Monthly Bulletin on. February, 2018

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1 Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade STATISTICS February, 2018 Government of India Ministry of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Statistics Division (Data Analytics Unit) Suggestions/feedback may be sent to Dr. P C Mishra, Statistical Advisor by at pc.mishra@gov.in

2 Foreign Trade Data Analytics Highlights As per the Quick Estimates, India s merchandise export was US$ billion in January 2018 as compared to US$ billion in January 2017, registering a positive growth of 9.07 percent. Total value of merchandise export was US$ billion during April 2017-January 2018 as compared to US$ billion during the same period of in the last year, registering a positive growth of percent. As per the Provisional Estimates, the top ten principal commodities of export during April-January 2018, constituting 46 percent of India s total export, along with percentage share and major destinations are: 1. Petroleum Products (12.24%) - Singapore (16.84%), UAE (12.21%), USA (6.54%) 2. Pearl, Precious, Semiprecious Stones (8.48%) - Hong Kong (38.89%), USA (29.99%), Belgium (9.26%) 3. Gold & Other Precious Metal Jewellery (4.38%) UAE (44.60%), Hong Kong (24.15%), USA (19.00%) 4. Drug Formulations, Biologicals (4.29%) - U S A (35.86%), South Africa (3.72%), UK (3.45%) 5. Iron and Steel (3.78%) - Italy (9.04%), Nepal (7.35%), Belgium (6.69%) 6. RMG Cotton including Accessories (2.80%) USA (26.09%), U K (11.78%), UAE (8.47%) 7. Motor Vehicles/Cars (2.76%) - Mexico (20.80%), South Africa (9.46%), USA (6.29%) 8. Marine Products (2.58%) USA (32.93%), Vietnam (26.19%), Japan (6.30%) 9. Products of Iron and Steel (2.25%) USA (24.23%), UAE (6.13%), Germany (5.71%) 10. Organic Chemicals (2.19%) China (19.71%), USA (9.35%), Saudi Arab (7.94%) As per the Final Estimates at ITC-HS 8 digit level, India s export of other medicines (ITC- HS ) to USA registered negative growth of 22% during April-Nov 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year whereas export to Malawi (124%) and South Africa (52%) was a turnaround from a negative growth in previous years. India s export of other shrimps and prawns (ITC- HS ) to China grew by 115% followed by Vietnam (70%) during April-Nov 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. There is significant export growth of 46% to all the top ten countries during the current year. India s export of Basmati Rice (ITC- HS ) to 8 countries out of the top ten registered a fall in over , which has been improved significantly in the current year with only 2 countries registering a fall. India s export of Boneless Meat of Bovine animals (ITC-HS ) to Vietnam has the highest value of export with a positive growth of 12% during April-November, 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. Export to Saudi Arab is declining constantly while Taiwan and Hong Kong are the new markets for this product. India s export of Motor Car with 1000<CC<1500 (ITC-HS ) to Indonesia and France has been increasing constantly with a positive growth of 258% and 115% respectively while export to UK has a negative growth of 42% in the current year. Share of export of the product to top ten countries has been increasing over the years. USA, Egypt and Maldives are new markets for export of other Vessels, Fire Floats etc. (ITC-HS ) while the traditional markets like Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia have a drastic fall during April-Nov 2017 over the corresponding period of previous year. India s import of Crude Palm Oil and its Fractions (ITC-HS ) from Indonesia has increased to 61% while import from the traditional market of Malaysia has registered a fall during April-November, 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. Thailand has emerged as new source of market for the product. Oman, Ireland, Sri Lanka and Brazil are new sources of market for import of Aeroplanes and other Aircrafts (ITC-HS ) during the current year. Import from France, Germany and Canada has positive growth of 59%, 228% and 45% respectively while import from USA has declined by 81% during April-Nov 2017 over April-Nov Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page i

3 CONTENTS Foreign Trade Data Analytics Highlights... i FOREIGN TRADE DATA ANALYTICS... 1 Introduction... 1 A. Quick Estimates of Foreign Trade... 1 A.1 India s Merchandise Trade... 1 A.2 India s Services Trade... 2 A.3 India s Overall Trade... 3 A.4 Sectoral Analysis of Merchandise Trade Based on Quick Estimates (QE)... 5 B. India s Merchandise Trade Based on Provisional Estimates (PE)... 6 B.1 Export Scenario... 6 B.1.2 Export by Principal Commodities... 6 B.1.3 India s Export: Region-wise... 8 B.1.4 Export by Destination... 9 B.2 Import Scenario B.2.2 Import by Principal Commodities B.2.3 India s Import: Region-wise B.2.4 Import from Sources C. Analysis based on ITC(HS) 8-digit level C.1 India s Merchandise Export at 8-digit ITC(HS) level C.2 India s Merchandise Import at 8-digit commodity level D. Summary Tables Table 1: India s month-wise Merchandise Trade Table 2: India s month-wise Services Trade Table 3: India s month-wise Overall Trade (Merchandise plus Services) Table 4: India s Merchandise Export of QE Groups: Month-wise Table 4 (contd.): India s Merchandise Export of QE Groups: Month-wise Table 5: India s Merchandise Export of QE Groups Table 6: India s Merchandise Import of QE Groups: Month-wise Table 6 (contd.): India s Merchandise Import of QE Groups: Month-wise Table 7: India s Merchandise Import of QE Groups Table 8: India s Export by Principal Commodity Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page ii

