Table 2.10
			    Collection Rates for Selected Import Groups
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                                                              (in per cent)

S.	COMMODITY	   1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96
No.	GROUP					                    (Prov)
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 1.	Food products		47	27	12	19	22	23
 2.	POL			34	31	31	36	31	30
 3.	Chemicals		92	82	71	52	44	44
 4.	Man-made fibres		83	63	45	18	18	36
 5.	paper & newsprint	24	23	18	13	11	 8
 6.	Natural fibres		20	21	20	14	 9	12
 7.	Metals			95     110	97	69	53	52
 8.	Capital goods		60	64	53	31	38	33
 9.	Others			20	14	13	10	11	13
10.	Non POL			51	49	39	28	29	28
11.	Total			47	44	37	30	29	29
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S.No. 1	includes cereals, pulses, milk and cream, fruits, vegetable and 
        animal fats.
S.No. 3	includes chemical elements, compounds, pharmaceuticals, dyeing
        and colouring materials, plastics and rubber.
S.No. 5	includes pulp and waste paper, newsprint, paperboards and manufact
        ures and printed books, newspaper, journals, etc.
S.No. 6	includes raw wool and silk. 
S.No. 7	includes iron and steel and non-ferrous metals.
S.No. 8	includes non-electrical machinery and project imports, electrical
        machinery and transport equipment.
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