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A. EXPORTS (including re-exports)
Exports during April, 2015 were valued at US $ 22054.72 million (Rs. 138400.44 crore) which was 13.96 per cent lower in Dollar terms (10.55 per cent lower in Rupee terms) than the level of US $ 25634.08 million (Rs. 154718.60 crore) during April, 2014.
B. IMPORTS
Imports during April, 2015 were valued at US $ 33047.02 (Rs.207380.63 crore) which was 7.48 per cent lower in Dollar terms and 3.81 per cent lower in Rupee terms over the level of imports valued at US $ 35720.03 million (Rs. 215593.93 crore) in April, 2014.
C. CRUDE OIL AND NON-OIL IMPORTS:
Oil imports during April, 2015 were valued at US $ 7442.92 million which was 42.65 per cent lower than oil imports valued at US $ 12977.83 million in the corresponding period last year.
Non-oil imports during April, 2015 were estimated at US $ 25604.10 million which was 12.58 per cent higher than non-oil imports of US $ 22742.20 million in April, 2014.
D. TRADE BALANCE
The trade deficit for April 2015 was estimated at US $ 10992.30 million which was higher than the deficit of US $ 10085.95 million during April 2014.
| EXPORTS & IMPORTS : (US $ Million) | |
| (PROVISIONAL) |
|
|
| APRIL |
| EXPORTS(including re-exports) |
|
| 2014-15 | 25634.08 |
| 2015-16 | 22054.72 |
| %Growth2015-16/ 2014-15 | -13.96 |
| IMPORTS |
|
| 2014-15 | 35720.03 |
| 2015-16 | 33047.02 |
| %Growth2015-16/ 2014-15 | -7.48 |
| TRADE BALANCE |
|
| 2014-15 | -10085.95 |
| 2015-16 | -10992.30 |
|
|
|
| EXPORTS & IMPORTS : (Rs. Crore) | |
|
|
|
| (PROVISIONAL) | APRIL |
|
|
|
| EXPORTS(including re-exports) |
|
| 2014-15 | 154718.60 |
| 2015-16 | 138400.44 |
| %Growth2015-16/ 2014-15 | -10.55 |
| IMPORTS |
|
| 2014-15 | 215593.93 |
| 2015-16 | 207380.63 |
| %Growth2015-16/ 2014-15 | -3.81 |
| TRADE BALANCE |
|
| 2014-15 | -60875.33 |
| 2015-16 | -68980.19 |
INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE (SERVICES): MARCH, 2015
(As per the RBI Press Release dated 15th May, 2015)
A. EXPORTS (Receipts)
Exports during March, 2015 were valued at US $ 14049 Million (Rs. 87735.72 Crore).
B. IMPORTS (Payments)
Imports during March, 2015 were valued at US $ 7866 Million (Rs. 49123.01 Crore).
C. TRADE BALANCE
The trade balance in Services (i.e. net export of Services) for March, 2015 was estimated at US $ 6183 Million.
| EXPORTS & IMPORTS (SERVICES) : (US $ Million) | |
| (PROVISIONAL) |
|
|
| March 2014-15 |
| EXPORTS (Receipts) | 14049.00 |
| IMPORTS (Payments) | 7866.00 |
| TRADE BALANCE | 6183.00 |
|
|
|
| EXPORTS & IMPORTS (SERVICES): (Rs. Crore) | |
|
|
|
| (PROVISIONAL) | March 2014-15 |
|
|
|
| EXPORTS (Receipts) | 87735.72 |
| IMPORTS (Payments) | 49123.01 |
| TRADE BALANCE | 38612.71 |
| Source: RBI Press Release dated 15th May 2015 | |
QUICK ESTIMATES FOR SELECTED MAJOR COMMODITIES FOR APRIL, 2015
TRADE: EXPORT
| Sl. No. | Commodities | (Values in Rs crores) | % change | |
|
|
| APR'14 | APR'15 | APR'15 |
| 1 | Tea | 254.23 | 272.99 | 7.38 |
| 2 | Coffee | 499.99 | 486.66 | -2.67 |
| 3 | Rice | 3537.69 | 3428.03 | -3.10 |
| 4 | Other cereals | 1053.14 | 143.96 | -86.33 |
| 5 | Tobacco | 390.02 | 503.95 | 29.21 |
| 6 | Spices | 1162.99 | 1446.19 | 24.35 |
| 7 | Cashew | 319.58 | 367.83 | 15.10 |
| 8 | Oil Meals | 711.62 | 483.20 | -32.10 |
| 9 | Oil seeds | 649.9 | 720.91 | 10.93 |
| 10 | Fruits & Vegetables | 1162.05 | 1277.59 | 9.94 |
| 11 | Cereal preparations & miscellaneous processed items | 628.59 | 706.43 | 12.38 |
| 12 | Marine Products | 2260.47 | 1980.87 | -12.37 |
| 13 | Meat, dairy & poultry products | 2316.84 | 1836.20 | -20.75 |
| 14 | Iron Ore | 918.81 | 11.40 | -98.76 |
| 15 | Mica, Coal & Other Ores, Minerals including processed minerals | 2233.39 | 1756.47 | -21.35 |
| 16 | Leather & leather products | 2723.22 | 2622.20 | -3.71 |
| 17 | Ceramic products & glassware | 742.6 | 893.11 | 20.27 |
| 18 | Gems & Jewellery | 19753.77 | 18482.94 | -6.43 |
| 19 | Drugs & Pharmaceuticals | 7613.41 | 8685.99 | 14.09 |
| 20 | Organic & Inorganic Chemicals | 5537.41 | 6130.96 | 10.72 |
| 21 | Engineering Goods | 34554.51 | 36898.95 | 6.78 |
| 22 | Electronic Goods | 3252.2 | 2965.93 | -8.80 |
| 23 | Cotton Yarn/Fabs./made-ups, Handloom Products etc. | 4877.77 | 5281.49 | 8.28 |
| 24 | Man-made Yarn/Fabs./made-ups etc. | 2614.49 | 2480.86 | -5.11 |
| 25 | RMG of all Textiles | 7979.16 | 9062.58 | 13.58 |
| 26 | Jute Mfg. including Floor Covering | 193.83 | 169.41 | -12.60 |
| 27 | Carpet | 614.24 | 729.1 | 18.70 |
| 28 | Handicrafts excl. handmade carpet | 600.11 | 707.94 | 17.97 |
| 29 | Petroleum Products | 31102.36 | 17289.52 | -44.41 |
| 30 | Plastic & Linoleum | 2892.05 | 2426.64 | -16.09 |
|
| Sub-Total | 143150.44 | 130250.30 | -9.01 |
|
| GRAND TOTAL | 154718.60 | 138400.44 | -10.55 |
Note: The figures for April'14 and April'15 are provisional and subject to change
QUICK ESTIMATES FOR SELECTED MAJOR COMMODITIES FOR APRIL, 2015
TRADE: EXPORT
| Sl. No. | Commodities | (Values in Million USD) | % change | |
|
|
| APR'14 | APR'15 | APR'15 |
| 1 | Tea | 42.12 | 43.5 | 3.28 |
| 2 | Coffee | 82.84 | 77.55 | -6.39 |
| 3 | Rice | 586.13 | 546.27 | -6.80 |
| 4 | Other cereals | 174.49 | 22.94 | -86.85 |
| 5 | Tobacco | 64.62 | 80.31 | 24.28 |
| 6 | Spices | 192.69 | 230.46 | 19.60 |
| 7 | Cashew | 52.95 | 58.62 | 10.71 |
| 8 | Oil Meals | 117.9 | 77 | -34.69 |
| 9 | Oil seeds | 107.68 | 114.88 | 6.69 |
| 10 | Fruits & Vegetables | 192.53 | 203.59 | 5.74 |
| 11 | Cereal preparations & miscellaneous processed items | 104.15 | 112.57 | 8.08 |
| 12 | Marine Products | 374.52 | 315.66 | -15.72 |
| 13 | Meat, dairy & poultry products | 383.86 | 292.61 | -23.77 |
| 14 | Iron Ore | 152.23 | 1.82 | -98.80 |
| 15 | Mica, Coal & Other Ores, Minerals including processed minerals | 370.03 | 279.9 | -24.36 |
| 16 | Leather & leather products | 451.19 | 417.86 | -7.39 |
| 17 | Ceramic products & glassware | 123.04 | 142.32 | 15.67 |
| 18 | Gems & Jewellery | 3272.84 | 2945.34 | -10.01 |
| 19 | Drugs & Pharmaceuticals | 1261.4 | 1384.15 | 9.73 |
| 20 | Organic & Inorganic Chemicals | 917.45 | 977 | 6.49 |
| 21 | Engineering Goods | 5725.06 | 5880.01 | 2.71 |
| 22 | Electronic Goods | 538.83 | 472.63 | -12.29 |
| 23 | Cotton Yarn/Fabs./made-ups, Handloom Products etc. | 808.16 | 841.63 | 4.14 |
| 24 | Man-made Yarn/Fabs./made-ups etc. | 433.17 | 395.34 | -8.73 |
| 25 | RMG of all Textiles | 1322 | 1444.16 | 9.24 |
| 26 | Jute Mfg. including Floor Covering | 32.11 | 27 | -15.91 |
| 27 | Carpet | 101.77 | 116.19 | 14.17 |
| 28 | Handicrafts excl. handmade carpet | 99.43 | 112.81 | 13.46 |
| 29 | Petroleum Products | 5153.1 | 2755.16 | -46.53 |
| 30 | Plastic & Linoleum | 479.16 | 386.7 | -19.30 |
|
| Sub-Total | 23717.45 | 20755.98 | -12.49 |
|
| GRAND TOTAL | 25634.08 | 22054.72 | -13.96 |
Note: The figures for April'14 and April'15 are provisional and subject to change
QUICK ESTIMATES FOR SELECTED MAJOR COMMODITIES FORAPRIL, 2015
TRADE: Import
|
|
| (Values in Rs crores) | % Change | |
| Sl.No | Name of the Commodities | APR'14 | APR'15 | APR'15 |
| 1 | Cotton Raw & Waste | 181.12 | 150.55 | -16.88 |
| 2 | Vegetable Oil | 4171.60 | 4227.05 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Pulses | 808.26 | 1197.04 | 48.10 |
| 4 | Fruits & vegetables | 783.81 | 953.74 | 21.68 |
| 5 | Pulp and Waste paper | 402.85 | 390.76 | -3.00 |
| 6 | Textile yarn Fabric, made-up articles | 709.72 | 754.02 | 6.24 |
| 7 | Fertilisers, Crude & manufactured | 2417.80 | 4290.99 | 77.47 |
| 8 | Sulphur & Unroasted Iron Pyrites | 195.17 | 101.47 | -48.01 |
| 9 | Metaliferrous ores & other minerals | 4613.63 | 4802.11 | 4.09 |
| 10 | Coal, Coke & Briquettes, etc. | 7889.57 | 8106.41 | 2.75 |
| 11 | Petroleum, Crude & products | 78329.76 | 46706.71 | -40.37 |
| 12 | Wood & Wood products | 2872.47 | 2424.86 | -15.58 |
| 13 | Leather & leather products | 429.49 | 445.98 | 3.84 |
| 14 | Organic & Inorganic Chemicals | 9342.57 | 9207.89 | -1.44 |
| 15 | Dyeing/tanning/colouring materials | 1156.31 | 1095.46 | -5.26 |
| 16 | Artificial resins, plastic materials, etc. | 5689.70 | 7060.50 | 24.09 |
| 17 | Chemical material & products | 2698.24 | 2676.40 | -0.81 |
| 18 | Newsprint | 455.35 | 471.19 | 3.48 |
| 19 | Pearls, precious & Semi-precious stones | 14907.54 | 12038.05 | -19.25 |
| 20 | Iron & Steel | 6371.51 | 7684.80 | 20.61 |
| 21 | Non-ferrous metals | 4695.95 | 5011.25 | 6.71 |
| 22 | Machine tools | 1647.92 | 1256.71 | -23.74 |
| 23 | Machinery, electrical & non-electrical | 13206.83 | 15119.12 | 14.48 |
| 24 | Transport equipment | 5208.27 | 9175.21 | 76.17 |
| 25 | Project goods | 2068.61 | 2149.85 | 3.93 |
| 26 | Professional instrument, Optical goods, etc. | 1862.76 | 1817.95 | -2.41 |
| 27 | Electronic goods | 15545.09 | 21012.36 | 35.17 |
| 28 | Medicinal. & Pharmaceutical products | 2650.11 | 2944.28 | 11.10 |
| 29 | Gold | 10595.22 | 19645.14 | 85.42 |
| 30 | Silver | 2822.52 | 2002.81 | -29.04 |
|
| Sub-Total | 204729.75 | 194920.66 | -4.79 |
|
| GRAND TOTAL | 215593.93 | 207380.63 | -3.81 |
Note: The figures for April'14 and April'15 are provisional and subject to change
QUICK ESTIMATES FOR SELECTED MAJOR COMMODITIES FOR APRIL, 2015
TRADE: Import
|
|
| (Values in Million USD) | % Change | |
| Sl.No | Name of the Commodities | APR'14 | APR'15 | APR'15 |
| 1 | Cotton Raw & Waste | 30.01 | 23.99 | -20.06 |
| 2 | Vegetable Oil | 691.16 | 673.60 | -2.54 |
| 3 | Pulses | 133.91 | 190.75 | 42.45 |
| 4 | Fruits & vegetables | 129.86 | 151.98 | 17.03 |
| 5 | Pulp and Waste paper | 66.74 | 62.27 | -6.70 |
| 6 | Textile yarn Fabric, made-up articles | 117.59 | 120.16 | 2.19 |
| 7 | Fertilisers, Crude & manufactured | 400.59 | 683.79 | 70.70 |
| 8 | Sulphur & Unroasted Iron Pyrites | 32.34 | 16.17 | -50.00 |
| 9 | Metaliferrous ores & other minerals | 764.40 | 765.24 | 0.11 |
| 10 | Coal, Coke & Briquettes, etc. | 1307.16 | 1291.79 | -1.18 |
| 11 | Petroleum, Crude & products | 12977.83 | 7442.92 | -42.65 |
| 12 | Wood & Wood products | 475.92 | 386.41 | -18.81 |
| 13 | Leather & leather products | 71.16 | 71.07 | -0.13 |
| 14 | Organic & Inorganic Chemicals | 1547.90 | 1467.32 | -5.21 |
| 15 | Dyeing/tanning/colouring materials | 191.58 | 174.57 | -8.88 |
| 16 | Artificial resins, plastic materials, etc. | 942.68 | 1125.12 | 19.35 |
| 17 | Chemical material & products | 447.05 | 426.50 | -4.60 |
| 18 | Newsprint | 75.44 | 75.09 | -0.46 |
| 19 | Pearls, precious & Semi-precious stones | 2469.91 | 1918.32 | -22.33 |
| 20 | Iron & Steel | 1055.64 | 1224.61 | 16.01 |
| 21 | Non-ferrous metals | 778.03 | 798.56 | 2.64 |
| 22 | Machine tools | 273.03 | 200.26 | -26.65 |
| 23 | Machinery, electrical & non-electrical | 2188.13 | 2409.30 | 10.11 |
| 24 | Transport equipment | 862.92 | 1462.11 | 69.44 |
| 25 | Project goods | 342.73 | 342.59 | -0.04 |
| 26 | Professional instrument, Optical goods, etc. | 308.63 | 289.70 | -6.13 |
| 27 | Electronic goods | 2575.54 | 3348.41 | 30.01 |
| 28 | Medicinal & Pharmaceutical products | 439.08 | 469.18 | 6.86 |
| 29 | Gold | 1755.44 | 3130.54 | 78.33 |
| 30 | Silver | 467.64 | 319.16 | -31.75 |
|
| Sub-Total | 33920.04 | 31061.48 | -8.43 |
|
| GRAND TOTAL | 35720.03 | 33047.02 | -7.48 |
Note: The figures for April'14 and April'15 are provisional and subject to change.