4 Table 9: India s Import by Principal Commodity Table 10: India s Export by Destination Table 11: India s Import by Sources Table 12: India s Export by Region Table 13: India s Import by Region Table 14: India s Export by 8 digit HS code level Table 14 (Contd.): India s Export by 8 digit HS code level Table 14 (Contd.): India s Export by 8 digit HS code level Table 15: India s Import by 8 digit HS code level Table 15 (Contd.): India s Import by 8 digit HS code level Table 15 (Contd.): India s Import by 8 digit HS code level Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page iii

5 FOREIGN TRADE DATA ANALYTICS Introduction Merchandise foreign trade data are compiled on the basis of flows/movements of goods across the custom frontiers of India by DGCI& The value of import is based on CIF, i.e. Cost, Insurance and Freight whereas the value of export is on FOB (Free on Board). The foreign trade statistics are released in three phases: (i) Monthly Quick Estimates are released by fifteenth of the following month, (ii) Principal Commodity level data is released within 30 days, and (iii) Detailed 8-digit commodity level data are released within 60 days. All these data are provisional and are dynamically revised till it is finalised on the basis of late receipt of data. This Report contains analysis of these three categories of latest available data. FETERS are used as input in compilation of balance of payments (BoP) for India and released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) within 45 days. The foreign trade in Services data are compiled from these monthly RBI releases. A. Quick Estimates of Foreign Trade The Quick Estimates of Merchandise Foreign Trade are grouped into 30 major commodities. A.1 India s Merchandise Trade In January 2018 India s merchandise export was US$ 24, million as compared to US$ 22, million in January 2017, registering a positive growth of 9.07%. In January 2018 India s merchandise import was US$ 40, million as compared to US$ 32, million in January 2017, registering a positive growth of 26.10%. Figure 1 depicts the merchandise trade performance for the period April-January 2018 over the corresponding period of the previous year. It shows that total value of export for April- January, 2018 was US$ 2,47, million as compared to US$ 2,21, million during the period April-January 2017, registering a positive growth of 11.75%. The total value of import in April-January, 2018 was US$ 3,79, million as compared to the import of US$ 3,10, million during the period April-January 2017, registering a positive growth of 22.21%. As a result, trade deficit during April-January 2018 has increased as compared to April-January Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 1

6 Figure 1: Merchandise Trade Performance Value in US$ Million Apr-Jan, 17 Apr-Jan, Export Import Trade Balance The month-wise merchandise export, import, trade balance since April, 2015 is given in Table 1. The trend of merchandise export, import and trade balance over the months of April- January, 2018 is depicted at Figure 2. Figure 2: Trend of Merchandise Trade during April, 17 to January, 18 Value in US$ Million Exports Imports Trade Balance Apr, 17 May, 17 June, 17 July, 17 Aug, 17 Sept, 17 Oct, 17 Nov, 17 Dec, 17 Jan, 18 A.2 India s Services Trade In December 2018 India s export was US$ 16,005 million as compared to US$ 13,804 million in December 2017, registering a positive growth of 15.94%. In December 2018 India s import was US$ 9,859 million as compared to US$ 8,294 million in December 2017, registering a positive growth of 18.87%. Figure 3 depicts the services trade performance for the period April- December 2018 over the corresponding period of the previous year. It shows that value of export for April- December, 2018 was US$ 1,25,882 million as compared to US$ 1,19,874 million during April- December Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 2

7 2017, registering a positive growth of 5.01%. The total value of import in April- December 2018 was US$ 74,942 million as compared to US$ 71,558 million during April- December 2017, registering a positive growth of 4.73%. As a result, trade balance for services during April- December 2018 has improved as compared to April- December Figure 3: Services Trade Performance Value in US$ Million Apr-Dec, 16 Apr-Dec, Export Import Trade Balance The month-wise services export, import, trade balance since April, 2015 based on the press releases of RBI is given in Table 2. The trend of services export, import and trade balance over the months of April- December, 2017 is depicted at Figure 4. Figure 4: Trend of Services Trade during April, 17 to December, ,904 13,430 13,388 13,178 13,701 13,732 14,152 15,392 16,005 Value in US$ Million ,222 7,615 7,457 7, ,647 9,859 8,658 8,450 8, Exports Imports Trade Balance Apr, 17 May, 17 June, 17 July, 17 Aug, 17 Sept, 17 Oct, 17 Nov, 17 Dec, 17 A.3 India s Overall Trade In December 2018 India s overall export was US$ 43,682 million as compared to US$ 37,860 million in December 2017, registering a positive growth of 15.38%. In December 2018 India s Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 3

8 overall import was US$ 51,768 million as compared to US$ 42,896 million in December 2017, registering a positive growth of 20.68%. Figure 5 depicts the overall trade performance for the period April- December 2018 over the corresponding period of the previous year. It shows that total value of export for April- December, 2018 was US$ 3,47,836 million as compared to US$ 3,19,341 million during April- December 2017, registering a positive growth of 8.92%. The total value of import in April- December 2018 was US$ 4,15,816 million as compared to US$ 3,49,457 million during April- December 2017, registering a positive growth of 18.99%. As a result, overall trade deficit during April- December 2018 has increased as compared to April- December Figure 5: India's Overall Trade Performance Value in US$ Million Export Import Trade Balance Apr-Dec, 16 Apr-Dec, 17 The month-wise overall export, import, trade balance since April, 2015 is given in Table 3. The trend of overall export, import and trade balance over the months of April-December 2017 is depicted at Figure 6. Figure 6: Trend of Overall Trade during April, 17 to December, Value in US$ Million Exports Imports Trade Balance Apr, 17 May, 17 June, 17 July, 17 Aug, 17 Sept, 17 Oct, 17 Nov, 17 Dec, 17 Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 4

9 A.4 Sectoral Analysis of Merchandise Trade Based on Quick Estimates (QE) The month-wise quick estimate of export for 30 major commodities since April, 2017 is given in Table 4 and the total quick estimate of export for April-January 2018 along with percentage change is given in Table 5. The trend of export of 10 major commodities over the months April-January, 2018 is depicted at Figure 7. Figure 7: Trend of Export values of Major Commodities 8000 Engineering Goods 7000 Petroleum Products Value of Export (US$ Million) Gems And Jewellery Organic And Inorganic Chemicals Drugs And Pharmaceuticals RMG Of All Textiles Cotton Yarn/Fabs./Madeups, Handloom Products Etc. Marine Products Plastic And Linoleum 1000 Electronic Goods 0 Apr, 17 May, 17 Jun, 17 Jul, 17 Aug, 17 Sept, 17 Oct, 17 Nov, 17 Dec-17 Jan, 18 The month-wise quick estimate of import for 30 major commodities since April, 2017 is given in Table 6 and the total quick estimate of import for April-January 2018 along with percentage change is given in Table 7. The trend of import of 10 major commodities over the months of April-January, 2018 is depicted in Figure 8. Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 5

10 Figure 8: Trend of Import values of Major Commodities Petroleum, Crude & products Electronic goods Value of Import (US$ Million) Machinery, electri cal & nonelectrical Pearls, precious & Semi-precious stones Coal, Coke & Briquettes, etc. Transport equipment Organic & Inorganic Chemicals Gold Apr, 17 May, 17 Jun, 17 Jul, 17 Aug, 17 Sept, 17 Oct, 17 Nov, 17 Dec-17 Jan, 18 Iron & Steel Artificial resins, plastic materials, etc. B. India s Merchandise Trade Based on Provisional Estimates (PE) Provisional estimates of merchandise trade data are based on 168 principal commodities and countries. B.1 Export Scenario B.1.2 Export by Principal Commodities During April-January 2018, the highest export of US$ 30,218 million was recorded in Petroleum Products which constitute the largest share of 12.24% in India s total export. The top ten principal commodities of export during April-January 2018 along with percentage share are (i) Petroleum Products (12.24%) (ii) Pearl, Precious, Semiprecious Stones (8.48%), (iii) Gold & Other Precious Metal Jewellery (4.38%), (iv) Drug Formulations, Biologicals (4.29%), (v) Iron And Steel (3.78%), (vi) RMG Cotton Incl Accessories (2.80%), (vii) Motor Vehicle/Cars (2.76%), (viii) Marine Products (2.58%), (ix) Products of Iron and Steel (2.25%) and (x) Organic Chemicals (2.19%) and these top 10 principal commodities together accounted for about 46% of India s total export. The value of export of top 40 principal commodities along with the percentage change is given at Table 8. Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 6

11 Figure 9 depicts the percentage change in top ten principal commodities during April-January 2018 as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. It shows that the highest growth of 47.92% registered in export of commodity Iron and Steel among the top ten principal commodities followed by Organic Chemicals (39.97%), Marine Products (27.46%), Petroleum Products (19.67%) and Products of Iron and Steel (17.32%). Figure 9: Export of Top 10 Commodities during April 17-January 2018 Value of Export (US$ Million) Percentage Change Apr-Jan, 17 Apr-Jan, 18(P) % Change Three Major Destinations of Export of Top 10 Principal Commodities (Apr-Jan 2018): Following Table depicts the top three destinations of export of the respective commodity along with the percentage share: Principal Commodities 1 Petroleum Products Pearl, Precious, Semiprecs Stones Gold & Other Precs Metal Jewellery Drug Formulations, Biologicals 5 Iron and Steel 6 RMG Cotton Incl Accessories 7 Motor Vehicle/Cars 8 Marine Products 9 Products of Iron and Steel 10 Organic Chemicals Singapore (16.84%) Hong Kong (38.89%) U Arab Emts (44.60%) U S A (35.86%) Italy (9.04%) U S A (26.09%) Mexico (20.80%) U S A (32.93%) U S A (24.23%) China P RP (19.71%) Major Destinations U Arab Emts (12.21%) U S A (29.99%) Hong Kong (24.15%) South Africa (3.72%) Nepal (7.35%) U K (11.78%) South Africa (9.46%) Vietnam Soc Rep (26.19%) U Arab Emts (6.13%) U S A (9.35%) U S A (6.54%) Belgium (9.26%) U S A (19.00%) U K (3.45%) Belgium (6.69%) U Arab Emts (8.47%) U S A (6.29%) Japan (6.30%) Germany (5.71%) Saudi Arab (7.94%) Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 7

12 B.1.3 India s Export: Region-wise India s export is made to the Regions of (i) Asia, (ii) America, (iii) Africa, (iv) Europe, (v) Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) & Baltics and (vi) Unspecified Region. The value of India s export to various Regions during April-January 2018 along with percentage change is given at Table 12. The percentage share of various Regions in India s total export during the period of April- January 2018 is given in Figure 10. It shows that Asia Region constitute the highest share of 49.24% in India s total export followed by America Region with 20.91% during April- January, Figure 10 : Region-wise share in India's Export during April-January 2018 CIS & Baltics 0.98% Unspecified Region 0.90% Asia 49.24% Europe 19.73% Africa 8.24% America 20.91% The detailed profile of export to Asia Region is given in the following Table. It reveals that the highest export of US$ 32,761 million was recorded to West Asia-Gulf Cooperation Council (West Asia-GCC) during April-January, 2018 and it constitutes the share of 13.27% followed by NE Asia (US$ 31,910 million) which constitutes the share of 12.92% in India s total export. India s Export to Asia Region (Value in US$ Million) Asia Region Apr-Jan, 17 % Share Apr-Jan, 18(P) %Share % Change West Asia- GCC NE Asia ASEAN South Asia Other West Asia East Asia (Oceania) Total Export to Asia Region 1,09, ,21, Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 8

13 Figure 11 shows the comparative picture of export to various Regions during April-January 2018 over the corresponding period of previous year. It shows that the highest positive growth of 14.04% was registered in export to Region Europe followed by America (13.91%) during April-January, 2018 over the corresponding period of previous year. Figure 11 : India's Export by Region Value of Export (US$ Million) Percenmtage Change Europe Africa America Asia CIS & Baltics 0 Apr-Jan, 17 Apr-Jan, 18(P) % Change B.1.4 Export by Destination During April-January 2018, the highest export of US$ 39,379 million was recorded to destination USA which constitutes the largest share of 15.95% in India s total export. The top ten destinations of export during April-January 2018 along with percentage share are (i) USA (15.95%) (ii) UAE (9.55%), (iii) Hong Kong (4.88%), (iv) China PRP (4.21%), (v) Singapore (3.39%), (vi) UK (3.23%), (vii) Germany (2.86%), (viii) Bangladesh PR (2.68%) (ix) Vietnam Soc Republic (2.68%), and (x) Nepal (2.10%) and these top 10 destinations together accounted for about 52% of India s total export. The value of export to top 40 destinations along with percentage change is given at Table 10. Figure 12 depicts the comparative picture of export to top ten destinations during April- January, 2018 over the period of April-January, It shows that the highest growth of 30.90% was registered in export to China PRP followed by Vietnam Soc Rep (24.06%), Bangladesh PR (22.51%), Germany (21.23%) and Singapore (20.20%) during April-January, Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 9

