(US $ million)

Commodity / Year

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

I. Bulk Imports

16365.1

14790.1

13230.1

19646.1

20815.7

20263.1

24299.5

29461.5

A. Petroleum, Crude and Products

10036.2

8164.0

6398.6

12611.4

15650.1

14000.3

17639.5

20569.5

B. Bulk Consumption Goods

1214.0

1483.4

2524.2

2416.9

1443.2

2043.2

2411.0

3072.8

1. Cereals and Cereal Preparations

137.2

291.5

287.7

221.9

19.1

18.2

24.5

19.4

2. Edible Oils

825.1

743.9

1803.9

1856.8

1308.2

1355.6

1814.2

2542.5

3. Pulses

250.8

321.4

168.5

81.9

109.1

662.6

565.6

497.2

4. Sugar

0.9

126.5

264.1

256.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

13.6

C. Other Bulk Items

5114.8

5142.8

4307.3

4617.8

3722.4

4219.6

4249.0

5819.2

1. Fertilisers

911.2

1116.6

1076.4

1399.1

751.8

679.0

625.8

720.8

a) Crude

134.5

178.2

198.3

204.2

222.3

166.8

184.8

133.8

b) Sulphur and Unroasted Iron Pyrites

91.0

94.3

66.6

116.0

89.0

57.4

83.3

86.2

c) Manufactured

685.7

844.1

811.4

1079.0

440.5

454.8

357.6

500.8

2. Non-Ferrous Metals

1105.6

920.3

597.4

546.9

533.8

647.3

666.5

948.8

3. Paper, Paper Boards, Manufactures including News Prints

498.7

502.1

465.1

447.2

451.1

446.9

449.4

657.7

4. Crude Rubber, including Synthetic and Reclaimed

177.3

160.4

145.4

143.3

151.9

174.3

182.5

280.8

5. Pulp and Waste Paper

231.7

283.9

235.5

255.2

281.7

294.7

343.4

409.1

6. Metalliferrous Ores, Metal Scrap, etc.

819.6

738.4

723.9

874.5

774.2

1143.7

1037.8

1295.9

7. Iron and Steel

1370.6

1421.1

1063.5

951.7

777.8

833.7

943.7

1506.1

II. Non-Bulk Imports

22767.4

26694.4

29158.6

30024.6

29720.8

31150.2

37112.6

48687.6

A. Capital Goods

9922.0

9796.1

10064.4

8965.5

8941.1

9882.2

13498.2

18278.9

1. Manufactures of Metals

316.4

325.3

380.1

405.0

390.3

407.0

488.3

689.7

2. Machine Tools

525.0

422.2

346.9

261.5

219.1

193.0

246.9

460.1

3. Machinery except Electrical and Electronic

3644.3

3621.9

3044.5

2745.0

2708.8

2970.8

3565.6

4743.6

4. Electrical Machinery except Electronic

325.3

378.2

421.0

437.8

481.0

594.4

664.1

872.2

5. Electronic Goods

1423.8

2087.8

2223.0

2796.6

3508.5

3782.0

5599.4

7506.1

6. Computer Goods

84.4

170.1

162.5

197.0

186.0

216.5

493.8

383.2

7. Transport Equipment

1484.3

1051.3

798.2

1136.6

700.3

1149.4

1897.4

3227.9

8. Project Goods

2118.3

1739.4

2688.1

986.0

747.2

569.0

542.7

396.0

B. Mainly Export Related Items

6138.0

6913.3

7131.1

9117.3

8058.6

8260.0

10313.7

12716.8

1. Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

2925.0

3342.1

3760.3

5436.0

4807.7

4622.6

6062.8

7128.7

2. Organic and Inorganic Chemicals

2660.9

2956.1

2683.7

2866.3

2443.9

2799.6

3025.2

4031.9

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

358.5

408.6

456.8

538.4

596.8

747.5

970.4

1257.8

4. Cashew Nuts

193.7

206.4

230.3

276.5

210.3

90.4

255.4

298.5

C. Others

6707.4

9984.9

11963.2

11941.8

12721.1

13008.0

13300.7

17691.9

1. Gold and Silver

991.5

3169.3

5072.1

4706.1

4638.0

4582.3

4288.3

6856.4

a) Gold

-

-

-

4151.8

4121.6

4170.4

3844.9

6516.9

b) Silver

-

-

-

554.3

516.5

411.9

443.3

339.5

2. Artificial Resins and Plastic Materials, etc.

796.0

692.6

675.7

719.5

554.9

674.1

781.8

1082.0

3. Professional, Scientific Controlling Instruments, Photographic Optical Goods

552.6

745.7

820.2

844.5

878.8

1041.1

1133.2

1230.3

4. Coal, Coke and Briquittes, etc.

994.9

1192.5

979.7

1008.1

1103.1

1143.3

1239.6

1410.8

5. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

306.8

389.4

383.9

373.0

374.7

424.9

592.0

643.7

6. Chemical Materials and Products

263.6

298.8

389.8

360.8

334.5

444.4

452.0

631.6

7. Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures

120.9

138.5

160.3

163.9

173.7

219.9

234.7

327.4

8. Others

2681.1

3358.1

3481.5

3765.9

4663.4

4478.0

4579.1

5509.8

Total Imports

39132.4

41484.5

42388.7

49670.7

50536.5

51413.3

61412.1

78149.1

(Continued)

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

(US $ million)

