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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry

01-March-2012 11:46 IST

India’s Foreign Trade: January, 2012

 EXPORTS (including re-exports)

            India’s Exports during January, 2012 were valued at US$ 25346.90 million (Rs.130128.95 crore) which was 10.10 per cent higher in Dollar terms (24.52 per cent higher in Rupee terms) than the level of US$ 23021.57 million (Rs. 104502.74) during January, 2011. Cumulative value of exports for the period April-January 2011 -12 was US$ 242791.81  million (Rs 1153799.74 crore) as against US$ 196632.76 million (Rs.896518.37 crore) registering a  growth of 23.47 per cent in Dollar terms and 28.70 per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year.                                                                                                              

 IMPORTS

            India’s Imports during January, 2012 were valued at US$ 40107.95 million (Rs.205911.00 crore) representing a growth of 20.25 per cent in Dollar terms (36.00 per cent in Rupee terms)  over the level of imports valued at US$ 33353.59 million ( Rs. 151403.30 crore) in January, 2011. Cumulative value of imports for the period April-January, 2011-12 was US$ 391459.42 million (Rs.1859168.34 crore) as against US$ 302528.75 million (Rs. 1379477.78 crore) registering a growth of 29.40 per cent in Dollar terms and 34.77 per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year.

 CRUDE OIL AND NON-OIL IMPORTS:                      

            Oil imports during January, 2012 were valued at US$ 12325.2 million which was 26.78  per cent higher than oil imports valued at US$  9721.7 million in the corresponding period last year.  Oil imports during April-January, 2011-12 were valued at US$ 117914.3 million which was 38.83 per cent higher than the oil imports of US$ 84933.1 million in the corresponding period last year.

           Non-oil imports during January, 2012 were estimated at US$ 27782.7 million which was 17.56 per cent higher than non-oil imports of US$ 23631.9 million in January, 2011.  Non-oil imports during April - January, 2011-12 were valued at US$ 273545.1 million which was 25.71 per cent higher than the level of such imports valued at US$ 217595.7 million in April - January, 2010-11.

TRADE BALANCE

The trade deficit for April-January, 2011-12 was estimated at US$ 148667.61 million which was higher than the deficit of US$ 105895.99 million during April-January, 2010-11.

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