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Table 143 : Index Numbers of Imports – Quantum and Unit Value (Base : 1978-79 = 100)

(Base : 1978-79 = 100)

Commodity

 

1980-81

1981-82

1982-83

1983-84

1984-85

1985-86

1986-87

 

 

 

 

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

1

 

 

 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

I.

Food & food articles

 

135

115

244

115

231

112

429

99

250

119

249

143

230

133

 

1.

Dairy products

 

92

168

174

156

142

176

22

148

197

147

52

179

21

218

 

2.

Cereals & cereal preparations

 

104

111

411

97

457

93

1030

90

304

92

92

138

61

163

 

3.

Fruits & nuts

 

56

117

45

169

45

126

103

135

107

134

81

152

167

154

 

4.

Spices

 

124

159

123

173

158

191

227

196

223

145

253

104

306

118

II.

Beverages & tobacco

 

94

125

127

141

107

161

353

133

118

196

296

185

235

193

 

1.

Beverages

 

85

125

.

141

.

161

236

133

103

196

239

185

196

193

III.

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

72

135

113

128

89

148

107

153

104

186

146

176

158

177

 

1.

Oilseeds & oleaginous fruits

 

27

99

.

99

.

72

11

87

2

190

.

.

8

180

 

2.

Crude rubber including synthetic & reclaimed

90

124

201

130

159

142

188

155

186

166

225

158

220

173

 

3.

Pulp & waste paper

 

29

150

67

148

62

145

181

126

266

158

381

154

388

150

 

4.

Textile fibres & waste

 

56

107

108

87

71

128

70

133

53

162

70

137

57

146

 

5.

Crude fertilisers

 

120

161

97

157

114

139

147

177

175

191

219

181

208

170

 

6.

Sulphur

 

107

213

94

298

109

239

112

266

160

335

137

426

148

359

 

7.

Minerals excluding coal, petroleum, crude fertilisers,

103

117

154

128

81

138

380

143

154

134

181

129

163

129

 

 

sulphur & precious stones

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Ores & concentrates of base metals n.e.s.

120

106

190

99

143

150

120

91

112

106

117

126

99

161

 

9.

Non-ferrous base metals, waste & scrap n.e.s.

183

121

177

133

177

126

134

129

128

142

199

149

259

135

IV.

Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc.

 

131

240

111

279

125

274

113

256

114

284

105

295

109

165

 

1.

Petroleum crude

 

111

241

104

286

116

279

109

260

93

295

98

301

106

160

 

2.

Petroleum products

 

189

239

130

262

143

260

123

247

174

267

109

280

88

184

V.

Animal & vegetable oil, fats & waxes

158

81

137

91

110

74

140

103

116

157

103

135

148

80

VI.

Chemicals & related products

 

110

145

110

145

88

136

127

133

173

168

219

157

226

140

 

1.

Organic chemicals

 

119

122

157

111

156

120

252

121

232

137

316

118

307

129

 

2.

Inorganic chemicals

 

118

152

194

143

112

166

165

164

259

183

436

150

512

133

 

3.

Dyeing, tanning & colouring materials

77

114

80

133

76

158

83

161

112

158

129

185

172

164

 

4.

Medicinal & pharmaceutical products

95

113

104

102

100

112

153

121

147

117

219

102

347

78

 

5.

Fertilisers, manufactured

 

113

155

80

171

38

144

42

132

151

179

159

179

110

141

 

6.

Artificial resin & plastic material

141

122

154

115

162

121

231

122

216

146

294

155

390

158

 

 

& cellulose ester

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII.

Manufactured goods classified

chiefly by material

168

90

173

101

184

103

182

118

157

128

195

131

249

118

 

1.

Paper, paperboard & articles thereof

445

40

299

78

133

116

111

135

120

156

126

171

145

143

 

2.

Textile yarn

 

105

120

171

120

199

139

162

157

102

175

136

195

92

232

 

3.

Non-metallic mineral manufactures n.e.s.

107

93

101

91

171

88

202

114

158

127

179

120

263

110

 

4.

Iron & steel

 

181

100

232

110

221

113

186

120

164

123

221

135

278

119

 

5.

Copper

 

86

144

142

100

105

114

136

128

102

114

157

145

105

145

 

6.

Nickel

 

69

136

133

150

113

140

124

117

142

140

89

162

89

123

 

7.

Aluminium

 

407

156

147

129

68

117

101

131

192

165

246

138

382

156

 

8.

Lead

 

122

133

97

127

238

96

153

84

145

87

157

101

187

100

 

9.

