FOREIGN TRADE TRENDS

Trade promotion by Embassies

The Indian embassies attach importance to trade promotion work
as part of the focus on Economic Diplomacy.
Indian and foreign businesses are invited to contact the Indian
embassies for information and support.
The commercial officers of the embassies would be pleased to
respond to enquiries and meet with businesspersons and
delegations.
The embassies provide the following services and support to
Indian business

provide general market information as well as specific

information on products and companies and statistics

facilitate contacts and meetings with importers, exporters,

trade and industry associations and government authorities

guidance about business practices and strategies

business libraries of the missions have catalogues and

directories

some missions have business centres, which are available

for meetings and use by visiting businessmen and
delegations

some missions have published business guides and market

surveys for specific products.

some missions can help in hotel bookings, engagement of

interpreters and such other requirements.

The embassies offer the following services to foreign business

provide information on India and the opportunities for

investment and business with India.

facilitate contacts with Indian Government,business and

Chambers of Commerce and industry

provide list of exporters, business directories and statistics

Indias Foreign Trade

Exports

Indias exports during September, 2010 were valued at US $ 18023

million (Rs. 83018 crore) which was 23.2 per cent higher in Dollar
terms (17.2 per cent higher in Rupee terms) than the level of US $
14624 million (Rs.70838 crore) during September, 2009. Cumulative
value of exports for the period April-September 2010 was US $
103647 million (Rs. 477402 crore) as against US $ 80950 million (Rs.
393262 crore) registering a growth of 28.0 per cent in Dollar terms
and 21.4 per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year.

The commodity-wise exports data released by Directorate General of

Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S) for 2009-10 (AprilJanuary) revealed that manufactured goods continued to maintain
the largest share at 64.8 per cent, followed by petroleum products
(15.4 per cent) and primary products (14.4 per cent).Within
manufactured goods, engineering goods contributed the most.

During 2009-10 (April-January), exports of all major commodity

groups declined with engineering goods registering the sharpest
decline of about 24 per cent followed by petroleum products (-11.3
per cent), leather and manufacture (-11.0 per cent) and gems and
jewellery (-7.1 per cent).

Destination-wise, during 2009-10 (April-January), developing

countries and OECD countries, respectively, accounted for 38.7 per
cent and 36.3 per cent of Indias total exports.Another major
destination was OPEC with the share of 20.9 per cent.

During the period, the share of developing countries increased while

those of OECD and OPEC declined. Country-wise, during 2009-10

(April-January), the UAE emerged as the largest importer of Indian

goods with a share of 12.9 per cent, followed by the US, China, Hong
Kong and Singapore. These five countries together accounted for 38.3
per cent of Indias total exports. In terms of direction of Indias
exports during 2009-10 (April-January) decline in exports spread
across all major markets, such as the EU, OPEC and developing
countries.
Imports

Indias imports during September, 2010 were valued at US$ 27141

million (Rs.125018 crore) representing a growth of 26.1 per cent in
Dollar terms (19.9 per cent in Rupee terms) over the level of imports
valued at US$ 21527 million (Rs. 104275 crore) in September, 2009.
Cumulative value of imports for the period April-September, 2010
was US$ 166478 million (Rs. 766857 crore) as against US$ 128131
million (Rs. 622295 crore) registering a growth of 29.9 per cent in
Dollar terms and 23.2 per cent in Rupee terms over the same period
last year.

Oil imports during September, 2010 were valued at US$ 7490 million
which was 14.4 per cent higher than oil imports valued at US $ 6546
million in the corresponding period last year. Oil imports during
April-September, 2010 were valued at US$ 48715 million which was
30.0 per cent higher than the oil imports of US$ 37475 million in the
corresponding period last year.

Non-oil imports during September, 2010 were estimated at US$

19652 million which was 31.2 per cent higher than non-oil imports of
US$ 14981 million in September, 2009. Non-oil imports during AprilSeptember, 2010 were valued at US$ 117763 million which was 29.9
per cent higher than the level of such imports valued at US$ 90656
million in April - September, 2009.

Trade Balance
The trade deficit for April - August, 2010 was estimated at US $ 56620
million which was higher than the deficit of US $ 40279 million during April
-August, 2009.

