Rupees crore

US $ million

Commodity Group

Percentage Variation

Percentage Variation

2000-01P

1999-00

1998-99

(2)/(3)

(3)/(4)

2000-01P

1999-00

1998-99

(7)/(8)

(8)/(9)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

I. Bulk Imports

94,830

85,132

55,660

11.4

53.0

20,758

19,646

13,230

5.7

48.5

(41.8)

(39.5)

(31.2)

(41.8)

(39.5)

(31.2)

A.

Petroleum, Petroleum Products

71,497

54,649

26,919

30.8

103.0

15,650

12,611

6,399

24.1

97.1

and Related Material

(31.5)

(25.4)

(15.1)

(31.5)

(25.4)

(15.1)

B.

Bulk Consumption Goods

6,543

10,473

10,619

-37.5

-1.4

1,432

2,417

2,524

-40.7

-4.3

(2.9)

(4.9)

(6.0)

(2.9)

(4.9)

(6.0)

1.

Cereals and Cereal Preparations

85

962

1,210

-91.1

-20.6

19

222

288

-91.6

-22.9

2.

Edible Oil

5,933

8,046

7,589

-26.3

6.0

1,299

1,857

1,804

-30.1

2.9

3.

Pulses

494

355

709

39.2

-50.0

108

82

168

32.1

-51.4

4.

Sugar

31

1,111

1,111

-97.2

0.0

7

256

264

-97.3

-2.9

C.

Other Bulk Items

16,791

20,010

18,121

-16.1

10.4

3,675

4,618

4,307

-20.4

7.2

(7.4)

(9.3)

(10.2)

(7.4)

(9.3)

(10.2)

1.

Fertilisers

3,407

6,063

4,528

-43.8

33.9

746

1,399

1,076

-46.7

30.0

a) Crude

1,000

885

834

13.0

6.0

219

204

198

7.2

2.9

b) Sulphur and Unroasted Iron Pyrites

402

502

280

-20.0

79.3

88

116

67

-24.1

74.1

c) Manufactured

2,006

4,676

3,414

-57.1

37.0

439

1,079

811

-59.3

33.0

2.

Non-Ferrous Metals

2,404

2,370

2,513

1.5

-5.7

526

547

597

-3.8

-8.5

3.

Paper, Paperboard and Manufactures

including Newsprint

2,057

1,938

1,957

6.1

-1.0

450

447

465

0.7

-3.8

4.

Crude Rubber, incl. Synthetic and Reclaimed

690

621

612

11.2

1.5

151

143

145

5.4

-1.5

5.

Pulp and Waste Paper

1,274

1,106

991

15.3

11.6

279

255

236

9.3

8.3

6.

Metalliferrous Ores and Metal Scrap

3,424

3,789

3,046

-9.6

24.4

750

874

724

-14.3

20.8

7.

Iron and Steel

3,533

4,124

4,474

-14.3

-7.8

773

952

1,064

-18.7

-10.5

II.

Non-Bulk Imports

1,31,943

1,30,397

1,22,672

1.2

6.3

28,881

30,092

29,159

-4.0

3.2

(58.2)

(60.5)

(68.8)

(58.2)

(60.5)

(68.8)

A.

Capital Goods

40,135

38,850

42,341

3.3

-8.2

8,785

8,965

10,064

-2.0

-10.9

(17.7)

(18.0)

(23.7)

(17.7)

(18.0)

(23.7)

1.

Manufactures of Metals

1,763

1,755

1,599

0.4

9.8

386

405

380

-4.7

6.6

2.

Machine Tools

997

1,133

1,459

-12.0

-22.4

218

261

347

-16.5

-24.6

3.

Machinery except Electrical and Electronics

12,583

11,895

12,808

5.8

-7.1

2,754

2,745

3,045

0.3

-9.8

4.

Electrical Machinery except Electronics

2,157

1,897

1,771

13.7

7.1

472

438

421

7.8

4.0

5.

Electronic Goods incl. Computer Software

16,795

12,972

10,036

29.5

29.3

3,676

2,994

2,386

22.8

25.5

6.

Transport Equipment

2,939

4,925

3,358

-40.3

46.7

643

1,137

798

-43.4

42.4

7.

Project Goods

2,901

4,273

11,309

-32.1

-62.2

635

986

2,688

-35.6

-63.3

B.

Mainly Export Related Items

36,794

39,508

30,001

-6.9

31.7

8,054

9,117

7,131

-11.7

27.9

(16.2)

(18.3)

(16.8)

(16.2)

(18.3)

(16.8)

1.

Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

21,967

23,556

15,820

-6.7

48.9

4,808

5,436

3,760

-11.5

44.6

2.

Chemicals-Organic and Inorganic

11,140

12,420

11,290

-10.3

10.0

2,438

2,866

2,684

-14.9

6.8

3.

Textile Yarn, Fabrics, etc.

2,725

2,333

1,922

16.8

21.4

596

538

457

10.8

17.9

4.

Cashew Nuts, Raw

962

1,198

969

-19.7

23.7

211

277

230

-23.8

20.1

C.

Others

55,015

52,039

50,330

5.7

3.4

12,042

12,009

11,963

0.3

0.4

(24.3)

(24.1)

(28.2)

(24.3)

(24.1)

(28.2)

of which :

1. Gold and Silver

20,224

20,393

21,339

-0.8

-4.4

4,427

4,706

5,072

-5.9

-7.2

2. Artificial Resins and Plastic Materials

2,529

3,118

2,843

-18.9

9.7

554

719

676

-23.0

6.5

3. Professional, Scientific and Optical Goods

3,902

3,660

3,451

6.6

6.1

854

845

820

1.1

3.0

4. Coal, Coke and Briquittes etc.

5,040

4,368

4,121

15.4

6.0

1,103

1,008

980

9.4

2.9

5. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

1,701

1,616

1,615

5.3

0.1

372

373

384

-0.1

-2.9

6. Chemical Materials and Products

1,504

1,563

1,640

-3.8

-4.7

329

361

390

-8.7

-7.4

7. Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures

789

710

674

11.1

5.3

173

164

160

5.3

2.2

Total Imports ( I+II )

2,26,773

2,15,528

1,78,332

5.2

20.9

49,639

49,738

42,389

-0.2

17.3

P Provisional.

Note

: Figures in brackets represent percentage to total imports.

Source

: DGCI& S.