Tin

 

91

138

112

138

61

126

74

134

77

146

69

157

146

77

 

10 .

Manufactures of metals

 

210

92

234

107

316

98

268

120

363

84

483

90

378

120

VIII.

Machinery & transport equipment

155

96

199

81

249

81

341

76

227

109

278

119

345

148

 

1.

Power generating machinery & equipment

200

71

414

52

950

24

1317

26

457

63

346

90

161

184

 

2.

Machinery specialised for particular industries

173

91

266

77

344

74

387

96

327

100

389

134

959

103

 

3.

Metal working machinery

 

173

98

219

86

211

114

178

142

155

151

127

180

132

224

 

4.

General industrial machinery & equipment

154

80

160

85

151

95

195

112

187

117

202

140

229

162

 

5.

Office machines & automatic data

998

18

1338

18

687

50

628

71

282

163

735

103

994

149

 

 

processing equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Electrical machinery

 

174

83

185

93

224

83

175

133

219

138

256

146

324

195

 

7.

Transport equipment

 

116

150

75

151

78

255

109

152

101

135

215

98

222

134

IX.

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

147

97

312

54

193

102

192

137

170

146

225

150

268

169

 

1.

Professional, scientific & controlling instruments

112

118

202

74

128

140

139

180

122

179

132

230

178

219

 

 

& apparatus n.e.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Photographic apparatus, etc.

 

222

84

241

92

301

78

256

118

215

140

346

103

393

135

General index

 

138

134

151

133

155

136

185

126

156

162

182

159

212

139

(Continued)


(Base : 1978-79 = 100) (Contd.)

Commodity

1987-88

1988-89

1989-90

1990-91

1991-92

1992-93

 

 

 

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

1

 

 

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

I.

Food & food articles

267

131

476

127

244

165

297

141

125

310

326

261

 

1.

Dairy products

176

131

74

241

33

275

2

404

15

268

14

565

 

2.

Cereals & cereal preparations

46

169

883

101

292

153

134

157

86

233

488

228

 

3.

Fruits & nuts

144

174

124

197

156

215

181

259

178

400

222

496

 

4.

Spices

103

126

478

103

187

74

233

95

342

87

431

85

II.

Beverages & tobacco

271

314

342

399

500

407

321

536

189

620

188

878

 

1.

Beverages

232

314

313

399

473

407

317

536

172

620

184

878

III.

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

167

186

201

228

187

302

228

308

156

405

161

571

 

1.

Oilseeds & oleaginous fruits

22

115

23

84

.

.

.

.

13

318

.

.

 

2.

Crude rubber including synthetic & reclaimed

229

187

279

219

245

252

306

262

162

398

189

489

 

3.

Pulp & waste paper

308

185

218

284

227

322

372

294

210

340

229

427

 

4.

Textile fibres & waste

58

171

85

183

53

303

55

305

50

362

77

467

 

5.

Crude fertilisers

186

183

200

232

239

273

281

300

250

442

231

484

 

6.

Sulphur

159

301

180

369

186

427

166

444

150

542

55

1680

 

7.

Minerals excluding coal, petroleum, crude fertilisers,

164

157

187

208

187

252

202

283

189

347

142

505

 

 

sulphur & precious stones

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Ores & concentrates of base metals n.e.s.

230

124

221

274

250

360

213

460

250

347

186

570

 

9.

Non-ferrous base metals, waste & scrap n.e.s.

195

145

300

180

308

316

308

431

263

506

257

560

IV.

Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc.

126

201

148

193

168

244

182

383

208

407

252

441

 

1.

Petroleum crude

122

198

122

185

129

244

141

344

164

381

200

422

 

2.

Petroleum products

112

212

175

210

.

.

246

450

271

454

326

476

V.

Animal & vegetable oil, fats & waxes

186

97

105

131

34

125

52

121

27

213

16

315

VI.

Chemicals & related products

170

165

201

225

118

515

240

280

268

341

292

369

 

1.

Organic chemicals

251

194

258

302

292

301

300

346

316

310

324

416

 

2.

Inorganic chemicals

374

124

583

159

501

177

496

196

816

271

896

290

 

3.

Dyeing, tanning & colouring materials

163

223

150

250

214

282

205

339

140

459

137

576

 

4.

Medicinal & pharmaceutical products

120

177

157

190

188

268

172

343

221

319

205

500

 

5.

Fertilisers, manufactured

32

159

54

248

33

1000

100

307

97

442

117

468

 

6.

Artificial resin & plastic material & cellulose ester

396

202

360

318

500

282

478

323

501

395

410

420

VII.

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material

207

157

223

209

223

273

187

311

186

337

172

489

 

1.

Paper, paperboard & articles thereof

120

213

107

270

103

320

126

342

106

434

114

426

 

2.

Textile yarn

146

197

176

250

184

292

224

295

98

380

92

487

 

3.

Non-metallic mineral manufactures n.e.s.

251

150

306

193

309

254

228

307

274

327

208

626

 

4.

Iron & steel

180

156

165

250

159

301

148

303

122

342

98

491

 

5.

Copper

163

163

162

221

157

324

140

394

91

471

124

576

 

6.

Nickel

84

195

82

509

78

588

65

428

48

564

76

662

 

7.

Aluminium

258

210

74

324

202

367

93

357

87

366

47

515

 

8.

Lead

130

167

143

174

190

220

142

291

91

265

31

333

 

9.

Tin

89

90

117

107

84

136

89

111

65

127

63

189

 

10.

Manufactures of metals

202

171

275

151

265

199

254

255

230

300

281

323

VIII.

Machinery & transport equipment

349

150

356

155

486

143

441

188

425

194

572

181

 

1.

Power generating machinery & equipment

128

235

142

240

80

552

119

401

112

544

76

750

 

2.

Machinery specialised for particular industries

762

151

428

240

419

282

454

366

351

581

427

554

 

3.

Metal working machinery

120

258

116

276

1504

27

123

485

99

516

65

987

 

4.

General industrial machinery & equipment

144

199

110

270

115

288

110

362

154

252

180

278

 

5.

Office machines & automatic data processing equipment

2835

59

4026

56

6399

43

3526

82

4363

56

12896

25

 

6.

Electrical machinery

361

163

744

113

981

105

928

111

1041

91

1860

76

 

7.

Transport equipment

123

228

103

270

187

294

206

299

98

340

118

415

IX.

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

224

213

273

238

315

252

328

294

218

420

456

292

 

1.

Professional, scientific & controlling instruments

115

354

105

530

123

590

140

651

100

854

139

913

 

 

& apparatus n.e.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Photographic apparatus, etc.

278

161

358

177

421

179

453

188

267

326

637

188

General

index

205

160

224

186

228

228

238

268

228

309

282

331


(Base : 1978-79 = 100) (Contd.)

Commodity

1993-94

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

 

 

 

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

1

 

 

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

1

Food & food articles

226

343

408

446

208

505

334

371

494

391

727

319

 

1.

Dairy products

5

616

19

264

30

334

1

735

17

290

12

561

 

2.

Cereals & cereal preparations

149

225

30

356

17

539

194

291

425

294

508

286

 

3.

Fruits & nuts

279

488

358

548

340

628

486

459

419

626

585

550

 

4.

Spices

635

90

681

60

876

70

1058

79

1212

97

3087

86

II.

Beverages & tobacco

243

1002

467

885

830

939

601

1131

382

1433

946

1121

 

1.

Beverages

165

1002

355

885

640

939

359

1131

317

1433

621

1121

III.

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

203

402

270

478

274

570

274

532

287

560

310

552

 

1.

Oilseeds & oleaginous fruits

7

362

4

544

.

.

.

.

3

431

.

.

 

2.

Crude rubber including synthetic & reclaimed

250

486

258

510

413

618

343

651

328

645

323

672

 

3.

Pulp & waste paper

313

379

298

508

262

838

365

537

467

539

430

551

 

4.

Textile fibres & waste

98

370

150

476

137

558

116

494

120

508

136

461

 

5.

Crude fertilisers

197

472

278

419

257

496

213

546

287

561

314

646

 

6.

Sulphur

175

342

222

509

214

599

214

400

.

.

.

.

 

7.

Minerals excluding coal, petroleum, crude fertilisers,

254

299

203

493

439

300

261

494

233

529

321

490

 

 

sulphur & precious stones

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Ores & concentrates of base metals n.e.s.

178

410

305

453

427

465

397

665

670

633

607

819

 

9.

Non-ferrous base metals, waste & scrap n.e.s.

484

398

549

376

632

556

579

558

617

537

762

520

IV.

Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc.

270

435

284

447

337

511

372

649

411

540

457

439

 

1.

Petroleum crude

210

406

187

442

187

494

230

645

235

539

271

441

 

2.

Petroleum products

356

488

432

454

610

528

616

653

633

542

651

436

V.

Animal & vegetable oil, fats & waxes

21

284

43

352

110

416

138

401

123

425

258

562

VI.

