IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS DURING APRIL JUNE 2007

The total import of sensitive items for the period April-June 07 has been Rs.4877 crores as compared to Rs.4371 crores during the corresponding period last year thereby showing an increase of 11.6%. The gross import of all commodities during same period of current year was Rs.226321 crores as compared to Rs.185988 crores during the same period of last year. Thus import of sensitive items constitute 2.4% and 2.2% of the gross imports during last year and current year respectively.

Imports of fruits & vegetables (including nuts), products of SSI, spices, marble & Granite, Tea & Coffee and milk & milk products have shown a decline at broad group level during the period. Imports of items viz. edible oil, cotton & silk, automobiles, rubber and Alcoholic beverages have shown increase during the period under reference.

In the edible oil segment, the import has increased from Rs.2407 crores last year to Rs.2802 crores for the corresponding period of this year. The import of both crude oil as well as refined oil have gone up by 15.7% and 30.9% respectively. The increase in edible oil import is mainly due to significant growth in import of Crude palm oil and its fractions, which has gone up by 28%.

Imports of sensitive items from Indonesia, China P RP, Brazil, Germany, Japan, Thailand, Australia etc. have gone up while those from Argentina, United States of America, Cote D’ Ivoire, Malaysia, Benin, Sri Lanka DSR, Egypt A RP etc. have shown a decrease.