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IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS DURING APRIL-OCTOBER 2009
Date : 27 Jan 2010
Location : New Delhi
The total import of sensitive items for the period April-October 2009 has been Rs.35487 crore as compared to Rs.26378 crore during the corresponding period of last year thereby showing an increase of 34.5%. The gross import of all commodities during same period of current year was Rs.716535 crore as compared to Rs 916483 crore during the same period of last year. Thus import of sensitive items constitutes 2.9% and 5.0% of the gross imports during last year and current year respectively.
Imports of automobiles, cotton & silk, products of SSI and alcoholic beverages have shown a decline at broad group level during the period. Imports of all other items viz. edible oil, Pulses, fruits & vegetables (including nuts), rubber, spices, marble & granite, tea & coffee, milk & milk products and food grains have shown increase during the period under reference.
In the edible oil segment, the import has increased from Rs 8195.45 crore last year to Rs 14204.70 crore for the corresponding period of this year. The imports of both crude edible oil as well as refined oil have gone up by 83% and 36% respectively. The increase in edible oil import is mainly due to substantial increase in import of crude palm oil and its fractions.
Imports of sensitive items from Indonesia, China P RP, Myanmar, Brazil, Malaysia, United States of America, Japan, Canada, Ukraine, Argentina, Australia, Benin, Guinea Bissau etc. have gone up while those from Korea RP, Germany, Thailand, Cote D’ Ivoire, Czech 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 October 2008 |
Upto October 2009 |
Upto October 2008 |
Upto October 2009 |
(Col 7 - Col 6) |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| 1 |
Milk & Milk Products |
23 |
0.10% |
0.37% |
27.52 |
131.16 |
103.64 |
376.6% |
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Growth is observed in Butter Oil, other fats & oils dervtvd from milk and its Contribution is |
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0.03 |
106.96 |
106.94 |
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( and its %age share to this group) |
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0.1% |
81.6% |
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| 2 |
Fruits & Vegetables |
35 |
10.90% |
8.76% |
2874.26 |
3107.55 |
233.29 |
8.1% |
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Significant growth in Cashew nuts in shell and its contribution is |
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1804.56 |
1905.54 |
100.98 |
5.6% |
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( and its %age share to this group) |
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62.8% |
61.3% |
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| 3 |
Pulses |
12 |
12.69% |
14.55% |
3346.15 |
5163.00 |
1816.84 |
54.3% |
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Significant growth in Beans of the species vigna mungo Hepper or vigna radiata Wilczek dried & shld, Other dried leguminous vegtbls and its contribution is |
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876.23 |
2023.64 |
1147.41 |
130.9% |
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( and its %age share to this group) |
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26.2% |
39.2% |
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| 4 |
Poultry |
13 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.07 |
0.09 |
0.01 |
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| 5 |
Tea & Coffee |
36 |
0.37% |
0.52% |
98.23 |
185.39 |
87.16 |
88.7% |
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Significant growth in black tea (in packet, leaf and dust in bulk) |
0.00 |
84.57 |
84.57 |
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( and their %age share to this group) |
0.0% |
45.6% |
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| 6 |
Spices |
52 |
1.47% |
1.26% |
388.28 |
447.63 |
59.35 |
15.3% |
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(Significant Growth in cloves not extracted (other than stem), Cumin, other than black and its contribution is) |
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30.58 |
66.04 |
35.46 |
116.0% |
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( and their %age share to this group) |
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7.9% |
14.8% |
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| 7 |
Food Grains |
19 |
0.04% |
0.04% |
11.34 |
12.47 |
1.13 |
9.9% |
| 8 |
Edible Oils |
46 |
31.07% |
40.03% |
8195.45 |
14204.70 |
6009.25 |
73.3% |
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(a) Crude |
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6519.94 |
11923.28 |
5403.34 |
82.9% |
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( Raio of crude to total Edible ) |
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79.6% |
83.9% |
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(b) Refined |
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1675.51 |
2281.42 |
605.91 |
36.2% |
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( Ratio of Refined to total edible import) |
20.4% |
16.1% |
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| 9 |
Alcholic Beverages |
34 |
0.81% |
0.52% |
214.54 |
184.91 |
-29.64 |
-13.8% |
| 10 |
Rubber |
11 |
2.67% |
2.96% |
704.49 |
1049.60 |
345.11 |
49.0% |
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Significant growth in Natural rubber in other forms : smoked sheets and its contribution is |
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238.44 |
550.04 |
311.60 |
130.7% |
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( and their %age share to this group) |
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33.8% |
52.4% |
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| 11 |
Cotton & Silk |
24 |
5.62% |
3.63% |
1481.86 |
1288.97 |
-192.89 |
-13.0% |
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Siginificant Shortfall in :Foreign cotton, of all staple lengths and Non-mulberry silk |
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959.28 |
672.29 |
-286.99 |
-29.9% |
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( and their %age share to this group) |
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64.7% |
52.2% |
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| 12 |
Marble & Granite |
9 |
0.80% |
0.60% |
210.10 |
211.47 |
1.37 |
0.6% |
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Signigicant growth in Others marble, travertine and alabaster and Marble blocks or tiles, polished and its contribution is |
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30.19 |
46.61 |
16.42 |
54.4% |
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( and their %age share to this group) |
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14.4% |
22.0% |
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| 13 |
Automobiles |
26 |
3.70% |
1.64% |
977.17 |
583.28 |
-393.89 |
-40.3% |
| 14 |
Parts & accessories of motor vehicles |
36 |
26.82% |
18.64% |
7074.01 |
6616.17 |
-457.84 |
-6.5% |
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Significant shortfall in GEAR BOXES, MOUNTED BRAKE LININGS and its contributions |
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764.12 |
550.84 |
-213.28 |
-27.9% |
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( and their %age share to this group) |
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10.8% |
8.3% |
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| 15 |
Product of SSI |
34 |
2.68% |
1.56% |
706.17 |
552.63 |
-153.54 |
-21.7% |
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(Umbrella, locks, toys, writing instruments, tiles, glassware, etc.) |
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Significant short fall in Other umbrellas, Tiles and cubes other than mosaic tiles and cubes, Other toys and Other ball point pens |
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267.16 |
155.48 |
-111.68 |
-41.8% |
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( and their %age share to this group) |
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37.8% |
28.1% |
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| 16 |
Others(Bamboos, cocoa,copra & sugar) |
5 |
0.26% |
4.93% |
68.21 |
1748.09 |
1679.87 |
2462.6% |
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Total of Sensitive items |
415 |
100.0% |
100.0% |
26377.86 |
35487.09 |
9109.23 |
34.5% |
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%age share of Import of sensitive items to Total Import (All Commodities) |
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2.9% |
5.0% |
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Total of All commodities ( including sensitive items) as per quick estimate |
916483 |
716535 |
-199948 |
-21.8% |
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