Chemicals & related products

335

337

390

406

390

579

408

522

509

484

536

498

 

1.

Organic chemicals

650

306

904

345

1137

361

1345

331

1258

372

2297

184

 

2.

Inorganic chemicals

640

274

803

339

613

539

641

576

1157

440

1278

483

 

3.

Dyeing, tanning & colouring materials

194

604

305

586

394

521

441

556

477

576

523

614

 

4.

Medicinal & pharmaceutical products

217

471

303

391

346

496

350

393

438

417

425

480

 

5.

Fertilisers, manufactured

144

370

134

484

198

631

108

611

154

550

139

661

 

6.

Artificial resin & plastic material & cellulose ester

504

382

618

434

700

542

826

483

613

588

884

449

VII.

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material

235

432

218

472

227

626

282

612

327

595

371

596

 

1.

Paper, paperboard & articles thereof

154

427

154

473

179

836

262

639

314

560

278

660

 

2.

Textile yarn

200

412

296

419

214

554

179

543

161

563

274

438

 

3.

Non-metallic mineral manufactures n.e.s.

251

607

159

615

213

630

453

426

540

429

559

526

 

4.

Iron & steel

125

424

175

445

179

577

150

692

188

599

144

663

 

5.

Copper

170

501

199

568

201

721

297

644

243

674

156

554

 

6.

Nickel

97

505

137

591

157

763

123

778

160

746

158

620

 

7.

Aluminium

183

409

287

585

327

700

501

619

313

662

311

657

 

8.

Lead

82

273

112

359

90

409

116

591

171

473

277

392

 

9.

Tin

116

173

167

188

125

196

203

230

164

234

148

205

 

10.

Manufactures of metals

350

345

323

431

453

440

645

374

573

453

936

368

VIII.

Machinery & transport equipment

715

213

1645

113

1395

191

1205

226

948

293

963

333

 

1.

Power generating machinery & equipment

292

290

689

203

901

243

1056

162

937

183

513

317

 

2.

Machinery specialised for particular industries

612

547

780

532

1922

305

995

535

831

617

1103

605

 

3.

Metal working machinery

107

567

119

777

196

862

216

1489

269

950

184

1300

 

4.

General industrial machinery & equipment

366

163

983

81

341

382

302

472

268

556

342

492

 

5.

Office machines & automatic data

12929

33

62512

10

113507

8

95603

10

.

.

.

.

 

 

processing equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Electrical machinery

1936

78

4595

43

2360

129

2549

98

3093

105

2316

166

 

7.

Transport equipment

273

539

180

719

184

737

245

796

184

784

199

624

IX.

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

387

368

793

224

1371

201

1442

170

2846

127

2959

152

 

1.

Professional, scientific & controlling instruments

128

973

133

996

263

790

183

934

1069

239

1004

330

 

 

& apparatus n.e.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Photographic apparatus, etc.

502

279

1123

158

1661

139

2199

104

3419

81

3697

86

General

index

329

327

408

325

515

351

512

400

562

404

644

408


(Base : 1978-79 = 100) (Concld.)

Commodity

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

 

 

 

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

Q

U

1

 

 

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

I.

Food & food articles

629

338

277

483

533

453

594

441

606

422

661

480

734

502

 

1.

Dairy products

47

604

11

703

7

721

15

726

33

630

14

642

6

1032

 

2.

Cereals & cereal preparations

462

258

40

380

24

529

20

685

18

583

23

600

24

782

 

3.

Fruits & nuts

727

486

658

532

509

474

700

538

739

586

797

725

730

945

 

4.

Spices

936

227

954

227

917

451

1795

272

2920

161

1628

292

2277

272

II.

Beverages & tobacco

780

1025

1065

1007

1114

977

1770

866

2350

1095

4088

1205

5019

1207

 

1.

Beverages

639

1025

875

1007

937

977

1203

866

1827

1095

3148

1205

4690

1207

III.

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

417

522

383

588

519

548

489

551

575

561

900

497

649

870

 

1.

Oilseeds & oleaginous fruits

23

337

.

.

8

265

.

.

36

413

43

387

58

318

 

2.

Crude rubber including synthetic & reclaimed

269

821

337

733

414

715

394

791

634

722

794

823

584

1116

 

3.

Pulp & waste paper

421

627

393

783

521

643

605

655

679

661

730

719

833

727

 

4.

Textile fibres & waste

221

449

201

500

303

479

269

481

340

431

269

466

211

561

 

5.