14 Figure 12: Top 10 Destinations of Expors during April-January 2018 Value of Export (US$ Million) Percentage Change Apr-Jan, 17 Apr-Jan, 18 (P) % Change Top Three Major Principal Commodities exported to top ten Destinations (Apr-Jan 2018): Following Table depicts the top three principal commodities of export of the respective destination along with the percentage share: 1 U S A 2 Destinations U Arab Emts 3 Hong Kong 4 China P RP 5 Singapore 6 U K 7 Germany 8 9 Bangladesh PR Vietnam Soc Rep 10 Nepal Pearl, Precs, Semiprecs Stones (15.95%) Gold & Other Precs Metal Jewellery (20.47%) Pearl, Precs, Semiprecs Stones (67.58%) Copper & Products Made of Copper (11.97%) Petroleum Products (60.81%) RMG Cotton Incl Accessories (10.21%) Electric Machinery and Equipment (10.63%) Rice (Other Than Basmoti) (8.57%) Buffalo Meat (29.83%) Petroleum Products (19.98%) Major Principal Commodities Drug Formulations, Biologicals (9.64%) Petroleum Products (15.64%) Gold & Other Precs Metal Jewellery (21.67%) Organic Chemicals (10.25%) Ship, Boat and Floating Struct (5.29%) Gold & Other Precs Metal Jewellery (6.04%) RMG Cotton Incl Accessories (7.54%) Cotton Raw Incld. Waste (8.36%) Marine Products (25.18%) Iron and Steel (13.26%) Marine Products (5.32%) Gold (9.26%) Petroleum Products (2.08%) Petroleum Products (9.97%) Electric Machinery And Equipment (2.58%) Drug Formulations, Biologicals (4.57%) Products of Iron and Steel (4.51%) Cotton Yarn (7.90%) Iron and Steel (8.04%) Other Construction Machinery (4.30%) Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 10

15 B.2 Import Scenario B.2.2 Import by Principal Commodities During April-January, 2018, the highest import of US$ 70,533 million was recorded for the commodity Petroleum crude which constitutes the largest share of 18.49% in India s total import. The top ten principal commodities of import during April-January 2018 along with percentage share are (i) Petroleum: Crude (18.49%), (ii) Pearl, Precious, Semiprecious Stones (7.43%), (iii) Gold (7.41%), (iv) Coal, Coke and Briquettes etc (4.85%), (v) Telecom Instruments (4.82%), (vi) Petroleum Products (4.43%), (vii) Organic Chemicals (2.63%), (viii) Vegetable Oils (2.61%), (ix) Plastic Raw Materials (2.31%) and (x) Iron and Steel (2.30%) and these top 10 principal commodities together accounted for about 57% of India s total import. The value of import of top 40 principal commodities along with percentage change is given at Table 9. Figure 13 depicts the percentage change in top ten principal commodities during April- January, 2018 over the corresponding period of previous year. It shows that the highest growth of 52.76% was registered in import of commodity Pearl, Precious, Semiprecious Stones among these top ten commodities followed by Coal, Coke and Briquettes etc (49.08%), Gold (42.31%), Telecom Instruments (37.03%) and Petroleum Products (31.34%). Figure 13 : Imports of Top 10 Commodities during April-January 2018 Value of Import (US$ Million) Percentage Change Apr-Jan, 17 Apr-Jan, 18(P) % Change Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 11

16 Three Major Sources of Import of Top ten Principal Commodities (Apr-Jan 2018): Following Table depicts the top three sources of import of the respective commodity along with percentage share: Principal Commodities Major Sources 1 Petroleum: Crude 2 Pearl, Precs, Semiprecs Stones 3 Gold 4 Coal,Coke and Briquittes Etc 5 Telecom Instruments 6 Petroleum Products 7 Organic Chemicals 8 Vegetable Oils 9 Plastic Raw Materials 10 Iron and Steel Iraq (20.28%) Hong Kong (20.41%) Switzerland (52.11%) Australia (36.76%) China P RP (72.26%) Qatar (27.95%) China P RP (23.98%) Indonesia (43.46%) Korea RP (11.97%) Korea RP (21.15%) Saudi Arab (17.53%) U Arab Emts (16.20%) U Arab Emts (10.62%) Indonesia (27.60%) Korea RP (5.58%) U Arab Emts (14.02%) Saudi Arab (11.52%) Argentina (19.40%) China P RP (10.88%) China P RP (16.67%) Iran (9.99%) Belgium (11.94%) Ghana (6.66%) South Africa (13.58%) Hong Kong (3.46%) Saudi Arab (12.64%) Singapore (11.44%) Ukraine (14.13%) Saudi Arab (9.56%) Japan (11.38%) B.2.3 India s Import: Region-wise India s import is made from the Regions of (i) Asia, (ii) America, (iii) Africa, (iv) Europe, (v) Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) & Baltics and (vi) Unspecified Region. The value of India s import from various Regions during April-January 2018 along with percentage change is given at Table 13. The percentage share of various Regions in India s total import during the period of April-January, 2018 is depicted at Figure 14. It shows that the Asia Region constitutes the highest share of 60.35% in India s total import followed by Europe Region with 14.96% during April-January Figure 14: Region-wise share in India's import during April-January 2018 CIS & Baltics 2.73% Unspecified Region 1.98% Europe 14.96% Africa 8.01% Asia 60.35% America 11.97% Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 12

17 The detailed profile of import from Asia Region is given in the following Table. It reveals that the highest import of US$ 98,614 million was recorded from NE Asia during April-January 2018 and it constitutes the share of % in India s total import. India s Import from Asia Region (Value in US$ Million) Asia Region Apr-Dec, 16 %Share Apr-Dec, 17 (P) %Share % Change NE Asia 77, , West Asia- GCC 44, , ASEAN 32, , Other West Asia 20, , East Asia (Oceania) 8, , South Asia 2, , Total Import from Asia Region 186, , Figure 15 shows the comparative picture of import from various Regions during April- January, 2018 as compared to the corresponding period of previous year. It shows that the highest positive growth of 50.57% was registered in import from Region CIS & Baltics followed by Africa (31.47%) during April-January, 2018 over the corresponding period of previous year. However, the highest import of India is recorded from Region Asia. Value of Import (US$ Million) Figure 15 : India's Import by Region Europe Africa America Asia CIS & Baltics Apr-Jan, 17 Apr-Jan, 18(P) % Change Percentage Change B.2.4 Import from Sources During April-January 2018, the highest import of US$ 63,248 million was recorded from China PRP which constitutes the largest share of 16.58% in India s total import. The top ten sources of import during April-January 2018 along with percentage share are (i) China PRP (16.45%) (ii) USA (5.57%), (iii) UAE (4.85%), (iv) Saudi Arab (4.74%), (v) Switzerland (4.24%), (vi) Iraq (3.76%) (vii) Indonesia (3.63%), (viii) Korea RP (3.62%), (ix) Australia (3.03%) and (x) Germany (2.91%) and these top ten sources together accounted for about 53% in India s total import. The value of import from top 40 sources along with percentage change is given at Table 11. Figure 16 depicts the comparative picture of import from top 10 sources during April- January, 2018 over the period of April-January, It shows that the highest positive Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 13

18 growth of 54.29% was registered in import from Iraq followed by Australia (38.04%), Korea RP (35.62%), Indonesia (30.40%) and Switzerland (24.49%) during April-January, Figure 16 : Top 10 Sources of Import during April-January 2018 Value of Import (US$ Million) Percentage Change Apr-Jan, 17 Apr-Jan, 18(P) % Change Top Three Major Principal Commodities imported from Top ten Sources (Apr-Jan 2018): Following Table depicts the top three principal commodities of import of the respective source along with the percentage share: Sources Major Principal Commodities imported 1 China P RP 2 U S A 3 U Arab Emts 4 Saudi Arab 5 Switzerland 6 Iraq 7 Indonesia 8 Korea RP 9 Australia 10 Germany Telecom Instruments (20.99%) Electric Machinery and Equipment (9.52%) Petroleum: Crude (28.32%) Petroleum: Crude (68.35%) Gold (91.00%) Petroleum: Crude (99.63%) Coal,Coke and Briquittes (36.88%) Iron And Steel (13.44%) Coal,Coke and Briquittes (58.93%) Indl. Machnry for Dairy Etc (13.06%) Electronics Components (6.92%) Gold (7.91%) Pearl, Precs, Semiprecs Stones (24.84%) Petroleum Products (11.82%) Indl. Machnry For Dairy Etc (1.17%) Fresh Fruits (0.33%) Vegetable Oils (31.22%) Gold & Other Precs Metal Jewellery (10.19%) Pulses (7.81%) Auto Components/Parts (6.22%) Computer Hardware, Peripherals (6.58%) Petroleum Products (6.21%) Gold (16.24%) Organic Chemicals (6.39%) Other Misc. Engineering Items (0.86%) Finished Leather (0.03%) Bulk Minerals And Ores (5.27%) Plastic Raw Materials (7.63%) Petroleum Products (5.04%) Electric Machinery and Equipments (5.35%) Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 14

19 C. Analysis based on ITC(HS) 8-digit level Detailed 8 digit commodity level data are released with the time lag of 60 days. C.1 India s Merchandise Export at 8-digit ITC(HS) level The details of top 100 commodities at 8 digit ITC HS code level excluding Petroleum Crude & Products, Gems & Jewellery, Pearl, precious, semi precious stones and Gold for last two years and the current year along with the percentage change are given at Table 14. The details of export scenario of top ten 8-digit level commodities as per Table 14 in respect of corresponding top ten destinations for last two years and the current year are as follows: 1. Top ten destinations in respect of ITC- HS Code (Other medicines put up for retail sale N.E.S) (Value in US$ Million) Apr-Nov Apr-Nov Destinations % Change % Change 1 U S A 2, , , , South Africa Nigeria Tanzania Rep U K Malawi Russia Canada Kenya Philippines Total of Above destinations 3, , , , % Share of above India s Total Export of , , , , India s export of other medicines to USA registered negative growth of 22% during April- November, 2017 over the corresponding period of previous year. The highest positive growth of 124% was registered in export of this item to Malawi followed by South Africa (52%) during April-November, 2017 over the corresponding period of previous year. Thus, there is a turnaround in India s export of this item to South Africa and Malawi in the current year from a negative growth of 37% and 42% respectively in over Out of the top ten countries, India s export of other medicines to 4 countries has negative growth during (April-November) over the corresponding period of previous year and 5 countries showed negative growth during over Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 15

