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IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS DURING APRIL-MAY 2007
Date : 18 Jul 2007
Location : New Delhi
The total import of sensitive items for the period April-May 07 has been Rs.2606 crores as compared to Rs.2828 crores during the corresponding period last year thereby showing a decrease of 7.9%. The gross import of all commodities during same period of current year was Rs.148054 crores as compared to Rs.121305 crores during the same period of last year. Thus import of sensitive items constitute 2.3% and 1.8% of the gross imports during last year and current year respectively.
Imports of edible oil, fruits & vegetables (including nuts), cotton & silk, products of SSI, spices, marble & Granite and milk & milk products have shown a decline at broad group level during the period. Imports of items viz. automobiles, rubber and Alcoholic beverages have shown increase during the period under reference.
In the edible oil segment, the import has decreased from Rs.1601 crores last year to Rs.1381 crores for the corresponding period of this year. The import of both crude oil as well as refined oil have gone down by 13.6% and 16.4% respectively. The fall in edible oil import is mainly due to significant decrease in import of Soya-bean oil and its fractions (Crude), which has gone down by 63%.
Imports of sensitive items from Indonesia, China P RP, Thailand, Germany, Japan, Cote D’ Ivoire, Australia, United Kingdom etc. have gone up while those from Argentina, United States of America, Malaysia, Benin, Egypt A RP, Sri Lanka DSR, Brazil, Vietnam Soc Republic etc. have shown a decrease.
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| IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS-PROVISIONAL ESTIMATES |
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(Value in Rs Crore) |
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Commodity Group |
No. of Tariff |
Weights w.r.t. total sensitive items |
Value of Import (Rs Crore) |
Difference (Rs Crore) |
Growth |
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Lines |
Upto May 2006 |
Upto May 2007 |
Upto May 2006 |
Upto May 2007 |
(Col 7 - Col 6) |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| 1 |
Milk & Milk Products |
16 |
0.23% |
0.06% |
6.48 |
1.65 |
-4.83 |
-74.5% |
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fall is observed in Butter Oil and its Contribution is |
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3.69 |
0.00 |
-3.69 |
-100.0% |
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( and its %age share to this group) |
57.0% |
0.0% |
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| 2 |
Fruits & Vegetables |
43 |
15.72% |
14.00% |
444.55 |
364.65 |
-79.90 |
-18.0% |
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Significant fall in shelled almonds fresh or dried & cashew nuts in shell is |
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268.42 |
177.47 |
-90.95 |
-33.9% |
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( and its %age share to this group) |
60.4% |
48.7% |
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| 3 |
Poultry |
10 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
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| 4 |
Tea & Coffee |
31 |
0.79% |
0.67% |
22.38 |
17.51 |
-4.87 |
-21.7% |
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Fall in coffee arabica plantation other grade |
12.70 |
6.82 |
-5.88 |
-46.3% |
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( and their %age share to this group) |
56.8% |
38.9% |
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Spices |
34 |
2.64% |
2.69% |
74.73 |
70.10 |
-4.63 |
-6.2% |
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(Fall in cloves extracted and cloves not extracted (other than stem) and its contribution is) |
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40.74 |
20.01 |
-20.73 |
-50.9% |
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( and their %age share to this group) |
54.5% |
28.5% |
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( Significant growth in black pepper ungarbled and its contribution is) |
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6.34 |
16.52 |
10.18 |
160.6% |
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( and their %age share to this group) |
8.5% |
23.6% |
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Food Grains |
11 |
0.00% |
0.25% |
0.00 |
6.43 |
6.43 |
Less weigtage |
| 7 |
Edible Oils |
22 |
56.61% |
53.00% |
1601.07 |
1380.96 |
-220.12 |
-13.7% |
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(a) Crude |
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1506.99 |
1302.27 |
-204.71 |
-13.6% |
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( Raio of crude to total Edible ) |
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94.1% |
94.3% |
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(b) Refined |
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94.09 |
78.69 |
-15.40 |
-16.4% |
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( Ratio of Refined to total edible import) |
5.9% |
5.7% |
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| 8 |
Alcholic Beverages |
11 |
0.60% |
0.99% |
17.03 |
25.89 |
8.87 |
52.1% |
| 9 |
Rubber |
11 |
3.23% |
5.66% |
91.44 |
147.40 |
55.96 |
61.2% |
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Significant growth in natural rubber in other forms: smoked sheets and Technically specified natural rubber |
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82.89 |
143.29 |
60.40 |
72.9% |
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( and their %age share to this group) |
90.6% |
97.2% |
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Cotton & Silk |
20 |
10.66% |
11.07% |
301.54 |
288.50 |
-13.03 |
-4.3% |
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Shortfall in :cotton(other than Indian of all staple length) |
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182.44 |
146.37 |
-36.07 |
-19.8% |
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( and their %age share to this group) |
60.5% |
50.7% |
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| 11 |
Marble & Granite |
9 |
1.55% |
1.41% |
43.75 |
36.67 |
-7.08 |
-16.2% |
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Marble blocks/tiles,polished |
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19.27 |
6.32 |
-12.95 |
-67.2% |
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( and their %age share to this group) |
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44.0% |
17.2% |
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| 12 |
Automobiles |
33 |
3.11% |
6.45% |
87.88 |
168.15 |
80.27 |
91.3% |
| 13 |
Product of SSI |
37 |
4.43% |
3.38% |
125.44 |
87.99 |
-37.45 |
-29.9% |
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(Umbrella, locks, toys, writing instruments, tiles, glassware, etc.) |
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Fall in ceramic tiles, other glassware used for table excluding glasses and other toys |
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70.14 |
33.67 |
-36.47 |
-52.0% |
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( and their %age share to this group) |
55.9% |
38.3% |
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| 14 |
Others (Wheat flour, sugar, cigarette & salt) |
12 |
0.43% |
0.37% |
12.17 |
9.59 |
-2.59 |
-21.2% |
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Total of Sensitive items |
100.0% |
100.0% |
2828.48 |
2605.51 |
-222.97 |
-7.9% |
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%age share of Import of sensitive items to Total Import (All Commodities) |
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2.3% |
1.8% |
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Total of All commodities ( including sensitive items) as per quick estimate |
121304.73 |
148053.58 |
26748.9 |
22.1% |
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