Commodity / Year

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

I. Bulk Imports

42400.7

61086.1

84235.8

112744.7

138791.0

125315.1

151167.1

214754.6

A. Petroleum, Crude and Products

29844.1

43963.1

56945.3

79644.5

93671.7

87135.9

105964.4

154905.9

B. Bulk Consumption Goods

3104.6

2766.6

4294.1

4600.3

4975.3

9012.7

8854.8

11614.4

1. Cereals and Cereal Preparations

26.4

36.1

1324.9

705.2

47.0

104.7

119.7

70.1

2. Edible Oils

2465.3

2024.0

2108.3

2558.6

3443.4

5582.1

6553.7

9649.3

3. Pulses

395.6

559.3

860.1

1335.0

1358.1

2068.4

1569.2

1829.5

4. Sugar

217.3

147.2

0.8

1.5

126.8

1257.5

612.3

65.5

C. Other Bulk Items

9452.0

14356.5

22996.4

28499.9

40144.0

29166.5

36347.9

48234.3

1. Fertilisers

1377.1

2127.0

3144.1

5406.0

13626.5

6836.9

7162.0

11514.1

a) Crude

289.5

317.8

361.1

467.3

1062.6

701.1

715.7

1660.1

b) Sulphur and Unroasted Iron Pyrites

128.1

136.0

109.3

362.0

651.2

143.7

241.3

486.1

c) Manufactured

959.5

1673.3

2673.6

4576.6

11912.7

5992.1

6205.1

9367.9

2. Non-Ferrous Metals

1310.3

1844.4

2604.9

3505.2

5699.3

3006.5

4080.2

4887.9

3. Paper, Paper Boards, Manufactures including News Prints

727.7

944.1

1206.8

1424.8

1770.3

1504.1

2110.0

2582.0

4. Crude Rubber, including Synthetic and Reclaimed

409.2

414.1

630.8

785.7

860.8

1014.6

1772.1

2502.1

5. Pulp and Waste Paper

489.5

572.9

639.3

778.0

805.6

880.7

1143.1

1377.1

6. Metalliferrous Ores, Metal Scrap, etc.

2468.5

3881.8

8345.8

7911.7

7906.3

7682.8

9704.6

13386.4

7. Iron and Steel

2669.7

4572.2

6424.7

8688.6

9475.3

8240.9

10375.9

11984.9

II. Non-Bulk Imports

69116.7

88079.6

101499.4

138694.4

164905.3

163057.7

218602.0

274662.8

A. Capital Goods

25135.0

37666.2

47069.1

70110.5

71833.1

65865.0

78546.1

99364.7

1. Manufactures of Metals

918.7

1211.1

1603.6

2662.7

3254.9

2402.1

3328.9

4284.3

2. Machine Tools

620.4

1076.2

1481.3

2208.0

2259.8

1655.7

2255.3

2994.3

3. Machinery except Electrical and Electronic

6817.8

10009.8

13850.4

19860.4

21601.0

19683.1

23846.8

30229.4

4. Electrical Machinery except Electronic

1195.0

1504.3

1959.8

2870.5

3685.5

3113.4

3843.0

4774.7

5. Electronic Goods

9993.2

13241.7

15972.5

20209.9

23333.8

20955.2

26560.6

32625.7

6. Computer Goods

666.3

901.9

967.0

893.8

1274.6

1680.5

1129.7

1631.6

7. Transport Equipment

4327.4

8838.5

9438.6

20111.6

13230.3

11692.3

11437.5

14038.2

8. Project Goods

596.2

882.7

1795.9

1293.6

3193.1

4682.8

6144.4

8786.4

B. Mainly Export Related Items

17095.5

18641.0

17871.7

20768.3

31930.8

31270.0

53608.3

54478.9

1. Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

9422.7

9134.4

7487.5

7971.6

16581.3

16162.1

34588.9

30511.7

2. Organic and Inorganic Chemicals

5699.9

6984.1

7830.6

9896.6

12203.0

11903.2

15220.8

18953.7

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

1571.2

2050.5

2151.2

2474.1

2565.4

2562.4

3217.1

3890.9

4. Cashew Nuts

401.7

471.9

402.4

425.9

581.1

642.4

581.5

1113.8

C. Others

26886.2

31772.4

36558.5

47815.7

61141.4

65922.8

86447.6

120819.3

1. Gold and Silver

11150.0

11317.7

14646.0

17867.0

22783.0

29601.7

42482.7

61333.7

a) Gold

10537.7

10830.5

14461.9

16723.6

20725.6

28640.0

40546.9

56249.3

b) Silver

612.3

487.2

184.1

1143.3

2057.4

961.7

1935.8

5084.5

2. Artificial Resins and Plastic Materials, etc.

1456.9

2267.7

2584.8

3685.2

3939.1

4990.1

6870.5

7532.8

3. Professional, Scientific Controlling Instruments, Photographic Optical Goods

1530.4

1972.7

2341.0

3899.6

4420.3

3616.3

4214.0

5272.0

4. Coal, Coke and Briquittes, etc.

3198.4

3868.7

4576.8

6423.7

9990.2

8960.4

9804.1

17405.6

5. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

705.4

1027.9

1296.4

1671.7

1886.1

2099.1

2439.3

3001.7

6. Chemical Materials and Products

819.4

1052.5

1321.6

1625.3

2092.8

2292.1

2914.3

3465.9

7. Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures

471.9

621.9

780.0

1046.6

1171.4

1080.8

1523.2

2069.7

8. Others

7553.9

9643.2

9012.0

11596.7

14858.5

13282.2

16199.8

20737.8

Total Imports

111517.4

149166.0

185735.2

251439.2

303696.3

288372.9

369769.1

489417.4

Note : Data for 2010-11 are revised and data for 2011-12 are provisional.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics.