TABLE 7.17
                       Growth of Food Processing Industries
                      (Percentage change over previous year)
                     1991       1992    1993    1994    1995    1996#
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Processed fruits    28.57      30.28   19.19   20.93   25.74    12.94
& vegetables
Milk products       -1.17       8.63    4.06   10.17    4.02     5.28
Fish products*       4.63       8.33    5.04    6.18    3.02     3.76
                           Export of Processed Food items
                                                            (Rs.crore)

                    1991-92    1992-93    1993-94   1994-95   1995-96
Processed fruits     193.91     263.00     335.67    408.86     470.0
& vegetables
Milk products         11.18       8.37      11.50     40.12      26.65
Fish products*      1375.89    1767.43    2503.60   3575.91    3470.00
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# Projected
* Relates to financial year.
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