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                          In Rs.Crore                In US $ million                  In Rs.Crore            In US $ million
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    Year             Exports  Imports  Trade    Exports  Imports  Trade      Exports  Imports  Trade    Exports  Imports  Trade
                                       Balance                    Balance                      Balance                    Balance
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     1                   2        3        4        5        6        7          8        9       10       11       12       13
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    1990-91            32,558   43,193  (10,635)  18,145   24,073   (5,928)

    1991-92            44,042   47,851   (3,809)  17,866   19,411   (1,545)

    1992-93            53,688   63,375   (9,687)  18,537   21,882   (3,345)

    1993-94            69,751   73,101   (3,350)  22,238   23,306   (1,068)

    1994-95            82,674   89,971   (7,297)  26,331   28,654   (2,323)

    1995-96           106,353  122,678  (16,325)  31,797   36,678   (4,881)

    1996-97 (P)       117,525  136,844  (19,319)  33,106   38,548   (5,442)

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   Month                               1996-97 (P)                                             1997-98 (P)
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  April                 9,935   10,380     (445)   2,902    3,032     (130)     9,310   11,161   (1,851)   2,599    3,116     (517)

  May                   9,638   11,904   (2,266)   2,753    3,400     (647)    10,612   11,975   (1,363)   2,963    3,344     (381)

  June                  9,102    9,994     (892)   2,602    2,857     (255)     9,655   11,454   (1,799)   2,696    3,199     (503)

  July                  9,488    9,988     (500)   2,672    2,813     (141)     9,917   11,439   (1,522)   2,775    3,201     (426)

  August                9,613   10,882   (1,269)   2,693    3,049     (356)

  September             9,436   10,630   (1,194)   2,641    2,975     (334)

  October               9,564   11,546   (1,982)   2,683    3,240     (557)

  November              9,031   10,957   (1,926)   2,527    3,066     (539)

  December              9,921   11,541   (1,620)   2,768    3,221     (453)

  January              10,448   13,831   (3,383)   2,913    3,856     (943)

  February              9,525   12,765   (3,240)   2,654    3,557     (903)

  March                11,825   12,427     (602)   3,297    3,464     (167)
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                                          Source : Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics, Calcutta.