(` Billion)

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

580.96

549.67

556.60

851.32

950.95

966.38

1175.98

1353.80

A. Petroleum, Crude and Products

356.29

303.41

269.19

546.49

714.97

667.70

853.67

945.20

B. Bulk Consumption Goods

43.10

55.13

106.19

104.73

65.93

97.45

116.68

141.20

1. Cereals and Cereal Preparations*

4.87

10.83

12.11

9.62

0.87

0.87

1.19

0.89

2. Edible Oils

29.29

27.65

75.89

80.46

59.77

64.65

87.80

116.83

3. Pulses

8.90

11.95

7.09

3.55

4.99

31.60

27.37

22.85

4. Sugar

0.03

4.70

11.11

11.11

0.31

0.33

0.33

0.63

C. Other Bulk Items

181.58

191.13

181.21

200.10

170.05

201.24

205.63

267.40

1. Fertilisers

32.35

41.50

45.28

60.63

34.35

32.38

30.29

33.12

a) Crude

4.78

6.62

8.34

8.85

10.15

7.96

8.94

6.15

b) Sulphur and Unroasted Iron Pyrites

3.23

3.51

2.80

5.03

4.07

2.74

4.03

3.96

c) Manufactured

24.34

31.37

34.14

46.76

20.13

21.69

17.31

23.01

2. Non-Ferrous Metals

39.25

34.20

25.14

23.70

24.39

30.87

32.26

43.60

3. Paper, Paper Boards, Manufactures
including News Prints

17.70

18.66

19.57

19.38

20.61

21.31

21.75

30.22

4. Crude Rubber, including Synthetic and Reclaimed

6.30

5.96

6.12

6.21

6.94

8.31

8.83

12.90

5. Pulp and Waste Paper

8.23

10.55

9.91

11.06

12.87

14.05

16.62

18.80

6. Metalliferrous Ores, Metal Scrap, etc.

29.10

27.44

30.46

37.89

35.37

54.55

50.22

59.55

7. Iron and Steel

48.66

52.81

44.74

41.24

35.54

39.76

45.67

69.21

II. Non-Bulk Imports

808.24

992.09

1226.72

1301.05

1357.78

1485.61

1796.08

2237.27

A. Capital Goods

352.23

364.07

423.41

388.50

408.47

471.30

653.25

839.94

1. Manufactures of Metals

11.23

12.09

15.99

17.55

17.83

19.41

23.63

31.69

2. Machine Tools

18.64

15.69

14.59

11.33

10.01

9.21

11.95

21.14

3. Machinery except Electrical and Electronic

129.37

134.61

128.09

118.95

123.75

141.69

172.56

217.97

4. Electrical Machinery except Electronic

11.55

14.06

17.71

18.97

21.97

28.35

32.14

40.08

5. Electronic Goods

50.55

77.59

93.52

121.18

160.28

180.37

270.99

344.92

6. Computer Goods

3.00

6.32

6.84

8.54

8.50

10.33

23.90

17.61

7. Transport Equipment

52.69

39.07

33.58

49.25

31.99

54.82

91.83

148.33

8. Project Goods

75.20

64.65

113.09

42.73

34.14

27.14

26.26

18.20

B. Mainly Export Related Items

217.90

256.93

300.01

395.08

368.15

393.94

499.14

584.36

1. Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

103.84

124.21

158.20

235.56

219.64

220.46

293.41

327.57

2. Organic and Inorganic Chemicals

94.46

109.86

112.91

124.20

111.65

133.52

146.40

185.27

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

12.73

15.19

19.22

23.33

27.26

35.65

46.96

57.80

4. Cashew Nuts

6.88

7.67

9.69

11.98

9.61

4.31

12.36

13.72

C. Others

238.11

371.09

503.30

517.47

581.16

620.37

643.69

812.97

1. Gold and Silver

35.20

117.79

213.39

203.93

211.89

218.54

207.53

315.06

a) Gold

-

-

-

179.91

188.29

198.89

186.08

299.46

b) Silver

-

-

-

24.02

23.59

19.65

21.46

15.60

2. Artificial Resins and Plastic Materials, etc.

28.26

25.74

28.43

31.18

25.35

32.15

37.84

49.72

3. Professional, Scientific Controlling
Instruments,Photographic Optical Goods

19.62

27.71

34.51

36.60

40.15

49.65

54.84

56.53

4. Coal, Coke and Briquittes, etc.

35.32

44.32

41.22

43.68

50.39

54.53

59.99

64.83

5. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

10.89

14.47

16.15

16.16

17.12

20.27

28.65

29.58

6. Chemical Materials and Products

9.36

11.11

16.40

15.63

15.28

21.20

21.87

29.02

7. Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures

4.29

5.15

6.74

7.10

7.94

10.49

11.36

15.04

8. Others

95.18

124.81

146.47

163.19

213.04

213.56

221.60

253.18

Total Imports

1389.20

1541.76

1783.32

2152.37

2308.73

2452.00

2972.06

3591.08

(Continued)

TABLE 132 : IMPORTS OF PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES - RUPEES (Concld.)

(` Billion)

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

1905.13

2704.50

3820.60

4539.18

6274.86

5927.84

6882.37

10295.76

A. Petroleum, Crude and Products

1340.94

1946.40

2585.72

3206.55

4199.68

4116.49

4822.82

7427.64

B. Bulk Consumption Goods

139.50

122.49

194.31

185.21

228.83

427.59

403.45

556.60

1. Cereals and Cereal Preparations*

1.19

1.60

59.96

28.39

2.16

4.97

5.45

3.36

2. Edible Oils

110.77

89.61

95.40

103.01

158.38

264.83

298.60

462.42

3. Pulses

17.78

24.76

38.92

53.75

62.46

98.13

71.50

87.67

4. Sugar

9.76

6.52

0.04

0.06

5.83

59.66

27.90

3.14

C. Other Bulk Items

424.69

635.61

1040.58

1147.43

1846.36

1383.76

1656.10

2311.53

1. Fertilisers

61.88

94.17

142.27

217.65

626.73

324.37

326.32

551.79

a) Crude

13.01

14.07

16.34

18.82

48.87

33.26

32.61

79.56

b) Sulphur and Unroasted Iron Pyrites

5.76

6.02

4.95

14.58

29.95

6.82

10.99

23.30

c) Manufactured

43.11

74.08

120.98

184.26

547.91

284.29

282.72

448.94

2. Non-Ferrous Metals

58.87

81.66

117.87

141.12

262.13

142.64

185.90

234.24

3. Paper, Paper Boards, Manufactures including News Prints

32.70

41.80

54.61

57.36

81.42

71.36

96.14

123.74

4. Crude Rubber, including Synthetic
and Reclaimed

18.39

18.33

28.54

31.63

39.59

48.13

80.74

119.91

5. Pulp and Waste Paper

22.00

25.37

28.93

31.32

37.05

41.78

52.08

65.99

6. Metalliferrous Ores, Metal Scrap, etc.

110.91

171.86

377.65

318.53

363.64

364.50

442.17

641.51

7. Iron and Steel

119.95

202.43

290.71

349.81

435.80

390.98

472.75

574.35

II. Non-Bulk Imports

3105.52

3899.59

4584.46

5583.94

7469.49

7709.51

9952.30

13163.96

A. Capital Goods

1129.36

1667.62

2129.86

2822.69

3303.84

3124.85

3578.76

4761.85

1. Manufactures of Metals

41.28

53.62

72.56

107.20

149.71

113.96

151.67

205.32

2. Machine Tools

27.88

47.65

67.03

88.90

103.94

78.55

102.76

143.50

3. Machinery except Electrical and Electronic

306.33

443.17

626.72

799.59

993.50

933.83

1086.52

1448.68

4. Electrical Machinery except Electronic

53.69

66.60

88.68

115.57

169.51

147.71

175.10

228.82

5. Electronic Goods

449.01

586.26

722.75

813.66

1073.20

994.19

1210.17

1563.52

6. Computer Goods

29.94

39.93

43.76

35.98

58.63

79.73

51.47

78.19

7. Transport Equipment

194.44

391.31

427.09

809.71

608.51

554.72

521.12

672.75

8. Project Goods

26.79

39.08

81.27

52.08

146.86

222.17

279.96

421.07

B. Mainly Export Related Items

768.13

825.30

808.69

836.15

1468.60

1483.55

2442.53

2610.37

1. Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

423.38

404.41

338.81

320.94

762.63

766.78

1575.96

1462.21

2. Organic and Inorganic Chemicals

256.10

309.21

354.33

398.45

561.25

564.73

693.50

908.32

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

70.60

90.78

97.34

99.61

117.99

121.57

146.58

186.46

4. Cashew Nuts

18.05

20.90

18.21

17.15

26.72

30.48

26.50

53.38

C. Others

1208.04

1406.68

1645.91

1925.10

2697.05

3101.11

3931.00

5791.75

1. Gold and Silver

500.99

501.08

662.72

719.34

1047.86

1404.40

1935.62

2939.29

a) Gold

473.48

479.51

654.40

673.30

953.24

1358.78

1847.42

2695.63

b) Silver

27.51

21.57

8.33

46.03

94.63

45.62

88.20

243.66

2. Artificial Resins and Plastic Materials, etc.

65.46

100.40

116.96

148.37

181.17

236.75

313.04

360.99

3. Professional, Scientific Controlling
Instruments, Photographic Optical Goods

68.77

87.34

105.93

157.00

203.30

171.57

192.00

252.65

4. Coal, Coke and Briquittes, etc.

143.71

171.28

207.10

258.62

459.48

425.11

446.70

834.13

5. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

31.69

45.51

58.66

67.30

86.75

99.59

111.14

143.85

6. Chemical Materials and Products

36.82

46.60

59.80

65.44

96.26

108.74

132.78

166.10

7. Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures

21.20

27.54

35.30

42.14

53.88

51.28

69.40

99.19

8. Others

339.41

426.94

399.44

466.90

568.35

603.67

730.33

995.14

Total Imports

5010.65

6604.09

8405.06

10123.12

13744.36

13637.36

16834.67

23459.73

Note : 1. Data for 2010-11 are revised and data for 2011-12 are provisional.
2. Due to change in commodity classification by the DGCI&S, data on 'Chemical elements and compounds', 'Machinery,
other than electric and electrical machinery apparatus and appliances' from 1970-71 to 1956-76 and 1976-77 to 1986-87
may not.
* : Cereals and Cereal Preparations includes wheat from 2006-07.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics.