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Date : Sep 16, 2013
Table 132 : Imports of Principal Commodities - Rupees

(` Billion)

Commodity / Year

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

I. Bulk Imports

2704.50

3820.60

4539.18

6274.86

5927.84

6882.37

10304.47

12482.93

A. Petroleum, Crude and Products

1946.40

2585.72

3206.55

4199.68

4116.49

4822.82

7430.75

9204.56

B. Bulk Consumption Goods

122.49

194.31

185.21

228.83

427.59

403.45

558.53

773.69

1. Cereals and Cereal Preparations *

1.60

59.96

28.39

2.16

4.97

5.45

3.52

4.53

2. Edible Oils

89.61

95.40

103.01

158.38

264.83

298.60

462.55

611.06

3. Pulses

24.76

38.92

53.75

62.46

98.13

71.50

89.31

127.39

4. Sugar

6.52

0.04

0.06

5.83

59.66

27.90

3.14

30.72

C. Other Bulk Items

635.61

1040.58

1147.43

1846.36

1383.76

1656.10

2315.19

2504.68

1. Fertilisers

94.17

142.27

217.65

626.73

324.37

326.32

555.97

494.33

a) Crude

14.07

16.34

18.82

48.87

33.26

32.61

83.82

73.35

b) Sulphur and Unroasted Iron Pyrites

6.02

4.95

14.58

29.95

6.82

10.99

22.86

17.39

c) Manufactured

74.08

120.98

184.26

547.91

284.29

282.72

449.29

403.59

2. Non-Ferrous Metals

81.66

117.87

141.12

262.13

142.64

185.90

234.28

278.78

3. Paper, Paper Boards, Manufactures including News Prints

41.80

54.61

57.36

81.42

71.36

96.14

123.05

129.45

4. Crude Rubber, including Synthetic and Reclaimed

18.33

28.54

31.63

39.59

48.13

80.74

119.90

121.57

5. Pulp and Waste Paper

25.37

28.93

31.32

37.05

41.78

52.08

65.24

69.88

6. Metalliferrous Ores, Metal Scrap, etc.

171.86

377.65

318.53

363.64

364.50

442.17

641.23

815.18

7. Iron and Steel

202.43

290.71

349.81

435.80

390.98

472.75

575.52

595.49

II. Non-Bulk Imports

3899.59

4584.46

5583.94

7469.49

7709.51

9952.30

13150.16

14248.20

A. Capital Goods

1667.62

2129.86

2822.69

3303.84

3124.85

3578.76

4755.07

4975.77

1. Manufactures of Metals

53.62

72.56

107.20

149.71

113.96

151.67

204.23

233.33

2. Machine Tools

47.65

67.03

88.90

103.94

78.55

102.76

143.11

150.25

3. Machinery except Electrical and Electronic

443.17

626.72

799.59

993.50

933.83

1086.52

1443.00

1504.04

4. Electrical Machinery except Electronic

66.60

88.68

115.57

169.51

147.71

175.10

228.99

242.35

5. Electronic Goods

586.26

722.75

813.66

1073.20

994.19

1210.17

1565.04

1711.59

6. Computer Goods

39.93

43.76

35.98

58.63

79.73

51.47

73.76

31.26

7. Transport Equipment

391.31

427.09

809.71

608.51

554.72

521.12

674.74

746.14

8. Project Goods

39.08

81.27

52.08

146.86

222.17

279.96

422.21

356.80

B. Mainly Export Related Items

825.30

808.69

836.15

1468.60

1483.55

2442.53

2486.97

2548.82

1. Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious Stones

404.41

338.81

320.94

762.63

766.78

1575.96

1342.66

1230.71

2. Organic and Inorganic Chemicals

309.21

354.33

398.45

561.25

564.73

693.50

902.96

1047.75

3. Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Ups, etc.

90.78

97.34

99.61

117.99

121.57

146.58

187.96

217.05

4. Cashew Nuts

20.90

18.21

17.15

26.72

30.48

26.50

53.39

53.31

C. Others

1406.68

1645.91

1925.10

2697.05

3101.11

3931.00

5908.12

6723.61

1. Gold and Silver

501.08

662.72

719.34

1047.86

1404.40

1935.62

2942.55

3029.22

a) Gold

479.51

654.40

673.30

953.24

1358.78

1847.42

2699.01

2921.49

b) Silver

21.57

8.33

46.03

94.63

45.62

88.20

243.54

107.73

2. Artificial Resins and Plastic Materials, etc.

100.40

116.96

148.37

181.17

236.75

313.04

361.34

469.23

3. Professional, Scientific Controlling Instruments,Photographic Optical Goods

87.34

105.93

157.00

203.30

171.57

192.00

251.46

292.06

4. Coal, Coke and Briquittes, etc.

171.28

207.10

258.62

459.48

425.11

446.70

835.96

839.99

5. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products

45.51

58.66

67.30

86.75

99.59

111.14

142.88

169.65

6. Chemical Materials and Products

46.60

59.80

65.44

96.26

108.74

132.78

165.95

197.56

7. Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures

27.54

35.30

42.14

53.88

51.28

69.40

98.94

112.53

8. Others

426.94

399.44

466.90

568.35

603.67

730.33

1109.04

1613.37

Total Imports

6604.09

8405.06

10123.12

13744.36

13637.36

16834.67

23454.63

26731.13

Note : 1. Data for 2011-12 are revised and data for 2012-13 are provisional.
2. Due to change in commodity classification by the DGCI&S, data on 'Chemical elements and compounds', 'Machinery, other than electric and electrical machinery apparatus and appliances' from 1970-71 to 1956-76 and 1976-77 to 1986-87 may not be strictly comparable.
* : Cereals and Cereal Preparations includes wheat from 2006-07.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source : Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics.


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