(US $ million)

Commodity / Year

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

I. Bulk Imports

14314.3

16365.1

14790.1

13230.1

19646.1

20815.7

20263.1

24299.5

A. Petroleum, Crude and Products

7525.8

10036.2

8164.0

6398.6

12611.4

15650.1

14000.3

17639.5

B. Bulk Consumption Goods

969.7

1214.0

1483.4

2524.2

2416.9

1443.2

2043.2

2411.0

1. Cereals and Cereal Preparations

24.0

137.2

291.5

287.7

221.9

19.1

18.2

24.5

2. Edible Oils

676.2

825.1

743.9

1803.9

1856.8

1308.2

1355.6

1814.2

3. Pulses

205.0

250.8

321.4

168.5

81.9

109.1

662.6

565.6

4. Sugar

64.5

0.9

126.5

264.1

256.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

C. Other Bulk Items

5818.9

5114.8

5142.8

4307.3

4617.8

3722.4

4219.6

4249.0

1. Fertilisers

1682.7

911.2

1116.6

1076.4

1399.1

751.8

679.0

625.8

a) Crude

156.8

134.5

178.2

198.3

204.2

222.3

166.8

184.8

b) Sulphur and Unroasted Iron Pyrites

144.4

91.0

94.3

66.6

116.0

89.0

57.4

83.3

c) Manufactured

1381.5

685.7

844.1

811.4

1079.0

440.5

454.8

357.6

2. Non-Ferrous Metals

903.9

1105.6

920.3

597.4

546.9

533.8

647.3

666.5

3. Paper, Paper Boards, Manufactures including News Prints

473.3

498.7

502.1

465.1

447.2

451.1

446.9

449.4

4. Crude Rubber, including Synthetic and Reclaimed

215.0

177.3

160.4

145.4

143.3

151.9

174.3

182.5

5. Pulp and Waste Paper

275.3

231.7

283.9

235.5

255.2

281.7

294.7

343.4

6. Metalliferrous Ores, Metal Scrap, etc.

822.4

819.6

738.4

723.9

874.5

774.2

1143.7

1037.8

7. Iron and Steel

1446.2

1370.6

1421.1

1063.5

951.7

777.8

833.7

943.7

II. Non-Bulk Imports

22361.0

22767.4

26694.4

29158.6

30024.6

29720.8

31150.2

37112.6

A. Capital Goods

10330.2

9922.0

9796.1

10064.4

8965.5

8941.1

9882.2

13498.2

1. Manufactures of Metals

278.2

316.4

325.3

380.1

405.0

390.3

407.0

488.3

2. Machine Tools

371.9

525.0

422.2

346.9

261.5

219.1

193.0

246.9

3. Machinery except Electrical and Electronic

3924.4

3644.3

3621.9

3044.5

2745.0

2708.8

2970.8

3565.6

4. Electrical Machinery except Electronic

386.4

325.3

378.2

421.0

437.8

481.0

594.4

664.1

5. Electronic Goods

1752.3

1423.8

2087.8

2223.0

2796.6

3508.5

3782.0

5599.4

6. Computer Goods

120.8

84.4

170.1

162.5

197.0

186.0

216.5

493.8

7. Transport Equipment

1105.1

1484.3

1051.3

798.2

1136.6

700.3

1149.4

1897.4

8. Project Goods

2391.0

2118.3

1739.4

2688.1

986.0

747.2

569.0

542.7

B. Mainly Export Related Items

5257.5

6138.0

6913.3

7131.1

9117.3

8058.6

8260.0

10313.7

1. Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

2106.0

2925.0

3342.1

3760.3

5436.0

4807.7

4622.6

6062.8

2. Organic and Inorganic Chemicals

2565.5

2660.9

2956.1

2683.7

2866.3

2443.9

2799.6

3025.2

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

358.7

358.5

408.6

456.8

538.4

596.8

747.5

970.4

4. Cashew Nuts

227.2

193.7

206.4

230.3

276.5

210.3

90.4

255.4

C. Others

6773.3

6707.4

9984.9

11963.2

11941.8

12721.1

13008.0

13300.7

1. Gold and Silver

867.1

991.5

3169.3

5072.1

4706.1

4638.0

4582.3

4288.3

a) Gold

4151.8

4121.6

4170.4

3844.9

b) Silver

554.3

516.5

411.9

443.3

2. Artificial Resins and Plastic Materials, etc.

803.4

796.0

692.6

675.7

719.5

554.9

674.1

781.8

3. Professional, Scientific Controlling
Instruments, Photographic Optical Goods

669.1

552.6

745.7

820.2

844.5

878.8

1041.1

1133.2

4. Coal, Coke and Briquettes, etc.

925.5

994.9

1192.5

979.7

1008.1

1103.1

1143.3

1239.6

5. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

406.0

306.8

389.4

383.9

373.0

374.7

424.9

592.0

6. Chemical Materials and Products

245.5

263.6

298.8

389.8

360.8

334.5

444.4

452.0

7. Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures

151.5

120.9

138.5

160.3

163.9

173.7

219.9

234.7

8. Others

2705.2

2681.1

3358.1

3481.5

3765.9

4663.4

4478.0

4579.1

Total Imports

36675.3

39132.4

41484.5

42388.7

49670.7

50536.5

51413.3

61412.1

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

(US $ million)

