Rupees crore

Percentage Variation

2002-03P

2001-02

2000-01

2002-03P

2001-02

Commodity Group

over

over

2001-02

2000-01

1

2

3

4

5

6

I.

Bulk Imports

1,16,849

96,638

95,095

20.9

1.6

(39.4)

(39.4)

(41.2)

A.

Petroleum, Petroleum Products

85,367

66,770

71,497

27.9

-6.6

& Related Material

(28.8)

(27.2)

(31.0)

B.

Bulk Consumption Goods

11,459

9,745

6,593

17.6

47.8

(3.9)

(4.0)

(2.9)

1. Cereals & Cereal Preparations

118

87

87

36.5

-0.3

2. Edible Oil

8,745

6,465

5,977

35.3

8.2

3. Pulses

2,563

3,160

498

-18.9

534.0

4. Sugar

33

33

31

0.2

4.8

C.

Other Bulk Items

20,023

20,124

17,005

-0.5

18.3

(6.8)

(8.2)

(7.4)

1. Fertilisers

2,844

3,238

3,435

-12.2

-5.7

a) Crude

884

796

1,015

11.1

-21.6

b) Sulphur & Unroasted Iron Pyrites

353

274

407

29.0

-32.6

c) Manufactured

1,606

2,169

2,013

-25.9

7.8

2. Non-Ferrous Metals

3,121

3,087

2,439

1.1

26.6

3. Paper, Paperboard & Manufactured

including Newsprint

2,129

2,131

2,061

-0.1

3.4

4. Crude Rubber including Synthetic & Reclaimed

876

831

694

5.3

19.8

5. Pulp & Waste Paper

1,647

1,405

1,287

17.2

9.2

6. Metalliferrous Ores & Metal Scrap

4,856

5,455

3,537

-11.0

54.2

7. Iron & Steel

4,550

3,976

3,553

14.4

11.9

II.

Non-Bulk Imports

1,79,748

1,48,561

1,35,778

21.0

9.4

(60.6)

(60.6)

(58.8)

A.

Capital Goods

61,685

47,130

40,847

30.9

15.4

(20.8)

(19.2)

(17.7)

1. Manufactures of Metals

2,322

1,941

1,783

19.6

8.9

2. Machine Tools

1,126

920

1,001

22.4

-8.0

3. Machinery except Electrical & Electronics

16,653

14,168

12,375

17.5

14.5

4. Electrical Machinery except Electronics

3,102

2,835

2,197

9.4

29.0

5. Electronic Goods including Computer Software

27,285

19,070

16,878

43.1

13.0

6. Transport Equipments

8,682

5,482

3,199

58.4

71.4

7. Project Goods

2,516

2,714

3,414

-7.3

-20.5

B.

Mainly Export Related Items

49,508

39,394

36,815

25.7

7.0

(16.7)

(16.1)

(15.9)

1. Pearls, Precious & Semi-Precious Stones

29,299

22,046

21,963

32.9

0.4

2. Chemicals, Organic & Inorganic

14,352

13,352

11,165

7.5

19.6

3. Textile Yarn, Fabrics, etc.

4,627

3,565

2,726

29.8

30.8

4. Cashew Nuts, Raw

1,231

431

961

185.4

-55.1

C.

Others

68,555

62,037

58,115

10.5

6.7

(23.1)

(25.3)

(25.2)

of which :

1. Gold and Silver

20,492

21,854

21,189

-6.2

3.1

2. Artificial Resins & Plastic Materials

3,717

3,215

2,535

15.6

26.8

3. Professional, Scientific & Optical Goods

5,168

4,965

4,015

4.1

23.7

4. Coal, Coke & Briquittes etc.

5,915

5,453

5,039

8.5

8.2

5. Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Products

2,718

2,027

1,712

34.1

18.4

6. Chemical Materials & Products

2,134

2,120

1,528

0.7

38.7

7. Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures

1,119

1,049

794

6.7

32.2

Total Imports ( I+II )

2,96,597

2,45,200

2,30,873

21.0

6.2

US $ million

Percentage Variation

2002-03 P

2001-02

2000-01

2002-03P

2001-02

Commodity Group

over

over

2001-02

2000-01

1

7

8

9

10

11

I.

Bulk Imports

24,145

20,263

20,816

19.2

-2.7

(39.4)

(39.4)

(41.2)

A.

Petroleum, Petroleum Products

17,640

14,000

15,650

26.0

-10.5

& Related Material

(28.8)

(27.2)

(31.0)

B.

Bulk Consumption Goods

2,368

2,043

1,443

15.9

41.6

(3.9)

(4.0)

(2.9)

1. Cereals & Cereal Preparations

24

18

19

34.5

-4.5

2. Edible Oil

1,807

1,356

1,308

33.3

3.6

3. Pulses

530

663

109

-20.1

507.3

4. Sugar

7

7

7

-1.3

0.4

C.

Other Bulk Items

4,137

4,220

3,722

-1.9

13.4

(6.8)

(8.2)

(7.4)

1. Fertilisers

588

679

752

-13.5

-9.7

a) Crude

183

167

222

9.5

-24.9

b) Sulphur & Unroasted Iron Pyrites

73

57

89

27.1

-35.5

c) Manufactured

332

455

441

-27.0

3.2

2. Non-Ferrous Metals

645

647

534

-0.4

21.2

3. Paper, Paperboard & Manufactured

including Newsprint

440

447

451

-1.5

-0.9

4. Crude Rubber including Synthetic & Reclaimed

181

174

152

3.8

14.8

5. Pulp & Waste Paper

340

295

282

15.5

4.6

6. Metalliferrous Ores & Metal Scrap

1,003

1,144

774

-12.3

47.7

7. Iron & Steel

940

834

778

12.8

7.2

II.

Non-Bulk Imports

37,142

31,150

29,721

19.2

4.8

(60.6)

(60.6)

(58.8)

A.

Capital Goods

12,746

9,882

8,941

29.0

10.5

(20.8)

(19.2)

(17.7)

1. Manufactures of Metals

480

407

390

17.9

4.3

2. Machine Tools

233

193

219

20.6

-11.9

3. Machinery except Electrical & Electronics

3,441

2,971

2,709

15.8

9.7

4. Electrical Machinery except Electronics

641

594

481

7.8

23.6

5. Electronic Goods including Computer Software

5,638

3,999

3,695

41.0

8.2

6. Transport Equipments

1,794

1,149

700

56.1

64.1

7. Project Goods

520

569

747

-8.6

-23.9

B.

Mainly Export Related Items

10,230

8,260

8,059

23.8

2.5

(16.7)

(16.1)

(15.9)

1. Pearls, Precious & Semi-Precious Stones

6,054

4,623

4,808

31.0

-3.8

2. Chemicals, Organic & Inorganic

2,966

2,800

2,444

5.9

14.6

3. Textile Yarn, Fabrics, etc.

956

747

597

27.9

25.3

4. Cashew Nuts, Raw

254

90

210

181.3

-57.0

C.

Others

14,166

13,008

12,721

8.9

2.3

(23.1)

(25.3)

(25.2)

of which :

1. Gold and Silver

4,234

4,582

4,638

-7.6

-1.2

2. Artificial Resins & Plastic Materials

768

674

555

13.9

21.5

3. Professional, Scientific & Optical Goods

1,068

1,041

879

2.6

18.5

4. Coal, Coke & Briquittes etc.

1,222

1,143

1,103

6.9

3.6

5. Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Products

562

425

375

32.2

13.4

6. Chemical Materials & Products

441

444

335

-0.8

32.9

7. Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures

231

220

174

5.2

26.6

Total Imports ( I+II )

61,286

51,413

50,536

19.2

1.7

P Provisional.
Note : Figures in brackets represent percentage to total imports.
Source : DGCI & S.