(US $ million)

Commodity / Year

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

I. Bulk Imports

11320.6

14314.3

16365.1

14790.1

13230.1

19646.1

20815.7

A. Petroleum, Crude and Products

5927.8

7525.8

10036.2

8164.0

6398.6

12611.4

15650.1

B. Bulk Consumption Goods

1144.1

969.7

1214.0

1483.4

2524.2

2416.9

1443.2

1. Cereals and Cereal Preparations

29.4

24.0

137.2

291.5

287.7

221.9

19.1

2. Edible Oils

198.8

676.2

825.1

743.9

1803.9

1856.8

1308.2

3. Pulses

188.8

205.0

250.8

321.4

168.5

81.9

109.1

4. Sugar

727.1

64.5

0.9

126.5

264.1

256.3

6.8

C. Other Bulk Items

4248.6

5818.9

5114.8

5142.8

4307.3

4617.8

3722.4

1. Fertilisers

1052.4

1682.7

911.2

1116.6

1076.4

1399.1

751.8

a) Crude

152.6

156.8

134.5

178.2

198.3

204.2

222.3

b) Sulphur and Unroasted Iron Pyrites

135.8

144.4

91.0

94.3

66.6

116.0

89.0

c) Manufactured

763.9

1381.5

685.7

844.1

811.4

1079.0

440.5

2. Non-Ferrous Metals

717.9

903.9

1105.6

920.3

597.4

546.9

533.8

3. Paper, Paper Boards, Manufactures including News Prints

246.2

473.3

498.7

502.1

465.1

447.2

451.1

4. Crude Rubber, including Synthetic and Reclaimed

118.1

215.0

177.3

160.4

145.4

143.3

151.9

5. Pulp and Waste Paper

202.3

275.3

231.7

283.9

235.5

255.2

281.7

6. Metalliferrous Ores, Metal Scrap, etc.

748.1

822.4

819.6

738.4

723.9

874.5

774.2

7. Iron and Steel

1163.6

1446.2

1370.6

1421.1

1063.5

951.7

777.8

II. Non-Bulk Imports

17333.8

22361.0

22767.4

26694.4

29158.6

30024.6

29720.8

A. Capital Goods

7638.1

10330.2

9922.0

9796.1

10064.4

8965.5

8941.1

1. Manufactures of Metals

206.2

278.2

316.4

325.3

380.1

405.0

390.3

2. Machine Tools

213.6

371.9

525.0

422.2

346.9

261.5

219.1

3. Machinery except Electrical and Electronic

2727.8

3924.4

3644.3

3621.9

3044.5

2745.0

2708.8

4. Electrical Machinery except Electronic

251.4

386.4

325.3

378.2

421.0

437.8

481.0

5. Electronic Goods

1228.1

1752.3

1423.8

2087.8

2223.0

2796.6

3508.5

6. Computer Goods

43.6

120.8

84.4

170.1

162.5

197.0

186.0

7. Transport Equipment

1113.6

1105.1

1484.3

1051.3

798.2

1136.6

700.3

8. Project Goods

1853.6

2391.0

2118.3

1739.4

2688.1

986.0

747.2

B. Mainly Export Related Items

4316.6

5257.5

6138.0

6913.3

7131.1

9117.3

8058.6

1. Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

1629.7

2106.0

2925.0

3342.1

3760.3

5436.0

4807.7

2. Organic and Inorganic Chemicals

2137.1

2565.5

2660.9

2956.1

2683.7

2866.3

2443.9

3. Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Ups, etc.

329.6

358.7

358.5

408.6

456.8

538.4

596.8

4. Cashew Nuts

220.2

227.2

193.7

206.4

230.3

276.5

210.3

C. Others

5379.1

6773.3

6707.4

9984.9

11963.2

11941.8

12721.1

1. Gold and Silver

712.6

867.1

991.5

3169.3

5072.1

4706.1

4638.0

a) Gold

4151.8

4121.6

b) Silver

554.3

516.5

2. Artificial Resins and Plastic Materials, etc.

606.2

803.4

796.0

692.6

675.7

719.5

554.9

3. Professional, Scientific Controlling
Instruments, Photographic Optical Goods

491.9

669.1

552.6

745.7

820.2

844.5

878.8

4. Coal, Coke and Briquittes, etc.

708.4

925.5

994.9

1192.5

979.7

1008.1

1103.1

5. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

298.5

406.0

306.8

389.4

383.9

373.0

374.7

6. Chemical Materials and Products

201.9

245.5

263.6

298.8

389.8

360.8

334.5

7. Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures

131.5

151.5

120.9

138.5

160.3

163.9

173.7

8. Others

2228.1

2705.2

2681.1

3358.1

3481.5

3765.9

4663.4

Total Imports

28654.4

36675.3

39132.4

41484.5

42388.7

49670.7

50536.5

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TABLE 131 : IMPORTS OF PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES - US DOLLAR (Concld.)