(US $ Million)
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
ECONOMIC DIVISION
EXPORTS & IMPORTS : (PROVISIONAL)
September

April-September

EXPORTS (including re-exports)

2009-2010

14624

80950

2010-2011

18023

103647

% Growth 2010-2011/ 20092010

23.2

28.0

2009-2010

21527

128131

2010-2011

27141

166478

% Growth 2010-2011/ 20092010

26.1

29.9

2009-2010

-6903

-47181

2010-2011

-9118

-62831

IMPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

Direction of Indias Foreign Trade - Exports

(US$ million)
Group/Country April-January

Percentage

Variation
2007-08

2008-09
R

2009-10
P

(3)/(2) (4)/(3)

I. OECD
Countries

51,651.3

59,160.3

51,758.2

14.5

-12.5

A. EU

27,549.2

33,528.9

29,340.3

21.7

-12.5

1. Belgium

3,346.9

3,872.8

2,967.9

15.7

-23.4

2. France

2,062.4

2,518.1

2,949.6

22.1

17.1

3. Germany

4,101.2

5,353.3

4,368.7

30.5

-18.4

4. Italy

3,157.0

3,267.7

2,724.7

3.5

-16.6

5. Netherlands

4,100.4

5,411.2

5,458.4

32.0

0.9

6. UK

5,456.2

5,598.9

5,151.1

2.6

-8.0

B. North
America

18,084.9

19,442.3

16,381.3

7.5

-15.7

1. Canada

1,027.2

1,152.4

914.1

12.2

-20.7

2. USA

17,057.7

18,289.9

15,467.3

7.2

-15.4

C. Asia and
Oceania

3,920.4

3,979.4

4,192.3

1.5

5.4

935.8

1,248.6

1,133.0

33.4

-9.3

Of which:

Of which:
1. Australia

2. Japan

2,869.1

2,567.4

2,831.5

-10.5

10.3

D. Other OECD 2,096.7

Countries

2,209.7

1,844.3

5.4

-16.5

Of which:
1. Switzerland

476.5

626.8

470.2

31.6

-25.0

II. OPEC

21,626.2

34,082.4

29,793.8

57.6

-12.6

1. Indonesia

1,542.8

2,160.4

2,519.7

40.0

16.6

2. Iran

1,767.2

2,179.6

1,562.6

23.3

-28.3

3. Iraq

188.3

364.6

395.6

93.6

8.5

4. Kuwait

531.2

678.3

626.9

27.7

-7.6

5. Saudi Arabia

2,759.6

4,452.3

3,210.5

61.3

-27.9

6. UAE

12,697.3

21,218.6

18,380.5

67.1

-13.4

III. Eastern
Europe

1,451.0

1,757.4

1,445.7

21.1

-17.7

735.1

934.7

781.0

27.2

-16.4

59,286.5

55,192.8

11.8

-6.9

43,672.6

41,965.8

11.4

-3.9

Of which:

Of which:
1. Russia

IV. Developing 53,014.3

Countries
Of which:
A. Asia

39,196.8

a) SAARC

7,148.5

7,338.4

6,655.3

2.7

-9.3

1. Afghanistan

195.1

325.7

398.4

67.0

22.3

2. Bangladesh

1,935.7

2,148.0

1,935.1

11.0

-9.9

3. Bhutan

70.6

89.4

92.1

26.6

3.0

4. Maldives

72.9

86.5

66.1

18.7

-23.5

5. Nepal

1,181.0

1,347.2

1,260.8

14.1

-6.4

6. Pakistan

1,470.5

1,191.6

1,229.1

-19.0

3.1

7. Sri Lanka

2,222.9

2,150.1

1,673.7

-3.3

-22.2

36,334.1

35,310.5

13.4

-2.8

b) Other Asian 32,048.3

Developing
Countries
Of which:
1. Peoples
Republic of
China

7,869.0

7,582.9

8,750.0

-3.6

15.4

2. Hong Kong

5,047.8

5,540.7

6,102.7

9.8

10.1

3. South Korea

2,212.2

2,746.6

2,803.6

24.2

2.1

4. Malaysia

1,873.1

3,145.0

2,383.1

67.9

-24.2

5. Singapore

5,544.2

7,353.4

5,939.5

32.6

-19.2

6. Thailand

1,425.2

1,692.9

1,403.7

18.8

-17.1

B. Africa

9,778.4

10,340.9

8,425.2

5.8

-18.5

Of which:
1. Benin

209.7

179.1

173.2

-14.6

-3.3

2. Egypt Arab
Republic

1,078.0

1,491.6

1,128.5

38.4

-24.3

3. Kenya

1,175.0

1,197.5

1,200.3

1.9

0.2

4. South Africa

1,978.5

1,749.9

1,701.4

-11.6

-2.8

5. Sudan

310.1

407.4

355.7

31.4

-12.7

6. Tanzania

457.4

954.5

746.4

108.7

-21.8

7. Zambia

114.8

92.6

74.5

-19.3

-19.6

C. Latin
American
Countries

4,039.1

5,273.0

4,801.7

30.5

-8.9

V. Others

2,746.2

2,312.9

587.1

-15.8

-74.6

3,838.6

3,986.9

3.9

VI. Unspecified 168.4

Total Exports

130,657.4 160,438.1 142,764.5 22.8

-11.0

P: Provisional.
R: Revised.
Source: DGCI & S.
Direction of Indias Foreign Trade - Imports
(US$ million)
Group/Country April-January

Percentage
Variation

2007-08

2008-09
R

2009-10
P

(3)/(2) (4)/(3)

I. OECD
Countries

64,034.0

86,820.5

76,570.0

35.6

-11.8

A. EU

28,673.8

37,607.4

31,541.8

31.2

-16.1

1. Belgium

4,084.1

5,165.5

5,053.3

26.5

-2.2

2. France

2,254.9

3,914.8

3,406.4

73.6

-13.0

3. Germany

7,751.5

10,497.5

8,521.4

35.4

-18.8

4. Italy

3,100.8

3,838.8

3,096.7

23.8

-19.3

5. Netherlands

1,637.8

1,681.4

1,616.2

2.7

-3.9

6. UK

4,221.8

5,421.1

3,523.7

28.4

-35.0

B. North
America

12,818.1

18,728.2

16,314.5

46.1

-12.9

1. Canada

1,594.9

2,253.9

1,856.1

41.3

-17.6

2. USA

11,223.2

16,474.3

14,458.3

46.8

-12.2

C. Asia and
Oceania

11,955.8

17,040.4

15,803.5

42.5

-7.3

6,492.2

9,682.4

10,020.6

49.1

3.5

Of which:

Of which:
1. Australia

2. Japan

5,181.8

D. Other OECD 10,586.3

Countries

6,969.7

5,367.5

34.5

-23.0

13,444.5

12,910.2

27.0

-4.0

Of which:
1. Switzerland

8,292.0

11,125.5

10,829.7

34.2

-2.7

II. OPEC

61,724.2

89,500.6

73,000.4

45.0

-18.4

1. Indonesia

3,957.5

5,607.1

6,936.1

41.7

23.7

2. Iran

8,863.2

10,821.7

9,361.8

22.1

-13.5

3. Iraq

5,028.7

7,346.1

5,965.1

46.1

-18.8

4. Kuwait

5,730.6

8,537.7

6,857.1

49.0

-19.7

5. Saudi Arabia

15,453.3

17,788.1

13,671.9

15.1

-23.1

6. UAE

11,064.1

21,297.4

14,217.9

92.5

-33.2

III. Eastern
Europe

3,340.9

6,028.5

5,190.4

80.4

-13.9

2,123.9

4,015.8

3,143.6

89.1

-21.7

85,663.7

75,154.6

31.9

-12.3

69,578.4

59,120.4

32.1

-15.0

Of which:

Of which:
1. Russia

IV. Developing 64,923.1

Countries
Of which:
A. Asia

52,671.0

a) SAARC

1,617.8

1,584.3

1,317.1

-2.1

-16.9

1. Afghanistan

84.4

106.0

100.5

25.5

-5.2

2. Bangladesh

223.5

277.8

206.7

24.3

-25.6

3. Bhutan

165.7

129.9

124.4

-21.6

-4.2

4. Maldives

3.2

3.5

2.9

9.5

-17.2

5. Nepal

516.8

452.2

384.7

-12.5

-14.9

6. Pakistan

228.1

325.1

226.3

42.5

-30.4

7. Sri Lanka

396.1

289.8

271.6

-26.8

-6.3

67,994.2

57,803.4

33.2

-15.0

b) Other Asian 51,053.2

Developing
Countries
Of which:
1. Peoples
Republic of
China

22,583.1

28,492.4

25,174.1

26.2

-11.6

2. Hong Kong

2,379.5

5,293.6

3,679.5

122.5

-30.5

3. South Korea

4,846.5

7,694.3

6,836.4

58.8

-11.1

4. Malaysia

5,056.5

6,513.8

4,081.1

28.8

-37.3

5. Singapore

6,304.5

6,709.3

4,933.4

6.4

-26.5

6. Thailand

1,918.7

2,340.6

2,328.1

22.0

-0.5

B. Africa

7,655.1

11,424.4

10,199.8

49.2

-10.7

Of which:
1. Benin

66.6

107.3

117.9

61.2

9.9

2. Egypt Arab
Republic

1,732.1

1,731.2

1,454.7

-0.1

-16.0

3. Kenya

70.2

71.5

59.5

1.8

-16.8

4. South Africa

2,920.6

5,088.2

4,738.9

74.2

-6.9

5. Sudan

293.0

378.5

333.0

29.1

-12.0

6. Tanzania

111.7

134.7

196.0

20.5

45.5

7. Zambia

71.0

173.8

96.7

144.9

-44.3

C. Latin
American
Countries

4,597.0

4,660.8

5,834.4

1.4

25.2

V. Others

11,551.9

2,902.6

695.9

-74.9

-76.0

1,121.6

840.4

96.1

-25.1

206,146.0 272,037.5 231,451.8 32.0

-14.9

VI. Unspecified 571.8

Total Imports
P: Provisional.
R: Revised.
Source: DGCI & S.

India's Exports of Principal Commodities

(US$ million)
Commodity/Group April-January

Percentage
Variation

2007-08

2008-09
R

2009-10
P

(3)/(2) (4)/(3)

20,620.4

21,356.5

20,535.4

3.6

-3.8

(15.8)

(13.3)

(14.4)

A. Agricultural &
Allied Products

14,091.8

14,838.0

14,027.7

5.3

-5.5

of which :

(10.8)

(9.2)

(9.8)

1. Tea

427.9

506.6

507.7

18.4

0.2

2. Coffee

325.2

399.1

321.9

22.8

-19.3

3. Rice

2,249.9

1,847.1

1,980.2

-17.9

7.2

4. Wheat

0.1

0.1

0.0

5. Cotton Raw incl.

Waste

1,334.0

500.5

1,314.1

-62.5

162.6

6. Tobacco

383.8

589.3

750.8

53.5

27.4

7. Cashew incl.
CNSL

443.5

556.7

506.3

25.5

-9.0

8. Spices

1,045.6

1,179.5

1,047.2

12.8

-11.2

9. Oil Meal

1,373.3

1,943.9

1,350.4

41.5

-30.5

10. Marine Products 1,484.0

1,338.1

1,754.8

-9.8

31.1

11. Sugar &

Molasses

991.3

22.7

-6.3

-97.7

I. Primary
Products

1,058.4

B. Ores & Minerals 6,528.6

6,518.5

6,507.7

-0.2

-0.2

of which :

(5.0)

(4.1)

(4.6)

1. Iron Ore

3,859.8

3,803.6

4,416.3

-1.5

16.1

2. Processed
Minerals

997.9

1,184.3

988.4

18.7

-16.5

II. Manufactured
Goods

82,335.8

106,196.5 92,544.6

29.0

-12.9

of which :

(63.0)

(66.2)

(64.8)

A. Leather &
Manufactures

2,884.6

3,102.4

2,759.7

7.6

-11.0

B. Chemicals &
Related Products

16,686.1

19,654.9

18,379.1

17.8

-6.5

1. Basic Chemicals,
Pharmaceuticals &
Cosmetics

10,943.6

13,426.6

12,691.2

22.7

-5.5

2. Plastic &
Linoleum

2,666.5

2,660.8

2,630.3

-0.2

-1.1

3. Rubber, Glass,
Paints & Enamels,
etc.

2,334.7

2,606.6

2,237.2

11.6

-14.2

4. Residual
Chemicals & Allied
Products

741.3

961.0

820.4

29.6

-14.6

C. Engineering
Goods

29,306.5

41,186.1

31,476.9

40.5

-23.6

of which :
1. Manufactures of
Metals

5,675.3

6,463.3

4,445.4

13.9

-31.2

2. Machinery &
Instruments

7,300.6

9,365.3

7,690.2

28.3

-17.9

3. Transport
Equipments

5,169.7

9,672.8

8,273.6

87.1

-14.5

4. Iron & Steel

4,284.2

5,303.1

2,924.2

23.8

-44.9

5. Electronic Goods 2,666.2

5,813.2

4,680.8

118.0

-19.5

D. Textiles and
Textile Products

15,668.5

16,711.7

16,061.3

6.7

-3.9

1. Cotton Yarn,
Fabrics, Made-ups,
etc.

3,694.5

3,603.9

2,882.2

-2.5

-20.0

2. Natural Silk Yarn,

Fabrics Made-ups, 313.0
etc. (incl. silk waste)

314.0

251.5

0.3

-19.9

3. Manmade Yarn,
Fabrics, Madeups,etc.

2,378.8

2,629.4

2,910.9

10.5

10.7

4. Manmade Staple
Fibre

218.3

225.0

287.5

3.1

27.8

5. Woollen Yarn,
Fabrics, Made-ups,
etc.

74.5

86.2

72.0

15.6

-16.4

6. Readymade
Garments

7,770.0

8,779.0

8,749.8

13.0

-0.3

7. Jute & Jute

Manufactures

274.9

266.3

177.5

-3.1

-33.3

8. Coir & Coir

Manufactures

130.8

123.4

133.5

-5.6

8.2

9. Carpets

813.7

684.5

596.4

-15.9

-12.9

(a) Carpet
Handmade

797.9

676.3

588.4

-15.2

-13.0

(b) Carpet Millmade 0.0

0.0

0.0

(c) Silk Carpets

15.8

8.2

8.0

-47.9

-3.1

E. Gems &
Jewellery

16,280.4

24,129.2

22,426.9

48.2

-7.1

F. Handicrafts

440.6

271.0

168.0

-38.5

-38.0

III. Petroleum
Products

21,929.4

24,822.7

22,007.8

13.2

-11.3

(16.8)

(15.5)

(15.4)

5,771.8

8,062.3

7,676.7

39.7

-4.8

(4.4)

(5.0)

(5.4)

IV. Others

Total Exports

130,657.4 160,438.1 142,764.5 22.8

-11.0

P: Provisional
R: Revised
Note: Figures in brackets relate to percentage to total exports for the
period.

Source: DGCI&S
India's Imports of Principal Commodities
(US$ million)
Percentage
Variation

Commodity/Group April-January

2007-08

2008-09
R

90,567.0

127,107.3 101,415.7 40.3

(43.9)

(46.7)

(43.8)

62,926.0

85,627.9

70,161.3

& Related Material (30.5)

(31.5)

(30.3)

B. Bulk
Consumption
Goods

3,883.2

4,105.7

1. Wheat

597.6

2. Cereals & Cereal

Preparations

I. Bulk Imports

A. Petroleum,
Petroleum
Products

2009-10
P

(3)/(2) (4)/(3)
-20.2

36.1

-18.1

7,294.6

5.7

77.7

0.0

19.4

37.6

39.2

40.9

4.1

4.3

3. Edible Oil

2,164.2

2,863.6

4,506.3

32.3

57.4

4. Pulses

1,082.5

1,160.5

1,770.9

7.2

52.6

5. Sugar

1.3

42.4

957.2

C. Other Bulk

23,757.8

37,373.7

23,959.8

57.3

-35.9

Items
1. Fertilisers

4,711.2

13,113.4

6,059.8

178.3

-53.8

a) Crude

378.2

928.2

550.7

145.4

-40.7

b) Sulphur &
Unroasted Iron
Pyrites

245.5

655.7

87.9

167.0

-86.6

c) Manufactured

4,087.4

11,529.5

5,421.1

182.1

-53.0

2. Non-Ferrous
Metals

2,847.4

5,470.4

2,460.3

92.1

-55.0

3. Paper,
Paperboard & Mgfd. 1,165.5
incl. Newsprint

1,619.5

1,225.2

39.0

-24.3

4. Crude Rubber,
incl. Synthetic &
Reclaimed

642.5

816.6

802.7

27.1

-1.7

5. Pulp & Waste

Paper

648.1

711.4

705.8

9.8

-0.8

6. Metalliferrous
6,411.1
Ores & Metal Scrap

7,170.0

5,974.1

11.8

-16.7

7. Iron & Steel

7,332.1

8,472.3

6,731.8

15.6

-20.5

II. Non-Bulk
Imports

115,579.0 144,930.2 130,036.1 25.4

-10.3

A. Capital Goods

(56.1)

(53.3)

(56.2)

46,540.2

62,973.1

53,551.1

35.3

-15.0

1. Manufactures of
Metals

2,152.1

2,877.0

1,970.4

33.7

-31.5

2. Machine Tools

1,813.9

2,063.9

1,337.1

13.8

-35.2

3. Machinery except
Electrical &
15,734.6
Electronics

18,869.7

15,970.6

19.9

-15.4

4. Electrical
Machinery except
Electronics

3,263.4

2,549.8

41.8

-21.9

5. Electronic Goods
incl. Computer
17,501.0
Software

21,210.0

19,088.4

21.2

-10.0

6. Transport
Equipments

6,011.3

11,970.2

9,153.1

99.1

-23.5

7. Project Goods

1,026.4

2,719.0

3,481.5

164.9

28.0

B. Mainly ExportRelated Items

17,856.1

27,688.5

24,461.6

55.1

-11.7

1. Pearls, Precious &

Semi-Precious
7,201.8
Stones

14,023.1

12,147.5

94.7

-13.4

2. Chemicals,
8,250.0
Organic & Inorganic

10,871.3

9,632.8

31.8

-11.4

3. Textile Yarn,
Fabric, etc.

2,271.5

2,112.7

9.5

-7.0

522.6

568.5

58.6

8.8

2,301.0

2,074.8

4. Cashewnuts, raw 329.5

C. Others

51,182.6

54,268.5

52,023.4

6.0

-4.1

15,236.2

21,680.6

22,378.8

42.3

3.2

2. Artificial Resins &

3,032.9
Plastic Materials

3,370.0

3,991.3

11.1

18.4

3. Professional
Instruments etc.
except electrical

3,145.8

3,745.6

2,941.2

19.1

-21.5

4. Coal, Coke &

Briquettes etc.

5,259.2

8,823.4

7,376.8

67.8

-16.4

5. Medicinal &
Pharmaceutical
Products

1,378.3

1,559.4

1,733.3

13.1

11.2

6. Chemical
Materials &
Products

1,318.6

1,825.9

1,879.3

38.5

2.9

7. Non-Metallic
Mineral
Manufactures

846.4

1,048.0

882.1

23.8

-15.8

Total Imports

206,146.0 272,037.5 231,451.8 32.0

-14.9

143,220.0 186,409.5 161,290.5 30.2

-13.5

Non-Oil Imports
127,983.7 164,729.0 138,911.6 28.7
excl. Gold & Silver

-15.7

of which :
1. Gold & Silver

Memo Items
Non-Oil Imports

Mainly Industrial
Inputs*

116,867.3 145,348.1 123,254.7 24.4

-15.2

P: Provisional.
R: Revised.
* Non-oil imports net of gold and silver, bulk consumption goods,
manufactured fertilisers and professional instruments.
Note: Figures in brackets relate to percentage to total imports for the
period.
Source: DGCI & S.