TABLE 6.5
Exports by Commodity Group
(US$ million)
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Apr-Mar Apr-Sept
1994-95 1995-96 Apr-Sept Apr-Sept 1995-96 1996-97
Commodity Group 1995-96 1996-97 ------------------
(% Change)
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I. Agriculture & allied, 4210.5 6094.2 2348.5 3330.5 44.7 41.8
of which
1. Tea 310.7 350.1 164.0 158.5 12.7 -3.3
2. Coffee 335.3 449.3 227.6 258.6 34.0 13.6
3. Cereals 406.4 1480.5 504.6 657.4 264.3 30.3
4. Unmanufactured tobacco 58.6 113.2 58.5 37.4 93.1 -36.1
5. Spices 194.9 237.2 104.1 147.1 21.7 41.3
6. Cashewnuts 396.4 369.4 184.9 204.8 -6.8 10.8
7. Oil meals 572.6 702.2 213.2 344.3 22.6 61.5
8. Fruits & vegetables 171.6 212.7 96.6 98.2 23.9 1.6
9. Marine products 1126.4 1010.9 409.3 479.5 -10.3 17.1
10. Raw cotton 44.5 60.9 21.1 218.6 36.7 934.4
II. Ores and minerals, 987.9 1175.0 584.3 593.0 18.9 1.5
of which
11. Iron ore 413.3 514.5 260.9 230.1 24.5 -11.8
12. Processed minerals 263.8 329.5 147.0 178.7 24.9 21.6
13. Other ores and minerals 275.7 294.0 162.6 174.6 6.7 7.4
III. Manufactured goods, 20567.4 23959.3 11371.5 11865.4 16.5 4.3
of which
14. Leather & manufactures 1061.2 1147.6 549.3 503.6 8.1 -8.3
15. Leather footwear 549.5 583.4 174.0 176.2 6.2 1.3
16. Gems & jewellery 4500.4 5275.2 2475.6 2256.4 17.2 -8.9
17. Drugs, pharmaceuticals 800.2 1019.1 446.7 530.4 27.4 18.7
& fine chemicals
18. Dyes / intermediates 479.7 486.5 230.7 265.9 1.4 15.3
& Coal tar chemicals
19. Manufactures of metals 706.1 826.5 373.0 488.9 17.1 31.1
20. Machinery and 726.6 827.8 392.7 516.7 13.9 31.6
instruments
21. Transport equipments 771.3 924.6 430.4 430.8 19.9 0.1
22. Primary & semi-finished 420.8 524.6 256.7 208.1 24.7 -19.0
iron & steel
23. Electronic goods 412.3 672.3 295.1 389.5 63.0 32.0
24. Cotton yarn, fabrics, 2233.8 2576.8 1195.9 1484.1 15.4 24.1
madeups etc
25. Ready made garments 3281.9 3675.8 1759.6 1828.1 12.0 3.9
26. Handicrafts 1033.4 1102.9 556.3 558.2 6.7 0.3
IV. Crude & petroleum 416.9 453.8 233.3 261.4 8.8 12.0
products
V. Others & 147.8 114.8 72.0 89.7 -22.3 24.6
unclassified items
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Grand Total 26330.5 31797.1 14609.6 16140.0 20.8 10.5
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Source:DGCI&S, Calcutta
From the database of Ministry of Finance disseminated on Internet through NICNET