A. EXPORTS (including re-exports)
Exports during April, 2015 were valued at US $ 22054.72 million (Rs. 138400.44 crore) which was 13.96 per cent lower in Dollar terms (10.55 per cent lower in Rupee terms) than the level of US $ 25634.08 million (Rs. 154718.60 crore) during April, 2014.
B. IMPORTS
Imports during April, 2015 were valued at US $ 33047.02 (Rs.207380.63 crore) which was 7.48 per cent lower in Dollar terms and 3.81 per cent lower in Rupee terms over the level of imports valued at US $ 35720.03 million (Rs. 215593.93 crore) in April, 2014.
C. CRUDE OIL AND NON-OIL IMPORTS:
Oil imports during April, 2015 were valued at US $ 7442.92 million which was 42.65 per cent lower than oil imports valued at US $ 12977.83 million in the corresponding period last year.
Non-oil imports during April, 2015 were estimated at US $ 25604.10 million which was 12.58 per cent higher than non-oil imports of US $ 22742.20 million in April, 2014.
D. TRADE BALANCE
The trade deficit for April 2015 was estimated at US $ 10992.30 million which was higher than the deficit of US $ 10085.95 million during April 2014.
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS : (US $ Million)
|
|
(PROVISIONAL)
|
|
|
|
APRIL
|
|
EXPORTS(including re-exports)
|
|
|
2014-15
|
25634.08
|
|
2015-16
|
22054.72
|
|
%Growth2015-16/ 2014-15
|
-13.96
|
|
IMPORTS
|
|
|
2014-15
|
35720.03
|
|
2015-16
|
33047.02
|
|
%Growth2015-16/ 2014-15
|
-7.48
|
|
TRADE BALANCE
|
|
|
2014-15
|
-10085.95
|
|
2015-16
|
-10992.30
|
|
|
|
|
EXPORTS & IMPORTS : (Rs. Crore)
|
|
|
|
|
(PROVISIONAL)
|
APRIL
|
|
|
|
|
EXPORTS(including re-exports)
|
|
|
2014-15
|
154718.60
|
|
2015-16
|
138400.44
|
|
%Growth2015-16/ 2014-15
|
-10.55
|
|
IMPORTS
|
|
|
2014-15
|
215593.93
|
|
2015-16
|
207380.63
|
|
%Growth2015-16/ 2014-15
|
-3.81
|
|
TRADE BALANCE
|
|
|
2014-15
|
-60875.33
|
|
2015-16
|
-68980.19
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INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE (SERVICES): MARCH, 2015
(As per the RBI Press Release dated 15th May, 2015)
A. EXPORTS (Receipts)
Exports during March, 2015 were valued at US $ 14049 Million (Rs. 87735.72 Crore).
B. IMPORTS (Payments)
Imports during March, 2015 were valued at US $ 7866 Million (Rs. 49123.01 Crore).
C. TRADE BALANCE
The trade balance in Services (i.e. net export of Services) for March, 2015 was estimated at US $ 6183 Million.
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS (SERVICES) : (US $ Million)
|
|
(PROVISIONAL)
|
|
|
|
March 2014-15
|
|
EXPORTS (Receipts)
|
14049.00
|
|
IMPORTS (Payments)
|
7866.00
|
|
TRADE BALANCE
|
6183.00
|
|
|
|
|
EXPORTS & IMPORTS (SERVICES): (Rs. Crore)
|
|
|
|
|
(PROVISIONAL)
|
March 2014-15
|
|
|
|
|
EXPORTS (Receipts)
|
87735.72
|
|
IMPORTS (Payments)
|
49123.01
|
|
TRADE BALANCE
|
38612.71
|
|
Source: RBI Press Release dated 15th May 2015
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QUICK ESTIMATES FOR SELECTED MAJOR COMMODITIES FOR APRIL, 2015
TRADE: EXPORT
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Sl. No.
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Commodities
|
(Values in Rs crores)
|
% change
|
|
|
|
APR'14
|
APR'15
|
APR'15
|
|
1
|
Tea
|
254.23
|
272.99
|
7.38
|
|
2
|
Coffee
|
499.99
|
486.66
|
-2.67
|
|
3
|
Rice
|
3537.69
|
3428.03
|
-3.10
|
|
4
|
Other cereals
|
1053.14
|
143.96
|
-86.33
|
|
5
|
Tobacco
|
390.02
|
503.95
|
29.21
|
|
6
|
Spices
|
1162.99
|
1446.19
|
24.35
|
|
7
|
Cashew
|
319.58
|
367.83
|
15.10
|
|
8
|
Oil Meals
|
711.62
|
483.20
|
-32.10
|
|
9
|
Oil seeds
|
649.9
|
720.91
|
10.93
|
|
10
|
Fruits & Vegetables
|
1162.05
|
1277.59
|
9.94
|
|
11
|
Cereal preparations & miscellaneous processed items
|
628.59
|
706.43
|
12.38
|
|
12
|
Marine Products
|
2260.47
|
1980.87
|
-12.37
|
|
13
|
Meat, dairy & poultry products
|
2316.84
|
1836.20
|
-20.75
|
|
14
|
Iron Ore
|
918.81
|
11.40
|
-98.76
|
|
15
|
Mica, Coal & Other Ores, Minerals including processed minerals
|
2233.39
|
1756.47
|
-21.35
|
|
16
|
Leather & leather products
|
2723.22
|
2622.20
|
-3.71
|
|
17
|
Ceramic products & glassware
|
742.6
|
893.11
|
20.27
|
|
18
|
Gems & Jewellery
|
19753.77
|
18482.94
|
-6.43
|
|
19
|
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
|
7613.41
|
8685.99
|
14.09
|
|
20
|
Organic & Inorganic Chemicals
|
5537.41
|
6130.96
|
10.72
|
|
21
|
Engineering Goods
|
34554.51
|
36898.95
|
6.78
|
|
22
|
Electronic Goods
|
3252.2
|
2965.93
|
-8.80
|
|
23
|
Cotton Yarn/Fabs./made-ups, Handloom Products etc.
|
4877.77
|
5281.49
|
8.28
|
|
24
|
Man-made Yarn/Fabs./made-ups etc.
|
2614.49
|
2480.86
|
-5.11
|
|
25
|
RMG of all Textiles
|
7979.16
|
9062.58
|
13.58
|
|
26
|
Jute Mfg. including Floor Covering
|
193.83
|
169.41
|
-12.60
|
|
27
|
Carpet
|
614.24
|
729.1
|
18.70
|
|
28
|
Handicrafts excl. handmade carpet
|
600.11
|
707.94
|
17.97
|
|
29
|
Petroleum Products
|
31102.36
|
17289.52
|
-44.41
|
|
30
|
Plastic & Linoleum
|
2892.05
|
2426.64
|
-16.09
|
|
|
Sub-Total
|
143150.44
|
130250.30
|
-9.01
|
|
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
154718.60
|
138400.44
|
-10.55
|
Note: The figures for April'14 and April'15 are provisional and subject to change
QUICK ESTIMATES FOR SELECTED MAJOR COMMODITIES FOR APRIL, 2015
TRADE: EXPORT
|
Sl. No.
|
Commodities
|
(Values in Million USD)
|
% change
|
|
|
|
APR'14
|
APR'15
|
APR'15
|
|
1
|
Tea
|
42.12
|
43.5
|
3.28
|
|
2
|
Coffee
|
82.84
|
77.55
|
-6.39
|
|
3
|
Rice
|
586.13
|
546.27
|
-6.80
|
|
4
|
Other cereals
|
174.49
|
22.94
|
-86.85
|
|
5
|
Tobacco
|
64.62
|
80.31
|
24.28
|
|
6
|
Spices
|
192.69
|
230.46
|
19.60
|
|
7
|
Cashew
|
52.95
|
58.62
|
10.71
|
|
8
|
Oil Meals
|
117.9
|
77
|
-34.69
|
|
9
|
Oil seeds
|
107.68
|
114.88
|
6.69
|
|
10
|
Fruits & Vegetables
|
192.53
|
203.59
|
5.74
|
|
11
|
Cereal preparations & miscellaneous processed items
|
104.15
|
112.57
|
8.08
|
|
12
|
Marine Products
|
374.52
|
315.66
|
-15.72
|
|
13
|
Meat, dairy & poultry products
|
383.86
|
292.61
|
-23.77
|
|
14
|
Iron Ore
|
152.23
|
1.82
|
-98.80
|
|
15
|
Mica, Coal & Other Ores, Minerals including processed minerals
|
370.03
|
279.9
|
-24.36
|
|
16
|
Leather & leather products
|
451.19
|
417.86
|
-7.39
|
|
17
|
Ceramic products & glassware
|
123.04
|
142.32
|
15.67
|
|
18
|
Gems & Jewellery
|
3272.84
|
2945.34
|
-10.01
|
|
19
|
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
|
1261.4
|
1384.15
|
9.73
|
|
20
|
Organic & Inorganic Chemicals
|
917.45
|
977
|
6.49
|
|
21
|
Engineering Goods
|
5725.06
|
5880.01
|
2.71
|
|
22
|
Electronic Goods
|
538.83
|
472.63
|
-12.29
|
|
23
|
Cotton Yarn/Fabs./made-ups, Handloom Products etc.
|
808.16
|
841.63
|
4.14
|
|
24
|
Man-made Yarn/Fabs./made-ups etc.
|
433.17
|
395.34
|
-8.73
|
|
25
|
RMG of all Textiles
|
1322
|
1444.16
|
9.24
|
|
26
|
Jute Mfg. including Floor Covering
|
32.11
|
27
|
-15.91
|
|
27
|
Carpet
|
101.77
|
116.19
|
14.17
|
|
28
|
Handicrafts excl. handmade carpet
|
99.43
|
112.81
|
13.46
|
|
29
|
Petroleum Products
|
5153.1
|
2755.16
|
-46.53
|
|
30
|
Plastic & Linoleum
|
479.16
|
386.7
|
-19.30
|
|
|
Sub-Total
|
23717.45
|
20755.98
|
-12.49
|
|
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
25634.08
|
22054.72
|
-13.96
|
Note: The figures for April'14 and April'15 are provisional and subject to change
QUICK ESTIMATES FOR SELECTED MAJOR COMMODITIES FORAPRIL, 2015
TRADE: Import
|
|
|
(Values in Rs crores)
|
% Change
|
|
Sl.No
|
Name of the Commodities
|
APR'14
|
APR'15
|
APR'15
|
|
1
|
Cotton Raw & Waste
|
181.12
|
150.55
|
-16.88
|
|
2
|
Vegetable Oil
|
4171.60
|
4227.05
|
1.33
|
|
3
|
Pulses
|
808.26
|
1197.04
|
48.10
|
|
4
|
Fruits & vegetables
|
783.81
|
953.74
|
21.68
|
|
5
|
Pulp and Waste paper
|
402.85
|
390.76
|
-3.00
|
|
6
|
Textile yarn Fabric, made-up articles
|
709.72
|
754.02
|
6.24
|
|
7
|
Fertilisers, Crude & manufactured
|
2417.80
|
4290.99
|
77.47
|
|
8
|
Sulphur & Unroasted Iron Pyrites
|
195.17
|
101.47
|
-48.01
|
|
9
|
Metaliferrous ores & other minerals
|
4613.63
|
4802.11
|
4.09
|
|
10
|
Coal, Coke & Briquettes, etc.
|
7889.57
|
8106.41
|
2.75
|
|
11
|
Petroleum, Crude & products
|
78329.76
|
46706.71
|
-40.37
|
|
12
|
Wood & Wood products
|
2872.47
|
2424.86
|
-15.58
|
|
13
|
Leather & leather products
|
429.49
|
445.98
|
3.84
|
|
14
|
Organic & Inorganic Chemicals
|
9342.57
|
9207.89
|
-1.44
|
|
15
|
Dyeing/tanning/colouring materials
|
1156.31
|
1095.46
|
-5.26
|
|
16
|
Artificial resins, plastic materials, etc.
|
5689.70
|
7060.50
|
24.09
|
|
17
|
Chemical material & products
|
2698.24
|
2676.40
|
-0.81
|
|
18
|
Newsprint
|
455.35
|
471.19
|
3.48
|
|
19
|
Pearls, precious & Semi-precious stones
|
14907.54
|
12038.05
|
-19.25
|
|
20
|
Iron & Steel
|
6371.51
|
7684.80
|
20.61
|
|
21
|
Non-ferrous metals
|
4695.95
|
5011.25
|
6.71
|
|
22
|
Machine tools
|
1647.92
|
1256.71
|
-23.74
|
|
23
|
Machinery, electrical & non-electrical
|
13206.83
|
15119.12
|
14.48
|
|
24
|
Transport equipment
|
5208.27
|
9175.21
|
76.17
|
|
25
|
Project goods
|
2068.61
|
2149.85
|
3.93
|
|
26
|
Professional instrument, Optical goods, etc.
|
1862.76
|
1817.95
|
-2.41
|
|
27
|
Electronic goods
|
15545.09
|
21012.36
|
35.17
|
|
28
|
Medicinal. & Pharmaceutical products
|
2650.11
|
2944.28
|
11.10
|
|
29
|
Gold
|
10595.22
|
19645.14
|
85.42
|
|
30
|
Silver
|
2822.52
|
2002.81
|
-29.04
|
|
|
Sub-Total
|
204729.75
|
194920.66
|
-4.79
|
|
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
215593.93
|
207380.63
|
-3.81
|
Note: The figures for April'14 and April'15 are provisional and subject to change
QUICK ESTIMATES FOR SELECTED MAJOR COMMODITIES FOR APRIL, 2015
TRADE: Import
|
|
|
(Values in Million USD)
|
% Change
|
|
Sl.No
|
Name of the Commodities
|
APR'14
|
APR'15
|
APR'15
|
|
1
|
Cotton Raw & Waste
|
30.01
|
23.99
|
-20.06
|
|
2
|
Vegetable Oil
|
691.16
|
673.60
|
-2.54
|
|
3
|
Pulses
|
133.91
|
190.75
|
42.45
|
|
4
|
Fruits & vegetables
|
129.86
|
151.98
|
17.03
|
|
5
|
Pulp and Waste paper
|
66.74
|
62.27
|
-6.70
|
|
6
|
Textile yarn Fabric, made-up articles
|
117.59
|
120.16
|
2.19
|
|
7
|
Fertilisers, Crude & manufactured
|
400.59
|
683.79
|
70.70
|
|
8
|
Sulphur & Unroasted Iron Pyrites
|
32.34
|
16.17
|
-50.00
|
|
9
|
Metaliferrous ores & other minerals
|
764.40
|
765.24
|
0.11
|
|
10
|
Coal, Coke & Briquettes, etc.
|
1307.16
|
1291.79
|
-1.18
|
|
11
|
Petroleum, Crude & products
|
12977.83
|
7442.92
|
-42.65
|
|
12
|
Wood & Wood products
|
475.92
|
386.41
|
-18.81
|
|
13
|
Leather & leather products
|
71.16
|
71.07
|
-0.13
|
|
14
|
Organic & Inorganic Chemicals
|
1547.90
|
1467.32
|
-5.21
|
|
15
|
Dyeing/tanning/colouring materials
|
191.58
|
174.57
|
-8.88
|
|
16
|
Artificial resins, plastic materials, etc.
|
942.68
|
1125.12
|
19.35
|
|
17
|
Chemical material & products
|
447.05
|
426.50
|
-4.60
|
|
18
|
Newsprint
|
75.44
|
75.09
|
-0.46
|
|
19
|
Pearls, precious & Semi-precious stones
|
2469.91
|
1918.32
|
-22.33
|
|
20
|
Iron & Steel
|
1055.64
|
1224.61
|
16.01
|
|
21
|
Non-ferrous metals
|
778.03
|
798.56
|
2.64
|
|
22
|
Machine tools
|
273.03
|
200.26
|
-26.65
|
|
23
|
Machinery, electrical & non-electrical
|
2188.13
|
2409.30
|
10.11
|
|
24
|
Transport equipment
|
862.92
|
1462.11
|
69.44
|
|
25
|
Project goods
|
342.73
|
342.59
|
-0.04
|
|
26
|
Professional instrument, Optical goods, etc.
|
308.63
|
289.70
|
-6.13
|
|
27
|
Electronic goods
|
2575.54
|
3348.41
|
30.01
|
|
28
|
Medicinal & Pharmaceutical products
|
439.08
|
469.18
|
6.86
|
|
29
|
Gold
|
1755.44
|
3130.54
|
78.33
|
|
30
|
Silver
|
467.64
|
319.16
|
-31.75
|
|
|
Sub-Total
|
33920.04
|
31061.48
|
-8.43
|
|
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
35720.03
|
33047.02
|
-7.48
|
Note: The figures for April'14 and April'15 are provisional and subject to change.