Commodity / Year

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

1

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

I. Bulk Imports

29461.5

42400.7

61086.1

84235.8

112744.7

138791.1

125315.1

150489.7

A. Petroleum, Crude and Products

20569.5

29844.1

43963.1

56945.3

79644.5

93671.7

87135.9

106068.2

B. Bulk Consumption Goods

3072.8

3104.6

2766.6

4294.1

4600.3

4975.3

9012.7

8720.3

1. Cereals and Cereal Preparations

19.4

26.4

36.1

32.1

705.2

47.0

104.7

114.7

2. Edible Oils

2542.5

2465.3

2024.0

2108.3

2558.6

3443.4

5582.1

6461.9

3. Pulses

497.2

395.6

559.3

860.1

1335.0

1358.1

2068.4

1532.0

4. Sugar

13.6

217.3

147.2

0.8

1.5

126.8

1257.5

611.8

C. Other Bulk Items

5819.2

9452.0

14356.5

22996.4

28499.9

40144.0

29166.5

35701.1

1. Fertilisers

720.8

1377.1

2127.0

3144.1

5406.0

13626.5

6836.9

6983.3

a) Crude

133.8

289.5

317.8

361.1

467.3

1062.6

701.1

708.7

b) Sulphur and Unroasted Iron Pyrites

86.2

128.1

136.0

109.3

362.0

651.2

143.7

229.4

c) Manufactured

500.8

959.5

1673.3

2673.6

4576.6

11912.7

5992.1

6045.1

2. Non-Ferrous Metals

948.8

1310.3

1844.4

2604.9

3505.2

5699.3

3006.5

4028.8

3. Paper, Paper Boards, Manufactures including News Prints

657.7

727.7

944.1

1206.8

1424.8

1770.3

1504.1

2100.7

4. Crude Rubber, including Synthetic and Reclaimed

280.8

409.2

414.1

630.8

785.7

860.8

1014.6

1761.4

5. Pulp and Waste Paper

409.1

489.5

572.9

639.3

778.0

805.6

880.7

1138.2

6. Metalliferrous Ores, Metal Scrap, etc.

1295.9

2468.5

3881.8

8345.8

7911.7

7906.3

7682.8

9409.5

7. Iron and Steel

1506.1

2669.7

4572.2

6424.7

8688.6

9475.3

8240.9

10279.2

II. Non-Bulk Imports

48687.6

69116.7

88079.6

101499.4

138694.4

160042.8

163057.7

202085.3

A. Capital Goods

18278.9

25135.0

37666.2

47069.1

70110.5

71833.1

65865.0

71627.2

1. Manufactures of Metals

689.7

918.7

1211.1

1603.6

2662.7

3254.9

2402.1

3229.1

2. Machine Tools

460.1

620.4

1076.2

1481.3

2208.0

2259.8

1655.7

2234.1

3. Machinery except Electrical and Electronic

4743.6

6817.8

10009.8

13850.4

19860.4

21601.0

19683.1

23296.5

4. Electrical Machinery except Electronic

872.2

1195.0

1504.3

1959.8

2870.5

3685.5

3113.4

3543.3

5. Electronic Goods

7506.1

9993.2

13241.7

15972.5

20209.9

23333.8

20955.2

21490.3

6. Computer Goods

383.2

666.3

901.9

967.0

893.8

1274.6

1680.5

756.5

7. Transport Equipment

3227.9

4327.4

8838.5

9438.6

20111.6

13230.3

11692.3

10989.6

8. Project Goods

396.0

596.2

882.7

1795.9

1293.6

3193.1

4682.8

6087.8

B. Mainly Export Related Items

12716.8

17095.5

18641.0

17871.7

20768.3

31930.8

31270.0

49639.4

1. Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

7128.7

9422.7

9134.4

7487.5

7971.6

16581.3

16162.1

31261.8

2. Organic and Inorganic Chemicals

4031.9

5699.9

6984.1

7830.6

9896.6

12203.0

11903.2

14741.6

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

1257.8

1571.2

2050.5

2151.2

2474.1

2565.4

2562.4

3091.7

4. Cashew Nuts

298.5

401.7

471.9

402.4

425.9

581.1

642.4

544.3

C. Others

17691.9

26886.2

31772.4

36558.5

47815.7

56278.9

65922.8

80818.6

1. Gold and Silver

6856.4

11150.0

11317.7

14646.0

17867.0

22783.0

29601.7

35611.2

a) Gold

6516.9

10537.7

10830.5

14461.9

16723.6

20725.6

28640.1

33875.8

b) Silver

339.5

612.3

487.2

184.1

1143.3

2057.4

961.7

1735.4

2. Artificial Resins and Plastic Materials, etc.

1082.0

1456.9

2267.7

2584.8

3685.2

3939.1

4990.1

6864.6

3. Professional, Scientific Controlling
Instruments, Photographic Optical Goods

1230.3

1530.4

1972.7

2341.0

3899.6

4420.3

3616.3

3746.5

4. Coal, Coke and Briquittes, etc.

1410.8

3198.4

3868.7

4576.8

6423.7

9990.2

8960.4

9658.3

5. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

643.7

705.4

1027.9

1296.4

1671.7

1886.1

2099.1

2376.0

6. Chemical Materials and Products

631.6

819.4

1052.5

1321.6

1625.3

2092.8

2292.1

2770.8

7. Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures

327.4

471.9

621.9

780.0

1046.6

1171.4

1080.8

1480.1

8. Others

5509.8

7553.9

9643.2

9011.9

11596.7

9996.0

13282.3

18311.1

Total Imports

78149.1

111517.4

149166.0

185735.2

251439.2

298833.9

288372.9

352575.0

Note : Data for 2009-10 are revised and data for 2010-11 are provisional.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics.