The
commodity-wise detail of import of essential commodities is given in
Annexure. Country-wise detail during the period 2009-10, 2010-2011 and 2011-12
(April 2011- Jan.2012)
(latest published) is available in the
DGCI&S publication in CD form namely ‘Foreign Trade Statistics of India’
(Principal Commodities & Countries) for
March 2010, March 2011
and January 2012 respectively. Such CDs are
regularly sent to Parliament Library by DGCI&S.
Import
takes place either because the country is short of it, as in the case of pulses
and edible oils etc., or because domestic prices are higher.
Annexure
(Value
in Rs. Crore)
|
Commodity
|
2009-10
|
2010-2011
|
2011-12
(April
11-Jan 12)
(Provisional)
|
|
WHEAT
|
231.90
|
255.85
|
0.00
|
|
RICE
|
0.37
|
1.12
|
5.14
|
|
OTHER CEREAL
|
76.33
|
59.53
|
25.87
|
|
CEREAL PREPARATION
|
188.22
|
228.84
|
245.89
|
|
PULSES
|
9813.37
|
7149.62
|
7126.43
|
|
TEA
|
276.54
|
202.00
|
186.21
|
|
COTTON YARN
& FABRICS
|
1038.76
|
1148.60
|
1067.58
|
|
MILK AND
CREAM
|
77.56
|
491.98
|
905.89
|
|
CASHEW NUTS
|
3047.50
|
2649.56
|
4958.40
|
|
FRUITS
& NUTS EXCL. CASHEW NUTS
|
2873.15
|
3636.63
|
3613.42
|
|
SPICES
|
1432.31
|
1556.11
|
1683.00
|
|
SUGAR
|
5965.80
|
2789.55
|
374.17
|
|
OIL SEEDS
|
186.61
|
115.48
|
75.61
|
|
VEGETABLE
OILS FIXED (EDIBLE)
|
26483.32
|
29860.40
|
37718.33
|
|
JUTE, RAW
|
149.49
|
302.49
|
342.61
|
|
FERTILIZERS,
CRUDE
|
3326.20
|
3260.86
|
5815.16
|
|
COTTON
RAW ;COMB./UNCOMB./WASTE
|
1241.37
|
623.54
|
728.40
|
|
PETROLEUM,
CRUDE & PRODUCTS
|
411649.06
|
482281.69
|
588177.39
|
|
ORGANIC
CHEMICALS
|
40907.62
|
52850.37
|
52619.79
|
|
INORGANIC
CHEMICALS
|
15565.09
|
16499.38
|
22064.88
|
|
MEDICINAL
& PHARMACUTICL PRODTS
|
9959.00
|
11113.86
|
11467.14
|
|
FERTILIZERS
MANUFACTURED
|
28428.58
|
28271.94
|
40986.99
|
|
Total
|
562918.15
|
645349.4
|
780188.3
|
Source: DGCI&S
This
information was given by Shri Jyotiradiya M. Scindia,
Minister of State for Commerce & Industry in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
DS/GK