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IMPACT ANALYSIS
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Imports of Principal Commodities

Commodity Group

Rupees crore

%Variations

US $ million

%Variations

95-96 P

94-95

93-94

95-96/94-95

94-95/93-94

95-96 P

94-95

93-94

95-96/94-95

94-95/93-94

I. Bulk Imports

47,525

35,544

28,621

33.7

24.2

14,209

11,320

9,125

25.5

24.1

39.1

39.5

39.2

39.1

39.5

39.2

A) Petroleum, petroleum products & related material

25,244

18,612

18,046

35.6

3.1

7,547

5,928

5,754

27.3

3.0

20.8

20.7

24.7

20.8

20.7

24.7

B) Bulk consumption goods

3,079

3,592

1,025

–14.3

250.6

921

1,144

326

–19.5

250.5

2.5

4

1.4

2.5

4

1.4

a) Cereals & cereal preparations

79

92

290

–14.4

–68.2

24

29

93

–19.7

–68.2

b) Edible Oils

2,183

624

167

249.7

274.6

653

199

53

228.3

274.3

c) Pluses

631

593

567

6.5

4.6

189

189

181

–0.1

4.5

d) Sugar

186

2,283

1

–91.9

56

727

–92.4

C) Other bulk items

19,202

13,340

9,550

43.9

39.7

5,471

4,249

3,045

35.1

39.5

15.8

14.8

13.1

15.8

14.8

13.1

a) Fertilisers

5,384

3,304

2,631

62.9

25.6

1,610

1,052

839

53

25.5

b) NonFerrous metals

33,037

2,254

1,503

34.7

50

908

718

479

26.5

49.8

c) Paper, paperboard & manufactures thereof

1,573

773

696

103.4

11.1

470

246

222

91

11

d) Crude rubber

716

371

342

93.1

8.4

214

118

109

81.3

8.3

e) Plub & waste paper

919

635

497

44.6

27.8

275

202

159

35.8

27.6

f) Metalliferrous oreas &metal scrap

2,627

2,349

1,388

11.8

69.3

785

748

442

5.0

69.1

g) Iron & steel

4,946

3,653

2,494

35.4

46.5

1,479

1,164

795

27.1

46.4

II. Non-bulk Imports

74,122

54,426

44,480

36.2

22.4

22,161

17,334

14,181

27.8

22.2

60.9

60.5

60.8

60.9

60.5

60.8

A) Capital goods

34,080

23,982

19,581

42.1

22.5

10,189

7,638

6,243

33.4

22.3

28

26.7

26.8

28.0)

26.7

26.8

B) Export related items

17,529

13,554

13,762

29.3

–1.5

5,241

4,317

4,388

21.4

–1.6

14.4

15.1

18.8

14.4

15.1

18.8

C) Others

22,513

16,890

11,137

33.3

51.7

6,731

5,379

3,551

25.1

51.5

18.5

18.8

15.2

18.5

18.8

15.2

Total Imports(I+II)

1,21,647

89,971

73,101

35.2

23.1

36,370

28,654

23,306

26.9

22.9

SOURCE: RBI Annual Report1995-96
P:  Provisional

   India's Imports   Composition of India's imports
Percentage growth in dollar terms    Sources of India's imports

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