20 2. Top ten destinations in respect of ITC- HS Code (Other Shrimps and Prawns) (Value in US $ Million) Apr-Nov Apr-Nov Destinations % Change % Change 1 U S A Vietnam Soc Rep Japan U K U Arab Emts Belgium Canada Netherland China PRP Russia Total of Above destinations % Share of above India s Total Export of India s export of other shrimps and prawns to China PRP grew by 115% followed by Vietnam Soc Rep (70%) during April-November, 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. There is significant export growth to all the top ten countries during the current year, but there is significant change in respect of China PRP and Belgium from growth of 23% and 20% respectively in to high positive growth of 115% and 62% respectively in the current year. 3. Top ten destinations in respect of ITC- HS Code (Basmati Rice) (Value in US$ Million) Apr-Nov Apr-Nov Destinations % Change % Change 1 Iran Saudi Arab Iraq U Arab Emts U K U S A Kuwait Yemen Republic Qatar Netherland Total of Above destinations % Share of above India s Total Export of India s export of Basmati Rice to 8 countries out of top ten registered a fall in over , which has been improved significantly in the current year with only 2 countries (UAE and Soudi Arab) registering a fall during April-November, 2017 over the corresponding Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 16

21 period of the previous year. After a fall of 29% in , export of Basmati Rice to UK has risen to 137% during April-November, 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. Netherland has also registered a positive growth of more than 114%. 4. Top ten destinations in respect of ITC- HS Code (Boneless Meat of Bovine animals, Frozen) (Value in US$ Million) Apr-Nov Apr-Nov Destinations % Change % Change Vietnam Soc Rep 1, , , , Malaysia Egypt A Rp Iraq Philippines Indonesia , Saudi Arab U Arab Emts Taiwan , Hong Kong Total of Above destinations 3, , , , % Share of above India s Total Export of , , , , Share of total export of the commodity to top ten countries has been increasing over the years. With the highest value of export, Vietnam Soc Rep has a positive growth of 12% during April-November, 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. Export to Saudi Arab is declining constantly while Taiwan and Hong Kong are the new markets for this product. 5. Top ten destinations in respect of ITC- HS Code (Motor Car with Cylinder Capacity>=1000Cc but < 1500Cc with Sprk-Igntn) (Value in US$ Million) Apr-Nov Apr-Nov Destinations % Change % Change 1 Mexico South Africa Indonesia Saudi Arab Chile U K France Algeria Italy U Arab Emts Total of Above destinations % Share of above India s Total Export of Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 17

22 Indian export of Motor Car with 1000<CC<1500 to Indonesia and France has been increasing constantly, registering a positive growth of 258% and 115% respectively in the current year. However, export to UK has registered negative growth of 42% during April-November, 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. Share of export of the product to top ten countries has been increasing over the years. 6. Top ten destinations in respect of ITC- HS Code (Other of Other Vssls, Fire Floats Etc) Value in US $ Million Apr-Nov Apr-Nov Destinations % Change % Change 1 U Arab Emts U S A Egypt A Rp Singapore Norway Sri Lanka Dsr Indonesia Oman Maldives Malaysia Total of Above destinations % Share of above India s Total Export of The data in the above table revealed that U S A, Egypt A Rp and Maldives are new markets for this product while the traditional markets like Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia have registered drastic fall during April-Nov 2017 over the corresponding period of previous year. 7. Top ten destinations in respect of ITC- HS Code (Aluminium Ingots-not alloyed) (Value in US$ Million) Apr-Nov Apr-Nov Destinations % Change % Change 1 Korea Rp Malaysia U S A Italy Turkey Singapore Japan Bangladesh Pr Mexico Taiwan Total of Above destinations % Share of above India s Total Export of Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 18

23 There is growth of more than 100% in respect of 5 countries during April-November, 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. Only 2 countries Mexico and Taiwan registered fall of 24% and 27% respectively during the same period. 8. Top ten destinations in respect of ITC- HS Code (Other Parts &Accessories of Vehicles of Heading 8701 to 8705) (Value in US$ Million) Apr-Nov Apr-Nov Destinations % Change % Change U S A Turkey Brazil Germany Mexico Italy Thailand Vietnam Soc Rep Indonesia U K Total of Above destinations % Share of above India s Total Export of There was negative growth of 4% in total export of the product and also negative growth of 11% in export of the product to top ten countries during over , which has been changed to positive growth of 7% and 9% respectively during April-November 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. While export to Turkey has been showing a downward trend, export to Vietnam Soc Rep has been showing a significant upward trend. 9. Top ten destinations in respect of ITC- HS Code (Cathods & Sections of Cathods of Refined Copper) (Value in US$ Million) Apr-Nov Apr-Nov Destinations % Change % Change 1 China P Rp 1, Malaysia U Arab Emts , Singapore Taiwan Korea Rp , Indonesia Oman Bangladesh Pr Thailand Total of Above destinations 1, , , % Share of above India s Total Export of , , , Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 19

24 There was high positive growth (77%) in total export of the product as well as export to top ten countries (85%) during April- November, 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. Export of the product to China, UAE and Indonesia has increased very significantly during the current year while export to 6 other countries registered negative growth. 10. Top ten destinations in respect of ITC- HS Code (Rice Parboiled) (Value in US$ Million) Apr-Nov Apr-Nov Destinations % Change % Change Benin Bangladesh PR Guinea Cote D' Ivoire Somalia Sri Lanka DSR Liberia Djibouti South Africa U Arab Emts Total of Above destinations % Share of above India s Total Export of There was positive growth in total export of the product as well as export of the product to top ten countries during April- November, 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. Export of India to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka has shown significant rise while export of the product to South Africa has declined to 40% during April- November, 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 20

25 C.2 India s Merchandise Import at 8-digit commodity level The details of import scenario of top ten 8-digit level commodities as per Table 15 in respect of corresponding top ten sources for last two years and the current year are as follows: 1. Top ten sources in respect of ITC-HS Code (Other parts of Telephonc/Telegrphic Apparts) (Value in US$ Million) Apr-Nov Apr-Nov Sources % Change % Change CHINA P RP 2, , , , VIETNAM SOC REP 3 KOREA RP HONG KONG PHILIPPINES , SINGAPORE JAPAN U S A MEXICO THAILAND Total of Above sources , , % Share of above India s Total Import of , , , , China PRP is the largest source of import for the product over the years. Import from China, Philippines and Thailand has registered high positive growth during April- November, 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. There was positive growth of 30% in total import of the product as well as growth of import from the top ten countries at 32% during April- November, 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. 2. Sources in respect of ITC-HS Code (Crude Palm Oil and its Fractions) (Value in US$ Million) Apr-Nov Apr-Nov % Sources % Change Change 1 INDONESIA 2, , , , MALAYSIA 1, , , THAILAND PAPUA N GNA PHILIPPINES COLOMBIA GUATEMALA HONDURAS Total of Above sources 4, , , , % Share of above India s Total Import of 4, , , , Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 21

26 Thailand is new source of markets for this product while the traditional market of Malaysia has registered a fall during April-November, 2017 over the corresponding period of previous year. Import of the product from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia has increased to 329% and 61% during April-November, 2017 over the corresponding period of previous year. 3. Top ten sources in respect of ITC-HS Code (Popltd, Loaded or Stuffd Prntd Crcuit Brds) (Value in US $ Million) Apr-Nov Apr-Nov Sources % Change % Change 1 CHINA PRP , HONG KONG VIETNAM SOC KOREA RP U S A SINGAPORE MEXICO MALAYSIA CANADA , CAYMAN IS 2.97 Total of Above sources , % Share of above India s Total Import of , , There was high positive growth in total import of the product as well as import of the top ten countries during April-November, 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. While import of the product from China has increased by 472%, import from Malaysia has decreased by 40% during April-November, 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. 4. Top ten sources in respect of ITC-HS Code (Copper Ores and Concentrates) (Value in US $ Million) Apr-Nov Apr-Nov Sources % Change % Change 1 CHILE 1, , INDONESIA PERU BRAZIL AUSTRALIA CANADA CONGO D. REP SAUDI ARAB PAPUA N GNA LAO PD RP Total of Above sources 3, , % Share of above India s Total Import of , , , , Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 22

27 Out of the top ten source countries, import from 9 countries except Australia registered high growth. The total import of the product from the top 10 source countries registered a high positive growth of 63% during April-November, 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year. 5. Top ten sources in respect of ITC-HS Code (Aeroplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding Kg) (Value in US $ Million) Apr-Nov Apr-Nov Sources % Change % Change 1 FRANCE 2, , U S A 2, , OMAN GERMANY IRELAND CANADA SRI LANKA BRAZIL SAUDI ARAB MALAYSIA Total of Above sources , , % Share of above India s Total Import of , , , Oman, Ireland, Sri Lanka and Brazil are new sources of market for import of the Aeroplanes and other Aircrafts during the current year. Import from traditional markets France, Germany and Canada have registered positive growth of 59%, 228 % and 45% respectively during April-November, 2017 over the corresponding period of the previous year while import of the product from USA has declined by 81% during the same period. 6. Top ten sources in respect of ITC-HS Code (Other of machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including swift) (Value in US $ Million) Apr-Nov Apr-Nov Sources % Change % Change 1 CHINA P RP KOREA RP , MEXICO SINGAPORE HONG KONG U S A SWEDEN ISRAEL MALAYSIA CANADA Total of Above sources % Share of above India s Total Import of , , , , Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade February 2018 Page 23