Crude fertilisers

323

667

480

516

377

513

369

589

239

626

424

746

438

781

 

6.

Sulphur

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

141

744

202

755

195

817

 

7.

Minerals excluding coal, petroleum, crude

368

485

403

451

485

409

555

385

695

363

689

435

836

470

 

 

fertilisers, sulphur & precious stones

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Ores & concentrates of base metals n.e.s.

745

868

731

969

1634

715

1638

709

1241

870

2208

1123

1994

1967

 

9.

Non-ferrous base metals, waste & scrap n.e.s.

1182

357

612

582

933

545

896

517

1177

397

1105

589

1455

810

IV.

Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc.

464

795

442

1077

481

928

504

1122

552

1122

614

1512

689

2110

 

1.

Petroleum crude

398

818

506

1045

542

907

571

1088

636

1088

660

1441

678

2033

 

2.

Petroleum products

457

720

75

1724

26

1264

113

1635

113

1706

147

2461

178

2977

V.

Animal & vegetable oil, fats & waxes

219

699

423

276

239

536

229

715

504

426

456

450

451

404

VI.

Chemicals & related products

604

501

446

560

477

628

470

703

789

521

838

661

951

769

 

1.

Organic chemicals

2936

162

2272

201

1180

465

1242

526

2207

413

2380

531

2884

523

 

2.

Inorganic chemicals

1262

522

834

677

1122

581

1151

550

1318

508

1613

570

1450

790

 

3.

Dyeing, tanning & colouring materials

594

583

684

519

984

467

1163

466

1934

339

1380

556

2060

449

 

4.

Medicinal & pharmaceutical products

408

500

530

410

661

387

1138

318

1344

278

1757

228

2271

253

 

5.

Fertilisers, manufactured

197

641

76

716

81

726

61

767

83

745

111

1045

195

1025

 

6.

Artificial resin & plastic material & cellulose ester

838

522

510

700

731

616

898

590

1174

592

1248

733

1857

758

VII.

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material

463

588

366

727

420

660

535

644

597

682

709

775

730

875

 

1.

Paper, paperboard & articles thereof

289

627

249

769

262

753

325

614

467

597

419

718

488

786

 

2.

Textile yarn

453

415

382

561

668

443

785

483

732

497

958

495

999

518

 

3.

Non-metallic mineral manufactures n.e.s.

1820

238

380

1078

607

681

1002

545

1249

491

1552

513

2022

383

 

4.

Iron & steel

128

684

93

814

105

805

127

767

170

867

264

971

440

978

 

5.

Copper

143

513

113

508

142

471

127

444

143

726

182

827

229

1031

 

6.

Nickel

140

853

176

1104

316

832

296

1059

292

1236

345

1216

232

1906

 

7.

Aluminium

221

764

229

836

325

800

345

791

419

796

473

885

730

949

 

8.

Lead

246

426

206

479

265

498

378

421

532

457

788

534

598

714

 

9.

Tin

134

246

151

247

166

207

157

201

178

216

161

391

212

343

 

10.

Manufactures of metals

562

679

1145

338

1008

416

1191

427

1211

558

1203

730

1102

1035

VIII.

Machinery & transport equipment

1039

276

1076

289

1261

272

1654

288

1950

319

2211

378

5174

242

 

1.

Power generating machinery & equipment

534

370

435

462

268

899

755

338

968

342

876

556

901

766

 

2.

Machinery specialised for particular industries

522

652

557

574

646

503

729

546

840

517

1398

452

2191

429

 

3.

Metal working machinery

245

716

286

590

158

852

410

397

528

573

580

650

636

1111

 

4.

General industrial machinery & equipment

382

418

323

496

228

775

969

214

663

399

500

726

727

678

 

5.

Office machines & automatic data

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

 

 

processing equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Electrical machinery

2793

156

3245

167

3265

193

3734

209

2185

405

2607

422

3675

358

 

7.

Transport equipment

272

658

263

610

294

686

439

771

674

812

798

900

1317

1098

IX.

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

4072

124

5501

111

4062

183

3072

296

2408

389

2292

519

2856

530

 

1.

Professional, scientific & controlling instruments

1784

193

1524

238

1893

233

1490

357

1585

374

841

927

1121

927

 

 

& apparatus n.e.s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Photographic apparatus, etc.

4478

78

6075

70

4233

128

2352

216

1796

308

1846

320

1852

339

General index

705

450

698

487

733

493

802

546

970

545

1113

663

1649

592

Q
Quantum index.
U
Unit value index.
n. e. s.
not elsewhere specified or included.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics.