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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry

01-November-2011 11:11 IST

India’s Foreign Trade: September, 2011

EXPORTS (including re-exports)

            India’s exports during September, 2011 were valued at US $ 24821.59 million (Rs.118233.94 crore) which was 36.36 per cent higher in Dollar terms (41.01 per cent higher in Rupee terms) than the level of US $ 18203.53 million (Rs. 83848.35) during September, 2010. Cumulative value of exports for the period April-September 2011 -12 was US $ 160048.51  million (Rs 723431.51 crore) as against US $ 105240.82 million (Rs.484687.10 crore) registering a  growth of 52.08 per cent in Dollar terms and 49.26 per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year.   

 IMPORTS

            India’simports during September, 2011 were valued at US $ 34588.89 million (Rs.164759.00 crore) representing a growth of 17.20 per cent in Dollar terms (21.20 per cent in Rupee terms)  over the level of imports valued at US $ 29511.78 million ( Rs. 135936.00 crore) in September, 2010. Cumulative value of imports for the period April-September, 2011-12 was US $ 233509.85 million (Rs.1055338.87 crore) as against US$ 176360.05 million (Rs. 811772.59 crore) registering a growth of 32.41 per cent in Dollar terms and 30.00 per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year.

 CRUDE OIL AND NON-OIL IMPORTS:        

            Oil imports during September, 2011 were valued at US $ 9209.94 million which was 14.62  per cent higher than oil imports valued at US $  8035.03 million in the corresponding period last year.  Oil imports during April-September, 2011-12 were valued at US$ 70348.54 million which was 42.39 per cent higher than the oil imports of US $ 49404.58 million in the corresponding period last year.

           Non-oil imports during September, 2011 were estimated at US $ 25378.95 million which was 18.17 per cent higher than non-oil imports of US $ 21476.76 million in September, 2010.  Non-oil imports during April - September, 2011-12 were valued at US$ 163161.32 million which was 28.52 per cent higher than the level of such imports valued at US$ 126955.47 million in April - September, 2010-11.

TRADE BALANCE

The trade deficit for April - September, 2011-12 was estimated at US $ 73461.34 million which was higher than the deficit of US $ 71119.23 million during April -September, 2010-11.  

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