrous Metals

436.4

603.6

442.8

356.5

377.8

346.3

442.8

404.4

6.

Manufactures of Metal, n.e.s.

93.5

113.1

128.8

148.7

143.8

118.5

164.7

163.6

7.

Others

141.8

202.4

158.4

150.5

211

114.5

134.9

170.2

Machinery and Transport Equipment

1707.6

2302.1

2208.5

2661.5

3069.2

2546.2

3238

4913.5

1.

Machinery, other than Electric

873.9

1377

1503.9

1488.6

1983.9

1622

2119.3

3335.8

2.

Electrical Machinery, Apparatus and Appliances

415.6

328.3

364.5

511.1

653.1

613.9

753.8

948.9

3.

Transport Equipment

418.1

596.7

340.1

661.7

432.2

310.3

464.8

628.9

a) Railway Vehicles

31.5

58.8

61.6

71.3

42.9

27.3

27.8

32.6

b) Others

386.6

538

278.5

590.5

389.3

283

437

596.2

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles

270

276.4

281.4

305.7

383.5

316.1

451.6

594.8

Total Imports

11290.6

15866.5

15172.9

14786.6

15310.9

14412.3

16066.9

   15726.6

( 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.

Bulk Imports

7019.1

7886.1

8539.4

10848

8562.8

9829.8

9112.2

A.  Petroleum, Crude and Products

3118.1

3009

3767.5

6028.1

5324.8

6100

5753.5

B.  Bulk Consumption Goods

1140.6

1304

556.1

556.5

274.7

506.7

326.7

1.

Cereals and Cereal Preparations

50.9

534.2

234

101.6

70.3

333.5

92.6

2.

Edible Oils

747.2

503.9

125.4

181.6

100.5

57.6

53.1

3.

Pulses

193.6

265.8

138.4

268.2

103.5

115.5

180.7

4.

Sugar

148.9

0.1

58.3

5.2

0.3

0

0.2

C.  Other Bulk Items

2760.4

3573.1

4215.9

4263.3

2963.2

3223.1

3032

1.

Fertilizers

391.8

644.7

1082.9

984.3

954.2

977.7

825.9

a) Crude

107.9

131.4

161.4

193.2

184.5

158.4

122

b) Sulphur and Unroasted Iron Pyrites

139.1

173.4

180.3

155.1

124.4

120.9

72.2

c) Manufactured

144.9

340

741.2

636

645.3

698.4

631.7

2.

Non Ferrous Metals

492.8

535.8

712.9

614.1

340.6

394.8

479.2

3.

Paper, Paperboards, Mgfs.  including News Prints

208.3

209.6

209.3

254.2

197.9

177.2

221.9

4.

Crude Rubber, including Synthetic and Reclaimed

92.9

119.4

104.4

126.1

73.8

90

109

5.

Pulp and Waste Paper

184

179.3

184.5

255.2

121.2

141.2

158.6

6.

Metalliferrous Ores, Metal Scrap, etc.

372.9

549.4

569.5

851.7

476.5

663.6

442.4

7.

Iron and Steel

1017.8

1335

1352.4

1177.6

798.9

778.6

795

II.

Non-Bulk Imports

10136.6

11611.1

12679.8

13224.6

10847.8

12051.8

14194

A. Capital Goods

5063.8

4803

5288.1

5835.6

4232.6

4531.6

6242.8

1.

Manufactures of Metals

123.8

133.5

144.8

168.5

130.4

145.8

178.3

2.

Machine Tools

163.2

173.8

191.8

263.2

172.8

166.1

154.6

3.

Machinery except Electrical and Electronic

2016.5

1809.5

1929.9

2100

1457.5

1652.6

1881.9

4.

Electrical Machinery except Electronic

843.2

1079

1088.4

948.7

629.8

826.9

204.1

5.

Electronic Goods

.

.

.

.

.

.

912.4

6.

Computer Goods

.

.

.

.

.

.

18

7.

Transport Equipment

586.1

519.8

889.3

930.5

371.2

461.8

1270.4

8.

Project Goods

1330.9

1087.5

1043.9

1424.7

1471

1278.5

1623.1

B.  Mainly Export Related Items

2584.8

3729

3960.9

3680

3581

4148.2

4387.5

1.

Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

1556.7

2192.8

2554.6

2083.1

1957.1

2442.1

2634.5

2.

Organic and Inorganic Chemicals

834.4

1307.9

1153.8

1275.6

1378.7

1427.5

1370.7

3.

Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-ups, etc.

144

185.9

202.7

246.7

137.1

148.7

228.4

4.

Cashew Nuts

49.7

42.4

49.8

74.7

108.2

129.9

153.9

C.  Others

2488

3079.1

3430.8

3709

3034.2

3372

3563.7

1.

Artificial Resins and Plastic Materials, etc.

437.4

558.3

599.4

610

568.7

420.5

434.5

2.

Professional, Scientific Controlling

385.4

469.1

404

590.6

407.2

501.4

422.3

Instruments, Photographic Optical Goods

3.

Coal, Coke and Briquittes, etc.

168.9

290

337.5

440

420.4

477.6

466.5

4.

Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

129.4

163.3

240

261.1

226.6

280.8

257.9

5.

Chemical Materials and Products

147.5

129.1

131.3

159.4

137.2

169.5

167

6.

Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures

80.8

113.4

102.3

113.1

88.8

89.1

86.8

7.

Others

1138.6

1356

1616.3

1534.9

1185.2

1433

1728.8

Total Imports

17155.7

19497.2

21219.2

24072.5

19410.5

21881.6

   23306.2

(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