Annual Report

Rupees crore

US $ million

Percentage Variation

Percentage Variation

Commodity Group

1999-00 P

1998-99

1999-00 P

1998-99

over

over

over

over

1999-00 P

1998-99

1997-98

1998-99

1997-98

1999-00 P

1998-99

1997-98

1998-99

1997-98

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

I.

Bulk Imports

74,845

55,660

54,967

34.5

1.3

17,272

13,230

14,790

30.6

-10.5

(36.6)

(31.2)

(35.7)

(37.6)

(31.2)

(35.7)

A.

Petroleum, Petroleum

45,421

26,919

30,341

68.7

-11.3

10,482

6,399

8,164

63.8

-21.6

Products & Related

(22.2)

(15.1)

(19.7)

(22.4)

(15.4)

(19.7)

Material

B.

Bulk Consumption

9,942

10,619

5,513

-6.4

92.6

2,294

2,524

1,483

-9.1

70.2

Goods

(4.9)

(6.0)

(3.6)

(5.4)

(5.5)

(3.6)

1.

Cereals & Cereal

Preparations

579

1,210

1,083

-52.2

11.7

134

288

292

-53.6

-1.3

2.

Edible Oil

7,984

7,589

2,765

5.2

174.5

1,842

1,804

744

2.1

142.5

3.

Pulses

274

709

1,195

-61.4

-40.7

63

168

321

-62.5

-47.6

4.

Sugar

1,106

1,111

470

-0.5

136.3

255

264

127

-3.4

108.7

C.

Other Bulk Items

19,482

18,121

19,113

7.5

-5.2

4,496

4,307

5,143

4.4

-16.2

(9.5)

(10.2)

(12.4)

(9.8)

(10.4)

(12.4)

1.

Fertilisers

6,007

4,528

4,150

32.6

9.1

1,386

1,076

1,117

28.8

-3.6

a) Crude

869

834

662

4.1

26.0

201

198

178

1.1

11.3

b) Sulphur &

unroasted iron

pyrites

465

280

351

65.8

-20.1

107

67

94

61.0

-29.4

c) Manufactured

4,673

3,414

3,137

36.9

8.8

1,078

811

844

32.9

-3.9

2.

Non-ferrous Metals

2,357

2,513

3,420

-6.2

-26.5

544

597

920

-9.0

-35.1

3.

Paper, Paperboard

& manufactured incl.

Newsprint

1,778

1,957

1,866

-9.1

4.9

410

465

502

-11.8

-7.4

4.

Crude Rubber, incl.

Synthetic & Reclaimed

578

612

596

-5.5

2.6

133

145

160

-8.3

-9.3

5.

Pulp & Waste Paper

1,069

991

1,055

7.9

-6.1

247

236

284

4.7

-17.1

6.

Metalliferrous Ores

& Metal Scrap

3,322

3,046

2,744

9.1

11.0

767

724

738

5.9

-2.0

7.

Iron & Steel

4,371

4,474

5,281

-2.3

-15.3

1,009

1,064

1,421

-5.1

-25.2

II.

Non-Bulk Imports

1,29,737

1,22,672

99,209

5.8

23.7

29,940

29,159

26,694

2.7

9.2

(63.4)

(68.8)

(64.3)

(63.9)

(68.8)

(64.3)

A.

Capital Goods

34,971

42,341

36,407

-17.4

16.3

8,070

10,064

9,796

-19.8

2.7

(17.1)

(23.7)

(23.6)

(16.9)

(21.9)

(23.6)

1.

Manufactures of

Metals

1,829

1,599

1,209

14.4

32.3

422

380

325

11.0

16.9

2.

Machine Tools

1,126

1,459

1,569

-22.8

-7.0

260

347

422

-25.1

-17.8

3.

Machinery except

Electrical &

Electronics

11,961

12,808

13,461

-6.6

-4.8

2,760

3,045

3,622

-9.3

-15.9

4.

Electrical Machinery

except Electronics

1,719

1,771

1,406

-3.0

26.0

397

421

378

-5.8

11.3

5.

Electronic Goods

incl. Computer

Software

11,573

10,036

8,391

15.3

19.6

2,671

2,386

2,258

12.0

5.7

6.

Transport

Equipments

2,932

3,358

3,907

-12.7

-14.0

677

798

1,051

-15.2

-24.1

7.

Project Goods

3,832

11,309

6,465

-66.1

74.9

884

2,688

1,739

-67.1

54.5

B.

Mainly Export Related

38,720

30,001

25,693

29.1

16.8

8,936

7,131

6,913

25.3

3.2

Items

(18.9)

(16.8)

(16.7)

(19.0)

(16.9)

(16.7)

1.

Pearls, Precious &

Semi-precious Stones

23,296

15,820

12,421

47.3

27.4

5,376

3,760

3,342

43.0

12.5

2.

Chemicals, Organic

& Inorganic

12,476

11,290

10,986

10.5

2.8

2,879

2,684

2,956

7.3

-9.2

3.

Textile Yarn,

Fabrics, etc.

1,995

1,922

1,519

3.8

26.5

460

457

409

0.8

11.8

4.

Cashew Nuts, Raw

954

969

767

-1.6

26.3

220

230

206

-4.4

11.5

C.

Others

56,046

50,330

37,109

11.4

35.6

12,934

11,963

9,985

8.1

19.8

(27.4)

(28.2)

(24.1)

(28.0)

(30.0)

(24.1)

of which :

1.

Gold and Silver

19,087

21,339

11,779

-10.6

81.2

4,405

5,072

3,169

-13.2

60.0

2.

Artificial Resins &

Plastic Materials

3,060

2,843

2,574

7.7

10.4

706

676

693

4.5

-2.4

3.

Professional,

Scientific & Optical

Goods

3,532

3,451

2,771

2.4

24.5

815

820

746

-0.6

10.0

4.

Coal, Coke &

Briquittes etc.

4,294

4,121

4,432

4.2

-7.0

991

980

1,193

1.1

-17.8

5.

Medicinal &

Pharmaceutical

Products

1,502

1,615

1,447

-7.0

11.6

347

384

389

-9.7

-1.4

6.

Chemical Materials

& Products

1,369

1,640

1,111

-16.5

47.7

316

390

299

-18.9

30.4

7.

Non-Metallic Mineral

Manufactures

747

674

515

10.8

31.0

172

160

138

7.5

15.8

III.

Total Imports ( I+II )

2,04,583

1,78,332

1,54,176

14.7

15.7

47,212

42,389

41,484

11.4

2.2

P

Provisional.

Note:

Figures in brackets represent percentage to total imports.

Source:

DGCI & S.