India Market
India’s Foreign Trade (4)
India's Imports of Principal Commodities
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(US $ million)
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Commodity Group
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April-February
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Percentage Variation
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2005-06
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2006-07
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2007-08 P
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(3)/(2)
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(4)/(3)
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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I. Bulk Imports
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55150.4
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76058.6
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100961.9
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37.9
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32.7
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(42.6)
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(46.8)
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(46.9)
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A. Petroleum, Petroleum Products & Related Material
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39757.4
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52160.0
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70542.9
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31.2
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35.2
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(30.7)
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(32.1)
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(32.7)
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B. Bulk Consumption Goods
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2494.0
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3029.6
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4307.4
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21.5
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42.2
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1. Wheat
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0.0
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324.8
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659.7
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-
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-
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2. Cereals & Cereal Preparations
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32.4
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29.7
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41.5
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-8.4
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39.7
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3. Edible Oil
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1788.8
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1925.0
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2389.9
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7.6
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24.2
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4. Pulses
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525.6
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749.4
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1215.8
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42.6
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62.2
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5. Sugar
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147.1
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0.7
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0.6
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-
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-
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C. Other Bulk Items
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12899.0
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20868.9
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26111.5
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61.8
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25.1
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1. Fertilisers
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2006.6
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3013.8
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5079.0
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50.2
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68.5
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a) Crude
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288.4
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328.1
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439.3
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13.8
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33.9
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b) Sulphur & Unroasted Iron Pyrites
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129.4
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100.0
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301.7
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-22.7
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201.6
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c) Manufactured
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1588.8
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2585.7
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4338.0
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62.7
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67.8
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2. Non-Ferrous Metals
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1646.7
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2387.6
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3139.0
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45.0
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31.5
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3. Paper, Paperboard & Mgfd. incl. Newsprint
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846.0
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1102.8
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1292.7
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30.4
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17.2
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4. Crude Rubber, incl. Synthetic & Reclaimed
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372.5
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559.7
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709.5
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50.2
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26.8
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5. Pulp & Waste Paper
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517.1
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569.3
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701.6
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10.1
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23.2
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6. Metalliferrous Ores & Metal Scrap
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3409.1
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7507.3
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7167.1
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120.2
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-4.5
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7. Iron & Steel
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4100.9
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5728.5
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8022.5
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39.7
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40.0
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II. Non-Bulk Imports
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74256.9
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86443.8
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114447.0
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16.4
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32.4
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(57.4)
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(53.2)
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(53.1)
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A. Capital Goods
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28527.8
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37819.4
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51634.2
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32.6
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36.5
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1. Manufactures of Metals
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1088.5
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1425.0
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2431.7
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30.9
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70.6
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2. Machine Tools
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955.6
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1331.2
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1994.0
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39.3
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49.8
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3. Machinery except Electrical & Electronics
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8860.1
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12390.5
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17490.7
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39.8
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41.2
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4. Electrical Machinery except Electronics
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1349.0
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1759.0
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2687.3
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30.4
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52.8
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5. Electronic Goods incl. Computer Software
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12587.3
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15265.4
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19319.7
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21.3
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26.6
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6. Transport Equipments
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2936.6
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3993.2
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6614.2
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36.0
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65.6
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7. Project Goods
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750.9
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1655.2
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1096.7
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120.4
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-33.7
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B. Mainly Export Related Items
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17244.7
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16096.2
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18968.9
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-6.7
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17.8
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1. Pearls, Precious & Semi-Precious Stones
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8638.6
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6627.2
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7253.8
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-23.3
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9.5
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2. Chemicals, Organic & Inorganic
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6285.1
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7108.0
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9050.2
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13.1
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27.3
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3. Textile Yarn, Fabric, etc.
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1865.0
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1979.0
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2271.4
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6.1
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14.8
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4. Cashew Nuts, raw
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456.0
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382.1
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393.5
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-16.2
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3.0
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C. Others
of which : |
28484.5
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32528.2
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43843.9
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14.2
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34.8
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1. Gold & Silver
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10144.7
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13109.2
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16374.7
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29.2
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24.9
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2. Artificial Resins & Plastic Materials
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2021.6
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2321.5
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3349.2
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14.8
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44.3
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3. Professional Instruments etc. except electrical
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1766.3
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2090.3
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2748.5
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18.3
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31.5
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4. Coal, Coke & Briquittes etc.
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3464.6
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4062.5
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5835.2
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17.3
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43.6
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5. Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Products
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932.8
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1165.0
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1518.8
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24.9
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30.4
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6. Chemical Materials & Products
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924.2
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1208.6
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1440.3
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30.8
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19.2
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7. Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures
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556.0
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713.1
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950.1
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28.3
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33.2
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Total Imports
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129407.3
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162502.4
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215408.9
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25.6
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32.6
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Memo Items
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Non-Oil Imports
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89649.9
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110342.4
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144866.0
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23.1
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31.3
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Non-Oil Imports excl. Gold & Silver
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79505.1
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97233.2
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128491.3
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22.3
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32.1
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Mainly Industrial Inputs*
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73656.1
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89527.6
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117097.4
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21.5
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30.8
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