(US $ million)

Commodity / Year

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

1

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

I. Bulk Imports

20263.1

24299.5

29461.5

42400.7

61086.1

84235.8

112744.8

138791.0

A. Petroleum, Crude and Products

14000.3

17639.5

20569.5

29844.1

43963.1

56945.3

79644.6

93671.7

B. Bulk Consumption Goods

2043.2

2411.0

3072.8

3104.6

2766.6

4294.1

4600.3

4975.3

1. Cereals and Cereal Preparations

18.2

24.5

19.4

26.4

36.1

32.1

705.2

47.0

2. Edible Oils

1355.6

1814.2

2542.5

2465.3

2024.0

2108.3

2558.6

3443.4

3. Pulses

662.6

565.6

497.2

395.6

559.3

860.1

1335.0

1358.1

4. Sugar

6.8

6.8

13.6

217.3

147.2

0.8

1.5

126.8

C. Other Bulk Items

4219.6

4249.0

5819.2

9452.0

14356.5

22996.4

28499.9

40144.0

1. Fertilisers

679.0

625.8

720.8

1377.1

2127.0

3144.1

5406.0

13626.5

a) Crude

166.8

184.8

133.8

289.5

317.8

361.1

467.3

1062.6

b) Sulphur and Unroasted Iron Pyrites

57.4

83.3

86.2

128.1

136.0

109.3

362.0

651.1

c) Manufactured

454.8

357.6

500.8

959.5

1673.3

2673.6

4576.6

11912.7

2. Non-Ferrous Metals

647.3

666.5

948.8

1310.3

1844.4

2604.9

3505.2

5699.3

3. Paper, Paper Boards, Manufactures including News Prints

446.9

449.4

657.7

727.7

944.1

1206.8

1424.8

1770.3

4. Crude Rubber, including Synthetic and Reclaimed

174.3

182.5

280.8

409.2

414.1

630.8

785.7

860.8

5. Pulp and Waste Paper

294.7

343.4

409.1

489.5

572.9

639.3

778.0

805.6

6. Metalliferrous Ores, Metal Scrap, etc.

1143.7

1037.8

1295.9

2468.5

3881.8

8345.8

7911.7

7906.3

7. Iron and Steel

833.7

943.7

1506.1

2669.7

4572.2

6424.7

8688.6

9475.3

II. Non-Bulk Imports

31150.2

37112.6

48687.6

69116.7

88079.6

101499.4

138694.6

164905.3

A. Capital Goods

9882.2

13498.2

18278.9

25135.0

37666.2

47069.1

70110.5

71833.1

1. Manufactures of Metals

407.0

488.3

689.7

918.7

1211.1

1603.6

2662.7

3254.9

2. Machine Tools

193.0

246.9

460.1

620.4

1076.2

1481.3

2208.0

2259.8

3. Machinery except Electrical and Electronic

2970.8

3565.6

4743.6

6817.8

10009.8

13850.4

19860.4

21601.0

4. Electrical Machinery except Electronic

594.4

664.1

872.2

1195.0

1504.3

1959.8

2870.5

3685.5

5. Electronic Goods

3782.0

5599.4

7506.1

9993.2

13241.7

15972.5

20209.9

23333.8

6. Computer Goods

216.5

493.8

383.2

666.3

901.9

967.0

893.8

1274.6

7. Transport Equipment

1149.4

1897.4

3227.9

4327.4

8838.5

9438.6

20111.6

13230.3

8. Project Goods

569.0

542.7

396.0

596.2

882.7

1795.9

1293.5

3193.1

B. Mainly Export Related Items

8260.0

10313.7

12716.8

17095.5

18641.0

17871.7

20768.3

31930.8

1. Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

4622.6

6062.8

7128.7

9422.7

9134.4

7487.5

7971.6

16581.3

2. Organic and Inorganic Chemicals

2799.6

3025.2

4031.9

5699.9

6984.1

7830.6

9896.6

12203.0

3. Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Ups, etc.

747.5

970.4

1257.8

1571.2

2050.5

2151.2

2474.1

2565.4

4. Cashew Nuts

90.4

255.4

298.5

401.7

471.9

402.4

425.9

581.1

C. Others

13008.0

13300.7

17691.9

26886.2

31772.4

36558.5

47815.9

61141.4

1. Gold and Silver

4582.3

4288.3

6856.4

11150.0

11317.7

14646.0

17867.0

22783.0

a) Gold

4170.4

3844.9

6516.9

10537.7

10830.5

14461.9

16723.6

20725.6

b) Silver

411.9

443.3

339.5

612.3

487.2

184.1

1143.3

2057.4

2. Artificial Resins and Plastic Materials, etc.

674.1

781.8

1082.0

1456.9

2267.7

2584.8

3685.2

3939.1

3. Professional, Scientific Controlling
Instruments, Photographic Optical Goods

1041.1

1133.2

1230.3

1530.4

1972.7

2341.0

3899.6

4420.3

4. Coal, Coke and Briquittes, etc.

1143.3

1239.6

1410.8

3198.4

3868.7

4576.8

6423.7

9990.1

5. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

424.9

592.0

643.7

705.4

1027.9

1296.4

1671.7

1886.1

6. Chemical Materials and Products

444.4

452.0

631.6

819.4

1052.5

1321.6

1625.3

2092.8

7. Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures

219.9

234.7

327.4

471.9

621.9

780.0

1046.6

1171.4

8. Others

4478.0

4579.1

5509.8

7553.9

9643.2

9011.9

11596.9

12357.2

Total Imports

51413.3

61412.1

78149.1

111517.4

149166.0

185735.2

251439.4

303696.3

Note : Data for 2007-08 are revised and data for 2008-09 are provisional.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics.