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01-02-2011 |
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India’s Foreign Trade Data: December, 2010 |
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India’s exports during December, 2010 were valued at US $ 22500 million (Rs. 101601 crore) which was 36.4 per cent higher in Dollar terms (32.1 per cent higher in Rupee terms) than the level of US $ 16493 million (Rs.76907crore) during December, 2009. Cumulative value of exports for the period April-December 2010 was US $ 164707 million (Rs 751633 crore) as against US $ 127182 million (Rs. 608882 crore) registering a growth of 29.5 per cent in Dollar terms and 23.4 per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year.
India’s imports during December, 2010 were valued at US $ 25130 million (Rs.113477 crore) representing a negative growth of 11.1 per cent in Dollar terms (13.9 per cent in Rupee terms) over the level of imports valued at US $ 28251 million ( Rs. 131733 crore) in December, 2009. Cumulative value of imports for the period April-December, 2010 was US $ 246724 million (Rs. 1126513 crore) as against US $ 207315 million (Rs. 991605 crore) registering a growth of 19.01 per cent in Dollar terms and 13.61 per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year.
Oil imports during December, 2010 were valued at US $ 6926 million which was 16.0 per cent lower than oil imports valued at US $ 8247 million in the corresponding period last year. Oil imports during April-December, 2010 were valued at US $ 72554 million which was 17.7 per cent higher than the oil imports of US $ 61661 million in the corresponding period last year.
Non-oil imports during December, 2010 were estimated at US $ 18204 million which was 9.0 per cent lower than non-oil imports of US $ 20005 million in December, 2009. Non-oil imports during April - December, 2010 were valued at US$ 174170 million which was 19.58 per cent higher than the level of such imports valued at US$ 145654 million in April - December, 2009.
The trade deficit for April - December, 2010 was estimated at US $ 82017 million which was higher than the deficit of US $ 80133 million during April -December, 2009.
Source : pib.nic.in
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