Monthly Bulletin on. November, 2017

Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade STATISTICS November, 217 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 e-mail at pc.mishra@gov.in

CONTENTS ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN TRADE DATA... 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... 4 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... 11 B.2.2 Import by Principal Commodities... 11 B.2.3 India s Import: Region-wise... 12 B.2.4 Import from Sources... 13 Table 1: India s month-wise Merchandise Trade... 15 Table 2: India s month-wise Services Trade... 15 Table 3: India s month-wise Overall Trade (Merchandise plus Services)... 16 Table 4: India s Merchandise Export of QE Groups: Month-wise... 17 Table 4 (contd.): India s Merchandise Export of QE Groups: Month-wise... 18 Table 5: India s Merchandise Export of QE Groups... 19 Table 6: India s Merchandise Import of QE Groups: Month-wise... 2 Table 6 (contd.): India s Merchandise Import of QE Groups: Month-wise... 21 Table 7: India s Merchandise Import of QE Groups... 22 Table 8: India s Export by Principal Commodity... 23 Table 9: India s Import by Principal Commodity... 24 Table 1: India s Export by Destination... 25 Table 11: India s Import by Sources... 26 Table 12: India s Export by Region... 27 Table 13: India s Import by Region... 28 Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page i

ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN TRADE DATA Introduction Merchandise foreign trade data are compiled on the basis of flows/movements of goods across the custom frontiers of India by DGCI&S. 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 3 days, and (iii) Detailed 8-digit commodity level data are released within 6 days. All these data are provisional and are dynamically revised till it is finalised on the basis of late receipt data. Foreign trade in services monthly data are collected through 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. A. Quick Estimates of Foreign Trade The Quick Estimates of Merchandise Foreign Trade are grouped into 3 major commodities. A.1 India s Merchandise Trade In October 217 India s merchandise export was US$ 23,98.18 million as compared to US$ 23,36.61 million in October 216, registering a negative growth of 1.12%. In October 217 India s merchandise import was US$ 37,117.1 million as compared to US$ 34,495.9 million in October 216, registering a positive growth of 7.6%. Figure 1 depicts the merchandise trade performance for the period April-October 217 over the corresponding period of the previous year. It shows that total value of export for April- October, 217 was US$ 1,7,287 million as compared to US$ 1,55,344 million during the period April-October 216, registering a positive growth of 9.62%. The total value of import in April-October, 217 was US$ 2,56,434 million as compared to the import of US$ 2,9,835 million during the period April-October 216, registering a positive growth of 22.21%. As a result, trade deficit during April-October 217 has increased as compared to April-October 216. Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 1

Figure 1: Merchandise Trade Performance Value in US$ Million 3 25 2 15 1 155344 17287 29835 256434 Apr-Oct, 16 Apr-Oct, 17 5-5 -1-54491 -86148 Export Import Trade Balance The month-wise merchandise export, import, trade balance since April, 215 is given in Table 1. The trend of merchandise export, import and trade balance over the months of April-October, 217 is depicted at Figure 2. 5 4 Figure 2: Trend of Merchandise Trade during April, 17 to October, 17 3829 38317 36983 37628 33986 35561 37117 Value in US$ Million 3 2 1-1 24592 23969 2318 22382 23517-13617 -14348-13875 -1164-1244 28732-8896 2398-1419 Exports Imports Trade Balance -2 Apr, 17 May, 17 June, 17 July, 17 Aug, 17 Sept, 17 Oct, 17 A.2 India s Services Trade In September 217 India s export was US$ 13,732 million as compared to US$ 13,773 million in September 216, registering a negative growth of.3%. In September 217 India s import was US$ 8,45 million as compared to US$ 8,34 million in September 216, registering a positive growth of 1.76%. Figure 3 depicts the services trade performance for the period April- September 217 over the corresponding period of the previous year. It shows that value of export for April- September, 217 was US$ 8,333 million as compared to US$ 79,619 million during April- Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 2

September 216, registering a positive growth of.9%. The total value of import in April- September 217 was US$ 46,736 million as compared to US$ 47,261 million during April- September 216, registering a negative growth of 1.11%. As a result, trade balance for services during April- September 217 has improved as compared to April- September 216. Figure 3: Services Trade Performance Value in US$ Million 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 79619 8333 47261 46736 32358 33597 Apr-Sept, 16 Apr-Sept, 17 1 Export Import Trade Balance The month-wise services export, import, trade balance since April, 215 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- September, 217 is depicted at Figure 4. Figure 4: Trend of Services Trade during April, 17 to September, 17 16 14 1294 1343 13388 13178 1371 13732 12 Value in US$ Million 1 8 6 4 7222 7615 7457 7334 5682 5815 5931 5844 8658 845 543 5282 Exports Imports Trade Balance 2 Apr, 17 May, 17 June, 17 July, 17 Aug, 17 Sept, 17 Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 3

A.3 India s Overall Trade In September 217 India s overall export was US$ 42,464 million as compared to US$ 36,541 million in September 216, registering a positive growth of 16.21%. In September 217 India s import was US$ 46,78 million as compared to US$ 4,143 million in September 216, registering a positive growth of 14.78%. Figure 5 depicts the overall trade performance for the period April-September 217 over the corresponding period of the previous year. It shows that total value of export for April- September, 217 was US$ 226632 million as compared to US$ 21163 million during April- September 216, registering a positive growth of 7.1%. The total value of import in April- September 217 was US$ 267419 million as compared to US$ 22261 million during April- September 216, registering a positive growth of 2.13%. As a result, overall trade deficit during April-September 217 has increased as compared to April-September 216. Figure 5: India's Overall Trade Performance Value in US$ Million 3 25 2 15 1 5 21163 226632 22261 267419 Apr-Sept, 16 Apr-Sept, 17-5 -1998-4787 Export Import Trade Balance The month-wise overall export, import, trade balance since April, 215 is given in Table 3. The trend of overall export, import and trade balance over the months of April-September 217 is depicted at Figure 6. Value in US$ Million 5 4 3 2 1-1 -2 Figure 6: Trend of Overall Trade during April, 17 to September, 17 45431 45932 4444 44219 4678 4132 42464 37496 37399 36496 3556 37218 Exports Imports Trade Balance -3614-576 -7935-8533 -7944-71 Apr, 17 May, 17 June, 17 July, 17 Aug, 17 Sept, 17 Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 4

A.4 Sectoral Analysis of Merchandise Trade Based on Quick Estimates (QE) The month-wise quick estimate of export for 3 major commodities since April, 217 is given in Table 4 and the total quick estimate of export for April-October 217 along with percentage change is given in Table 5. The trend of export of 1 major commodities over the months April-October, 217 is depicted at Figure 7. 8 Figure 7: Trend of Export values of Major Commodities Engineering Goods 7 Gems And Jewellery 6 Petroleum Products Value of Export (US$ Million) 5 4 3 2 1 Organic And Inorganic Chemicals Drugs And Pharmaceuticals RMG Of All Textiles Cotton Yarn/Fabs./Madeups, Handloom Products Etc. Marine Products Plastic And Linoleum Rice Apr, 17 May, 17 Jun, 17 Jul, 17 Aug, 17 Sept, 17 Oct, 17 The month-wise quick estimate of import for 3 major commodities since April, 217 is given in Table 6 and the total quick estimate of import for April-October 217 along with percentage change is given in Table 7. The trend of import of 1 major commodities over the months of April-October, 217 is depicted in Figure 8. Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 5

Figure 8: Trend of Import values of Major Commodities Value of Import (US$ Million) 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Petroleum, Crude & products Electronic goods Gold Machinery, electrical & non-electrical Coal, Coke & Briquettes, etc. Pearls, precious & Semiprecious stones Organic & Inorganic Chemicals Transport equipment 2 1 Artificial resins, plastic materials, etc. Iron & Steel Apr, 17 May, 17 Jun, 17 Jul, 17 Aug, 17 Sept, 17 Oct, 17 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-October 217, the highest export of US$ 2,12 million was recorded in Petroleum Products which constitute the largest share of 11.82% in India s total export. The top ten principal commodities of export during April-October 217 along with percentage share are (i) Petroleum Products (11.82%) (ii) Pearl, Precious, Semiprecious Stones (8.85%), (iii) Gold & Other Precious Metal Jewellery (4.39%), (iv) Drug Formulations, Biologicals (4.28%), (v) Iron And Steel (3.63%), (vi) RMG Cotton Incl Accessories (2.8%), (vii) Marine Products (2.64%), (viii) Motor Vehicle/Cars (2.55%), (ix) Products of Iron and Steel (2.24%) and (x) Organic Chemicals (2.16%) and these top 1 principal commodities together accounted for about 45% of India s total export. The value of export of top 4 principal commodities along with the percentage change is given at Table 8. Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 6

Figure 9 depicts the percentage change in top ten principal commodities during April- October 217 as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. It shows that the highest growth of 58.46% registered in export of commodity Iron and Steel among the top ten principal commodities followed by Organic Chemicals (38.23%), Marine Products (29.8%), Petroleum Products (16.45%) and Products of Iron and Steel (14.43%). Value of Export (US$ Million) 218 168 118 68 18-32 17186 212 Figure 9: Export of Top 1 Commodities during April-October 217 15466 14991 7382 7431 7466 725 16.45.66-3.7-2.9 58.46 38.23 29.8 3882 6152 4838 4745 347 4479 432 4327.16-1.91 14.43 3321 38 2648 3661 7 6 5 4 3 2 1-1 Percentage Change Apr-Oct 216 Apr-Oct 217(P) % Change Three Major Destinations of Export of Top 1 Principal Commodities: Following Table depicts the top three destinations of export of the respective commodity along with the percentage share: S. No. Principal Commodities 1 Petroleum Products 2 Pearl, Precious, Semiprecious Stones 3 Gold and Other Precious Metal Jewellery 4 Drug Formulations, Biologicals 5 Iron And Steel 6 RMG Cotton Incl Accessories 7 Marine Products 8 Motor Vehicle/Cars 9 Products Of Iron And Steel 1 Organic Chemicals Singapore (2.18%) Hong Kong (39.92%) U Arab Emts (42.59%) U S A (36.5%) Italy (8.29%) U S A (25.94%) U S A (34.35%) Mexico (24.1%) U S A (25.22%) China P RP (2.96%) Major Destinations U Arab Emts (11.46%) U S A (29.98%) Hong Kong (27.99%) South Africa (3.55%) Nepal (7.31%) U K (11.95%) Vietnam Soc Rep (26.75%) South Africa (1.93%) U Arab Emts (6.34%) U S A (9.37%) U S A (6.45%) U Arab Emts (8.97%) U S A (2.12%) U K (3.28%) Belgium (6.78%) U Arab Emts (9.51%) Japan (6.91%) Indonesia (4.41%) Germany (5.77%) Saudi Arab (8.11%) Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 7

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-October 217 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- October 217 is given in Figure 1. It shows that Asia Region constitute the highest share of 49.39% in India s total export followed by America Region with 21.9% during April- October, 217. Figure 1 : Region-wise share in India's Export during April-October 217 CIS & Baltics 1.4% Unspecified Region.87% Europe 19.24% Asia 49.39% Africa 8.37% America 21.9% The detailed profile of export to Asia Region is given in the following Table. It reveals that the highest export of US$ 23,363 million was recorded to West Asia-Gulf Cooperation Council (West Asia-GCC) during April-October, 217 and it constitutes the share of 13.8% followed by NE Asia (US$ 21,889 million) which constitutes the share of 12.93% in India s total export. India s Export to Asia Region (Value in US$ Million) Asia Region April-Oct, 16 %Share April-Oct, 17 (P) %Share % Change West Asia- GCC 24,571.25 15.82 23,362.99 13.8-4.92 NE Asia 18,311.27 11.79 21,889.9 12.93 19.54 ASEAN 15,597.96 1.4 19,192.82 11.33 23.5 South Asia 1,369.64 6.68 11,547.64 6.82 11.36 Other West Asia 4,48.33 2.88 4,986.73 2.94 11.3 East Asia (Oceania) 1,989.78 1.28 2,67.47 1.58 34.21 Total export to Asia Region 75,32.23 48.49 83,649.74 49.39 11.6 Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 8

Figure 11 shows the comparative picture of export to various Regions during April-October 217 over the corresponding period of previous year. It shows that the highest positive growth of 12.39% was registered in export to Region CIS & Baltics followed by Asia (11.6%) during April-October, 217 over the corresponding period of previous year. Value of Export (US$ Million) 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 335 32581 Figure 11 : India's Export by Region 32425 35711 7532 8365 1.13 11.6 8.48 6. 12.39 13379 14182 1563 1756 Europe Africa America Asia CIS & Baltics 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 Percenmtage Change Apr-Oct 216 Apr-Oct 217(P) % Change B.1.4 Export by Destination During April-October 217, the highest export of US$ 27,24 million was recorded to destination USA which constitutes the largest share of 16.6% in India s total export. The top ten destinations of export during April-October 217 along with percentage share are (i) USA (16.6%) (ii) UAE (1.14%), (iii) Hong Kong (5.22%), (iv) China PRP (3.98%), (v) Singapore (3.72%), (vi) UK (3.11%), (vii) Germany (2.82%), (viii) Vietnam Soc Republic (2.51%), (ix) Bangladesh PR (2.48%) and (x) Nepal (1.95%) and these top 1 destinations together accounted for about 52% of India s total export. The value of export to top 4 destinations along with percentage change is given at Table 1. Figure 12 depicts the comparative picture of export to top ten destinations during April- October, 217 over the period of April-October, 216. It shows that the highest growth of 43.97% was registered in export to China PRP followed by Singapore (31.82%), Vietnam Soc Rep (24.42%), Bangladesh PR (19.3%) and Germany (16.8%) during April-October, 217. Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 9

Figure 12: Top 1 Destinations of Exports during April-October 217 Value of Export (US$ Million) 32 27 22 17 12 7 2-3 2512 2724 8.29 18566 17165 8211 8847 7.75 43.97 4679 6736 31.82 4778 6299 5112 5263 2.96 16.8 493 4781 24.42 341 4242 19.3 3534 427 8.36 351 336 5 4 3 2 1 Percentage Change -8-7.55-1 -13-2 Apr-Oct 216 Apr-Oct 217(P) % Change Top Three Major Principal Commodities exported to top ten Destinations: Following Table depicts the top three principal commodities of export of the respective destination along with the percentage share: S. No. Destinations Major Principal Commodities 1 U S A 2 U Arab Emts 3 Hong Kong 4 China P RP 5 Singapore 6 U K 7 Germany 8 Vietnam Soc Rep 9 Bangladesh PR 1 Nepal Pearl, Precious, Semiprecious Stones (16.52%) Gold & Other Precious Metal Jewellery (18.45%) Pearl, Precious, Semiprecious Stones (67.65%) Copper & Products Made Of Copper (11.64%) Petroleum Products (64.12%) RMG Cotton Incl Accessories (1.77%) Electric Machinery And Equipment (9.65%) Marine Products (28.25%) Cotton Yarn (8.34%) Petroleum Products (19.65%) Drug Formulations, Biologicals (9.61%) Petroleum Products (13.36%) Gold & Other Precious Metal Jewellery (23.51%) Organic Chemicals (11.39%) Ship, Boat And Floating Structure (5.89%) RMG Manmade Fibers (4.82%) RMG Cotton Incl Accessories (7.5%) Buffalo Meat (27.73%) Rice (Other Than Basmati) (7.39%) Iron And Steel (13.61%) Marine Products (5.65%) Gold (11.61%) Finished Leather (1.46%) Petroleum Products (8.84%) Pearl, Precious, Semiprecious Stones (2.54%) Drug Formulations, Biologicals (4.51%) Products Of Iron And Steel (4.59%) Iron And Steel (8.23%) Other Commodities (6.79%) Motor Vehicle/Cars (4.26%) Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 1

B.2 Import Scenario B.2.2 Import by Principal Commodities During April-October, 217, the highest import of US$ 45,18 million was recorded for the commodity Petroleum crude which constitutes the largest share of 17.46% in India s total import. The top ten principal commodities of import during April-October 217 along with percentage share are (i) Petroleum: Crude (17.46%), (ii) Gold (7.73%), (iii) Pearl, Precious, Semiprecious Stones (7.59%), (iv) Telecom Instruments (4.95%), (v) Coal, Coke and Briquettes etc (4.76%), (vi) Petroleum Products (4.18%), (vii) Vegetable Oils (2.81%), (viii) Organic Chemicals (2.63%), (ix) Plastic Raw Materials (2.42%) and (x) Iron and Steel (2.41%) and these top 1 principal commodities together accounted for about 57% of India s total import. The value of import of top 4 principal commodities along with percentage change is given at Table 9. Figure 13 depicts the percentage change in top ten principal commodities during April- October, 217 over the corresponding period of previous year. It shows that the highest growth of 74.36% was registered in import of commodity Gold among these top ten commodities followed by Coal, Coke and Briquettes etc. (58.96%), Telecom Instruments (43.27%), Pearl, Precious, Semiprecious Stones (43.25%) and Iron and Steel (33.41%). Figure 13 : Imports of Top 1 Commodities during April-October 217 Value of Import (US$ Million) 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 37792 4518 19.12 74.36 11428 19926 43.25 43.27 13662 19571 894 12757 58.96 7713 12261 19.69 8997 1769 16.48 22.11 6211 7234 5562 6792 18.8 5246 6233 33.41 4653 628 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Percentage Change Apr-Oct 216 Apr-Oct 217(P) % Change Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 11

Three Major Sources of Import of Top ten Principal Commodities: Following Table depicts the top three sources of import of the respective commodity along with percentage share: S. No. Principal Commodities Major Sources 1 Petroleum: Crude 2 Gold 3 Pearl, Precious, Semiprecious Stones 4 Telecom Instruments 5 Coal,Coke And Briquettes Etc 6 Petroleum Products 7 Vegetable Oils 8 Organic Chemicals 9 Plastic Raw Materials 1 Iron And Steel Iraq (19.39%) Switzerland (51.57%) Hong Kong (2.1%) China P RP (7.7%) Australia (36.85%) Qatar (28.42%) Indonesia (43.45%) China P RP (23.23%) Korea RP (11.81%) Korea RP (21.72%) Saudi Arab (17.71%) U Arab Emts (12.5%) U Arab Emts (15.81%) Korea RP (7.1%) Indonesia (27.54%) U Arab Emts (14.5%) Argentina (21.17%) Saudi Arab (12.47%) China P RP (1.94%) China P RP (17.67%) Iran (1.3%) Ghana (6.18%) Belgium (12.36%) Vietnam Soc Rep (3.45%) South Africa (13.27%) Saudi Arab (13.33%) Malaysia (14.7%) Singapore (1.84%) Saudi Arab (9.66%) Japan (11.2%) 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-October 217 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-October, 217 is depicted at Figure 14. It shows that the Asia Region constitutes the highest share of 6.49% in India s total import followed by Europe Region with 14.78% during April-October 217. Figure 14: Region-wise share in India's import during April-October 217 CIS & Baltics 2.85% Unspecified Region 2.13% Asia 6.49% Europe 14.78% Africa 7.94% America 11.81% Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 12

The detailed profile of import from Asia Region is given in the following Table. It reveals that the highest import of US$ 68,196 million was recorded from NE Asia during April- October 217 and it constitutes the share of 26.45% in India s total import. India s Import from Asia Region (Value in US$ Million) Asia Region Apr-Oct, 16 %Share Apr-Oct, 17 (P) %Share % Change NE Asia 53,798.26 25.64 68,196. 26.45 26.76 West Asia- GCC 3,388.94 14.48 35,116.87 13.62 15.56 ASEAN 22,69.22 1.77 26,596.18 1.32 17.63 Other West Asia 13,395.16 6.38 16,187.23 6.28 2.84 East Asia (Oceania) 5,176.7 2.47 8,142.97 3.16 57.32 South Asia 1,73.1.81 1,698.76.66 -.25 Total Import from Asia Region 1,27,7.66 6.56 1,55,938.1 6.49 22.72 Figure 15 shows the comparative picture of import from various Regions during April- October, 217 as compared to the corresponding period of previous year. It shows that the highest positive growth of 61.68% was registered in import from Region CIS & Baltics followed by Africa (34.79%) during April-October, 217 over the corresponding period of previous year. However, the highest import of India is recorded from Region Asia. Value of Export (US$ Million) 18 16 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 3317 38114 15.12 Figure 15 : India's Import by Region 12771 155938 34.79 22.72 2.31 61.68 15187 247 25312 3452 4531 7326 Europe Africa America Asia CIS & Baltics 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Percentage Change Apr-Oct 216 Apr-Oct 217(P) % Change B.2.4 Import from Sources During April-October 217, the highest import of US$ 43,465 million was recorded from China PRP which constitutes the largest share of 16.86% in India s total import. The top ten sources of import during April-October 217 along with percentage share are (i) China PRP (16.86%) (ii) USA (5.47%), (iii) UAE (5.1%), (iv) Saudi Arab (4.65%), (v) Switzerland (4.38%), (vi) Korea RP (3.84%), (vii) Indonesia (3.65%), (viii) Iraq (3.39%) (ix) Australia (2.96%) and (x) Germany (2.88%) and these top ten sources together accounted for about 53% in India s total import. The value of import from top 4 sources along with percentage change is given at Table 11. Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 13

Figure 16 depicts the comparative picture of import from top 1 sources during April- October, 217 over the period of April-October, 216. It shows that the highest positive growth of 6.15% was registered in import from Australia followed by, Korea RP (45.78%), Switzerland (42.62%), Iraq (4.69%) and Indonesia (36.67%) during April-October, 217. Figure 16 : Top 1 Sources of Import during April-October 217 Value of Import (US$ Million) 5 45 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 34989 43465 24.23 12439 1497 116 12928 13.32 11.45 1148 11976 8.39 42.62 7925 1132 45.78 6794 994 36.67 6882 945 4.69 6216 8745 6.15 4771 7641 6626 7419 11.96 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Percentage Change Apr-Oct 216 Apr-Oct 217(P) % Change Top Three Major Principal Commodities imported from Top ten Sources: Following Table depicts the top three principal commodities of import of the respective source along with the percentage share: S. No. Sources Major Principal Commodities imported 1 China P Rp 2 U S A 3 U Arab Emts 4 Saudi Arab 5 Switzerland 6 Korea Rp 7 Indonesia 8 Iraq 9 Australia 1 Germany Telecom Instruments (2.75%) Electric Machinery And Equipment (8.9%) Petroleum: Crude (28.2%) Petroleum: Crude (66.59%) Gold (9.92%) Gold & Other Precious Metal Jewellery (14.19%) Coal, Coke & Briquettes Etc (35.91%) Petroleum: Crude (99.81%) Coal,Coke & Briquettes Etc (59.14%) Indl. Machinery For Dairy (13.3%) Electronics Components (6.95%) Gold (8.54%) Pearl, Precs, Semiprecs Stones (23.92%) Petroleum Products (11.98%) Indl. Machinery for Dairy (1.12%) Iron And Steel (13.62%) Vegetable Oils (33.4%) Fresh Fruits (.14%) Pulses (7.78%) Auto Components/Parts (6.35%) Computer Hardware, Peripherals (6.62%) Petroleum Products (5.8%) Gold (19.28%) Organic Chemicals (7.7%) Other Misc. Engineering Items (.82%) Telecom Instruments (9.15%) Bulk Minerals And Ores (4.56%) Finished Leather (.4%) Petroleum Products (4.83%) Electric Machinery And Equipment (5.71%) Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 14

Table 1: India s month-wise Merchandise Trade Months Export Import 215-16 216-17 217-18 Trade Balance Export Import Trade Balance Export Import (US$ Millions) Trade Balance April 22137 3357-1137 2863 25689-4826 24592 3829-13617 May 22529 32838-139 2247 28286-5879 23969 38317-14348 June 22324 33536-11212 22656 3917-8261 2318 36983-13875 July 23281 36372-1391 21692 2935-7613 22382 33986-1164 August 21583 33982-12399 21597 2933-776 23517 35561-1244 September 21869 3235-1166 22768 31839-971 28732 37628-8896 October 21456 31148-9692 23361 34495-11134 2398 37117-1419 November 19561 29896-1335 266 33462-13396 December 22593 3496-1153 2456 3462-1546 Jan 21199 28867-7668 22356 32261-995 Feb 2846 27419-6573 24727 34248-9522 March 22912 2731-4398 2932 39947-1645 Total 26229 3816-118716 275852 384356-1854 169397 2578-8843 Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata Note: Quick estimates data is available upto October, 217 Table 2: India s month-wise Services Trade Months Export Import 215-16 216-17 217-18 Trade Balance Export Import Trade Balance Export Import (US$ Millions) Trade Balance April 1312 7324 5688 1298 7183 5725 12,94 7222 5682 May 11874 6318 5556 1346 7922 5538 1343 7615 5815 June 12765 7522 5243 13322 8389 4933 13388 7457 5931 July 13386 752 5884 12775 749 5366 13178 7334 5844 August 1358 7773 587 13381 854 5327 1371 8658 543 September 13321 7457 5864 13773 834 5469 13732 845 5282 October 13344 713 6331 13113 768 5433 November 1219 5686 6333 13338 8323 515 December 1438 7187 6851 1384 8294 551 Jan 12573 6841 5732 1357 849 5161 Feb 12329 7189 514 136 7235 5825 March 12895 795 499 14179 8267 5912 Total 155136 85717 69419 16683 95469 65214 8333 46736 33597 Source: Press Releases, RBI Note: Data on trade in services is available upto September, 217 Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 15

Table 3: India s month-wise Overall Trade (Merchandise plus Services) Months Export Import 215-16 216-17 217-18 Trade Balance Export Import Trade Balance Export Import (US$ Millions) Trade Balance April 35149 4831-5682 33771 32872 899 37496 45431-7935 May 3443 39156-4753 35867 3628-341 37399 45932-8533 June 3589 4158-5969 35978 3936-3328 36496 4444-7944 July 36667 43874-727 34467 36714-2247 3556 4132-576 August 35163 41755-6592 34978 37357-2379 37218 44219-71 September 3519 39492-432 36541 4143-362 42464 4678-3614 October 348 38161-3361 36474 42175-571 November 3158 35582-42 3344 41785-8381 December 36631 41283-4652 3786 42896-536 Jan 33772 3578-1936 35926 467-4744 Feb 33175 3468-1433 37787 41483-3697 March 3587 35215 592 43481 48214-4733 Total 417426 466723-49297 436535 479825-4329 226632 267419-4787 Source: DGCI&S and RBI Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 16

Table 4: India s Merchandise Export of QE Groups: Month-wise S. No. (Value in US$ Million) QE Groups Apr, 17 May, 17 Jun, 17 Jul, 17 Aug, 17 1 Engineering Goods 69.31 6254.19 5911.8 5818.51 66.35 2 Gems And Jewellery 3971.38 3938.33 3413.71 2543.1 2678.11 3 Petroleum Products 2947.17 2562.3 259.88 298.71 3397.78 4 Organic And Inorganic Chemicals 1261.68 1282.97 1375.21 1431.75 1479.46 5 Drugs And Pharmaceuticals 1296.1 126.84 1378.3 1392. 1423.6 6 RMG of All Textiles 1747.54 165.57 1548.55 1281.21 1337.59 7 Cotton Yarn/Fabs./Madeups, Handloom Products Etc. 776.3 756.85 794.17 796.84 839.8 8 Marine Products 485.24 547.13 584.1 678.38 661.41 9 Plastic And Linoleum 516.79 497.89 49.3 526.37 541.92 1 Rice 568.76 639.37 754.87 6.69 588.98 11 Meat, Dairy And Poultry Products 299.62 316.33 361.69 325.53 421.26 12 Electronic Goods 57.54 531.94 515. 478.85 48.34 13 Leather And Leather Manufactures 43.39 418.45 466.16 495.41 458.7 14 Man-Made Yarn/Fabs./Madeups Etc. 48.7 372.89 371.89 379.21 43.61 15 Mica, Coal And Other Ores, Minerals Including Process 341.63 311.54 27.8 276.37 278.16 16 Spices 275.28 257.93 232.6 227.62 255.97 17 Fruits And Vegetables 231.35 176.7 144.19 163.42 164.2 18 Ceramic Products And Glassware 17.69 175.72 175.86 171.48 18.6 19 Handicrafts Excl. Hand Made Carpet 147.48 148.25 149.9 154.79 148. 2 Iron Ore 17.58 18.26 63.41 116.78 13.62 21 Cereal Preparations And Miscellaneous Processed Item 11.99 11.88 12.41 1.91 114.46 22 Carpet 119.2 122.16 113. 15.53 132.1 23 Oil Seeds 1.77 7.32 74.1 89.76 81.79 24 Cashew 76.73 83.86 84.69 89.76 86.1 25 Tobacco 83.18 72.81 64.88 48.4 83.82 26 Tea 49.77 49.6 58.91 64.34 81.54 27 Oil Meals 95.98 69.51 64.7 41.28 94.35 28 Coffee 92.43 86.57 92.37 74.62 85.31 29 Other Cereals 12.97 14.8 15.68 14.32 12.42 3 Jute Mfg. Including Floor Covering 25.89 25.25 27.19 28.74 35.99 Total 23384.42 22814.6 2236.46 21496.22 22683.44 Others 125.55 1261.29 1179.64 144.63 1135.39 India s Total Export 24634.97 2475.89 23486.1 2254.85 23818.83 Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata(P: Provisional) (Note: The analysis is based on the Quick Estimates Groups of commodities, data is available upto October, 217) Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 17

Table 4 (contd.): India s Merchandise Export of QE Groups: Month-wise (Value in US$ Million) S. No. QE Groups Sept, 17 Oct, 17 1 Engineering Goods 7325.36 5916.46 2 Gems And Jewellery 478.8 338.3 3 Petroleum Products 3595.51 3185.25 4 Organic And Inorganic Chemicals 1684.74 1444.86 5 Drugs And Pharmaceuticals 1596.88 1343.16 6 RMG of All Textiles 1661.66 829.44 7 Cotton Yarn/Fabs./Madeups, Handloom Products Etc. 917.37 825.12 8 Marine Products 789.25 734.37 9 Plastic And Linoleum 565.4 546.66 1 Rice 58.64 496.93 11 Meat, Dairy And Poultry Products 42.29 467.26 12 Electronic Goods 571.5 46.7 13 Leather And Leather Manufactures 475.35 369.24 14 Man-Made Yarn/Fabs./Madeups Etc. 465.5 354.87 15 Mica, Coal And Other Ores, Minerals Including Process 293.78 241.65 16 Spices 264.4 22.56 17 Fruits And Vegetables 173.41 153.18 18 Ceramic Products And Glassware 187.7 15.36 19 Handicrafts Excl. Hand Made Carpet 173.12 134.86 2 Iron Ore 91.26 115.17 21 Cereal Preparations And Miscellaneous Processed Item 125.22 112.18 22 Carpet 144.98 12.53 23 Oil Seeds 69.3 84.97 24 Cashew 68.22 81.61 25 Tobacco 92.9 79.41 26 Tea 85.89 71.26 27 Oil Meals 6.57 64.67 28 Coffee 79.23 61.5 29 Other Cereals 18.79 23.75 3 Jute Mfg. Including Floor Covering 31.96 23.9 Total 27368.93 222.92 Others 1244.48 195.26 India s Total Export 28613.41 2398.18 Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (P: Provisional) (Note: The analysis is based on the Quick Estimates Groups of commodities, latest available upto October, 217) Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 18

Table 5: India s Merchandise Export of QE Groups (Value in US$ Million) S.No. QE Groups Apr-Oct, 16 % Share Apr- Oct, 17 % Share % Change 1 Engineering Goods 3627.82 23.35 43292.54 25.42 19.36 2 Gems & Jewellery 2662.41 17.12 24649.87 14.48-7.34 3 Petroleum Products 17185.67 11.6 21355.66 12.54 24.26 4 RMG of all Textiles 982.75 6.32 112.4 5.88 1.95 5 Organic & Inorganic Chemicals 7977.12 5.14 9968.71 5.85 24.97 6 Drugs & Pharmaceuticals 9846.69 6.34 9627.77 5.65-2.22 7 Cotton Yarn/Fabs./made-ups, Handloom Products etc. 5483.21 3.53 5698.68 3.35 3.93 8 Marine Products 347.3 2.23 4474.79 2.63 28.96 9 Rice 3231.21 2.8 4241.21 2.49 31.26 1 Plastic & Linoleum 331.32 2.13 3692.79 2.17 11.86 11 Electronic Goods 3438.79 2.21 3536.27 2.8 2.83 12 Leather & leather products 368.39 1.98 388.31 1.81.65 13 Man-made Yarn/Fabs./made-ups etc. 2637.34 1.7 2755.33 1.62 4.47 14 Meat, dairy & poultry products 2523.17 1.62 2594.25 1.52 2.82 15 Mica, Coal & Other Ores, Minerals including processed minerals 1956.58 1.26 1999.21 1.17 2.18 16 Spices 1644.38 1.6 1741.9 1.2 5.93 17 Ceramic products & glassware 199.44.71 1211.77.71 1.22 18 Fruits & Vegetables 134.21.84 1191.5.7-8.68 19 Handicrafts excl. hand made carpet 1216.12.78 16.5.62-12.8 2 Carpet 858.8.55 841.23.49-2.5 21 Iron Ore 557.12.36 85.26.47 44.54 22 Cereal preparations & miscellaneous processed items 767.57.49 794.41.47 3.5 23 Coffee 481.82.31 572.63.34 18.85 24 Cashew 396.61.26 572.57.34 44.37 25 Oil seeds 616.24.4 57.6.34-7.41 26 Tobacco 555.95.36 523.52.31-5.83 27 Oil Meals 267.64.17 466.26.27 74.21 28 Tea 41.71.26 46.81.27 12.2 29 Jute Mfg. including Floor Covering 171.2.11 197.48.12 15.35 3 Other cereals 12.86.8 111.9.7-7.41 Total 147282.17 94.81 16219.32 95.2 1.7 Others 862.23 5.19 8177.23 4.8 1.43 India Total Export 155344.4 1. 17286.55 1. 9.62 Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (P: Provisional) (Note: The analysis is based on the Quick Estimates Groups of commodities, latest available upto October, 217) Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 19

Table 6: India s Merchandise Import of QE Groups: Month-wise S. No. (Value in US$ Million) QE Groups Apr, 17 May, 17 Jun, 17 Jul, 17 Aug, 17 1 Petroleum, Crude & products 7359.27 7692.71 8125.51 7844.94 7754.75 2 Electronic goods 4436.53 4158.72 4278.4 448.84 4626.12 3 Gold 3853.1 4958.6 2453.92 212.96 1889.39 4 Machinery, electrical & nonelectrical 2656.67 2465.63 2462.28 2414.33 2624.78 5 Coal, Coke & Briquettes, etc. 1865.13 1846.15 1749.58 154.31 1586.14 6 Pearls, precious & Semi-precious stones 3685.4 2952.51 3341.39 2252.44 1857.4 7 Organic & Inorganic Chemicals 1689.84 1636.38 1684.78 1613.19 1566.53 8 Transport equipment 1186.56 136.83 1368.84 162.1 1227.22 9 Artificial resins, plastic materials, etc. 1282.12 1217.29 1189.9 1144.51 1199.5 1 Iron & Steel 18.79 16.99 1133.4 1333.58 1375.33 11 Non-ferrous metals 992.93 128.9 992.62 14.19 14.1 12 Vegetable Oil 12.81 181.51 133.56 153.95 143.69 13 Metaliferrous ores & other minerals 595.6 69.23 597.4 655.53 718.89 14 Fertilisers, Crude & manufactured 38.82 493.98 563.8 525.64 517.66 15 Chemical material & products 494.36 543.4 54.96 516.17 514.1 16 Medcnl. & Pharmaceutical products 415.15 444.97 426.84 379.9 415.8 17 Wood & Wood products 467.23 494.41 56.8 484.38 524.33 18 Professional instrument, Optical goods, etc. 372.34 343.31 362.85 366.9 351.15 19 Silver 352.85 442.91 178.4 175.83 269.54 2 Machine tools 34.26 248.91 247.47 251.6 265.79 21 Project goods 21.62 152.92 124.96 116.53 187.74 22 Dyeing/tanning/colouring materials. 247.31 237.87 211.59 251.85 22.76 23 Pulses 289.44 295.9 352.7 327.93 324.19 24 Fruits & vegetables 199.17 181.3 14.13 98.67 14.78 25 Textile yarn Fabric, made-up articles 151.9 158.74 155.32 136.94 141.85 26 Pulp and Waste paper 11.36 13.94 89.83 76.17 118.33 27 Leather & leather products 79.37 85.66 86.43 79.66 87.3 28 Newsprint 61.44 74.99 65.1 7.61 86.89 29 Cotton Raw & Waste 59.65 115.1 16.9 141.84 152.9 3 Sulphur & Unroasted Iron Pyrts 7.1 7.48 11.59 7.5 16.6 Total 35745.49 3617.16 34633.2 3277.55 3288.11 Others 2138.79 1686.18 1889.28 1916.6 2654.67 India s Total Import 37884.28 37856.34 36522.48 33993.61 35462.78 Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (P: Provisional) (Note: The analysis is based on the Quick Estimates Groups of commodities, latest available upto October, 217) Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 2

Table 6 (contd.): India s Merchandise Import of QE Groups: Month-wise (Value in US$ Million) S. No. QE Groups Sept, 17 Oct, 17 1 Petroleum, Crude & products 8188.8 9286.74 2 Electronic goods 5169.78 416.4 3 Gold 1711.49 2945.19 4 Machinery, electrical & non-electrical 2845.78 2652.78 5 Coal, Coke & Briquettes, etc. 1638.1 222.48 6 Pearls, precious & Semi-precious stones 3127.2 1759.84 7 Organic & Inorganic Chemicals 1553.65 1676.36 8 Transport equipment 138.77 1535.21 9 Artificial resins, plastic materials, etc. 1239.78 113.39 1 Iron & Steel 1296.13 1117.14 11 Non-ferrous metals 1112.7 122.32 12 Vegetable Oil 1164.96 854.22 13 Metaliferrous ores & other minerals 719.3 84.56 14 Fertilisers, Crude & manufactured 52.3 587.48 15 Chemical material & products 541.87 513.17 16 Medcnl. & Pharmaceutical products 462.2 48.71 17 Wood & Wood products 566.95 473.94 18 Professional instrument, Optical goods, etc. 384.8 351.45 19 Silver 317.95 346.79 2 Machine tools 273.46 262.59 21 Project goods 28.34 251.31 22 Dyeing/tanning/colouring materials. 233.61 244.59 23 Pulses 264.3 238.41 24 Fruits & vegetables 189.85 27.75 25 Textile yarn Fabric, made-up articles 156.52 153.9 26 Pulp and Waste paper 98.68 19.59 27 Leather & leather products 83.76 79.2 28 Newsprint 81.12 65.95 29 Cotton Raw & Waste 144.87 31.69 3 Sulphur & Unroasted Iron Pyrts 14.95 6.95 Total 35618.17 35264.56 Others 1979.53 1852.45 India s Total Import 37597.7 37117.1 Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (P: Provisional) (Note: The analysis is based on the Quick Estimates Groups of commodities, latest available upto October, 217) Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 21

Table 7: India s Merchandise Import of QE Groups (Value in US$ Million) S.No QE Groups Apr-Oct, 16 % Share Apr- Oct, 17 % Share % Change 1 Petroleum, Crude & products 46788.46 22.3 56252. 21.94 2.23 2 Electronic goods 23336.45 11.12 3734.43 11.99 31.7 3 Gold 11427.72 5.45 19914.65 7.77 74.27 4 Pearls, precious & Semi-precious stones 13662.17 6.51 18976.18 7.4 38.9 5 Machinery, electrical & non-electrical 15524.97 7.4 18122.25 7.7 16.73 6 Coal, Coke & Briquettes, etc. 7713.36 3.68 12247.8 4.78 58.79 7 Organic & Inorganic Chemicals 9724.29 4.63 1142.73 4.45 17.45 8 Transport equipment 1199.56 5.71 8725.44 3.4-27.23 9 Artificial resins, plastic materials, etc. 712.69 3.39 842.68 3.28 18. 1 Iron & Steel 6638.66 3.16 8325. 3.25 25.4 11 Vegetable Oil 621.83 2.96 7252.7 2.83 16.78 12 Non-ferrous metals 5775.14 2.75 7156.86 2.79 23.93 13 Metal ferrous ores & other minerals 3333.13 1.59 4735.34 1.85 42.7 14 Chemical material & products 313.16 1.44 3663.94 1.43 21.6 15 Wood & Wood products 2889.44 1.38 3517.32 1.37 21.73 16 Fertilisers, Crude & manufactured 3778.78 1.8 3516.96 1.37-6.93 17 Medicinal & Pharmaceutical products 294.27 1.4 324.85 1.18 2.88 18 Professional instrument, Optical goods, etc. 216.7 1.3 2531.27.99 17.18 19 Pulses 196.55.91 292.24.82 9.74 2 Silver 113.79.48 283.91.81 15.56 21 Machine tools 1715.69.82 1853.54.72 8.3 22 Dyeing/tanning/colouring materials 1255.25.6 1647.58.64 31.26 23 Project goods 1132.12.54 1243.42.48 9.83 24 Fruits & vegetables 982.86.47 1157.38.45 17.76 25 Textile yarn Fabric, made-up articles 91.87.43 155.17.41 17. 26 Cotton Raw & Waste 72.91.34 86.95.31 11.93 27 Pulp and Waste paper 58.88.28 697.9.27 2.15 28 Leather & leather products 56.42.27 581.2.23 3.71 29 Newsprint 489.96.23 56.1.2 3.28 3 Sulphur & Unroasted Iron Pyrts 83.94.4 71.54.3-14.77 Total 195372.39 93.11 242317.24 94.49 24.3 Others 14462.59 6.89 14116.96 5.51-2.39 India s Total Import 29834.98 1. 256434.2 1. 22.21 Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (P: Provisional) (Note: The analysis is based on the Quick Estimates Groups of commodities, latest available upto October, 217) Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 22

Table 8: India s Export by Principal Commodity (Value in US$ Million) S. No. Principal Commodities Apr-Oct, 16 % Share Apr-Oct, 17 % Share % Change 1 Petroleum Products 17,185.66 11.6 2,12.44 11.82 16.45 2 Pearl, Precious, Semiprecious Stones 15,465.96 9.96 14,991.24 8.85-3.7 3 Gold & Other Precious Metal Jewellery 7,382.19 4.75 7,431.1 4.39.66 4 Drug Formulations, Biologicals 7,465.91 4.81 7,249.75 4.28-2.9 5 Iron And Steel 3,882.19 2.5 6,151.88 3.63 58.46 6 RMG Cotton Incl Accessories 4,837.67 3.11 4,745.32 2.8-1.91 7 Marine Products 3,47.4 2.23 4,479.12 2.64 29.8 8 Motor Vehicle/Cars 4,319.86 2.78 4,326.72 2.55.16 9 Products Of Iron And Steel 3,32.87 2.14 3,8.23 2.24 14.43 1 Organic Chemicals 2,648.26 1.7 3,66.78 2.16 38.23 11 Electric Machinery and Equipment 2,69.75 1.73 3,338.52 1.97 24.7 12 RMG Manmade Fibers 2,726.61 1.76 3,116.83 1.84 14.31 13 Cotton Fabrics, Madeups Etc. 3,41.82 1.96 3,113.64 1.84 2.36 14 Indl. Machinery For Dairy Etc 2,613.4 1.68 2,874.68 1.7 1. 15 Auto Components/Parts 2,465.19 1.59 2,817.97 1.66 14.31 16 Manmade Yarn, Fabrics, Madeups 2,637.34 1.7 2,756. 1.63 4.5 17 Aluminium, Products Of Aluminum 1,686.45 1.9 2,559.56 1.51 51.77 18 Residual Chemical And Allied Prod 2,175.79 1.4 2,437.2 1.44 12.1 19 Ship, Boat And Floating Structure 2,24.15 1.3 2,42.26 1.43 19.57 2 Rice -Basmati 1,817.8 1.17 2,355.79 1.39 29.65 21 Buffalo Meat 2,264.5 1.46 2,291.7 1.35 1.19 22 Gold 3,551.76 2.29 1,994.94 1.18-43.83 23 Rice(Other Than Basmati) 1,414.15.91 1,993.98 1.18 41. 24 Copper and Products Made of Copper 1,294.5.83 1,968.44 1.16 52.6 25 RMG of Other Textile Material 2,42.37 1.31 1,943.56 1.15-4.84 26 Bulk Drugs, Drug Intermediates 1,952.37 1.26 1,941.29 1.15 -.57 27 Cotton Yarn 1,72.29 1.1 1,784.8 1.5 4.85 28 Spices 1,644.38 1.6 1,743.4 1.3 6.2 29 Plastic Raw Materials 1,391.77.9 1,637.77.97 17.68 3 Ic Engines And Parts 1,262.11.81 1,467.57.87 16.28 31 Other Misc. Engineering Items 1,261.74.81 1,46.6.86 15.76 32 Aircraft, Spacecraft And Parts 1,9.21 1.22 1,32.2.77-31.47 33 Agro Chemicals 1,13.93.73 1,31.16.77 15.5 34 Footwear Of Leather 1,247.28.8 1,259.58.74.99 35 Dyes 1,142.56.74 1,22.29.71 5.23 36 Electronics Components 1,6.67.68 1,169.21.69 1.23 37 Electronics Instruments 1,128.94.73 1,158.39.68 2.61 38 Granit, Natural Stone And Product 1,73.18.69 1,13.82.67 5.37 39 Two And Three Wheelers 948.88.61 1,13.61.67 19.15 4 Handcrafts(Excl.Handmade Carpets) 1,216.13.78 1,52.43.62-13.46 Total 1,24,487.46 8.14 1,35,572.87 8.6 8.9 Others 3,856.95 19.86 33,776.53 19.94 9.46 India's total Export 1,55,344.41 1. 1,69,349.4 1. 9.2 Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata(P: Provisional) (Note: (i) Others includes remaining principal commodities including other commodities (ii) The above listed 4 principal commodities are fixed based on the top 4 principal commodities of export during the year 216-17 ) Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 23

Table 9: India s Import by Principal Commodity (Value in US$ Million) S. No. Principal Commodities Apr-Oct, 16 % Share Apr-Oct, 17 % Share % Change 1 Petroleum: Crude 37,791.57 18.1 45,18.25 17.46 19.12 2 Gold 11,427.72 5.45 19,925.5 7.73 74.36 3 Pearl, Precious, Semiprecious Stones 13,662.18 6.51 19,57.83 7.59 43.25 4 Telecom Instruments 8,94.15 4.24 12,757.31 4.95 43.27 5 Coal, Coke and Briquettes Etc 7,713.37 3.68 12,261.18 4.76 58.96 6 Petroleum Products 8,996.89 4.29 1,768.65 4.18 19.69 7 Vegetable Oils 6,21.82 2.96 7,234.16 2.81 16.48 8 Organic Chemicals 5,562.2 2.65 6,792.5 2.63 22.11 9 Plastic Raw Materials 5,246.3 2.5 6,232.64 2.42 18.8 1 Iron And Steel 4,653.46 2.22 6,27.95 2.41 33.41 11 Indl. Machinery For Dairy etc 5,262.12 2.51 5,868.13 2.28 11.52 12 Electronics Components 4,145.85 1.98 5,674.83 2.2 36.88 13 Computer Hardware, Peripherals 3,996.68 1.9 4,645.45 1.8 16.23 14 Electric Machinery and Equipment 3,598.83 1.72 4,586.82 1.78 27.45 15 Electronics Instruments 3,339.26 1.59 4,19.7 1.56 2.38 16 Residual Chemical and Allied Product 2,973.35 1.42 3,588.43 1.39 2.69 17 Bulk Minerals and Ores 2,25.6 1.5 3,367.23 1.31 52.67 18 Fertilizers Manufactured 3,38.96 1.58 3,75.63 1.19-7.5 19 Auto Components/Parts 2,381.6 1.13 2,856.83 1.11 19.95 2 Consumer Electronics 2,42.15 1.15 2,69.12 1.4 11.16 21 Copper and Products Made of Copper 1,984.8.95 2,66.7 1.3 34.2 22 Inorganic Chemicals 2,453.88 1.17 2,645.3 1.3 7.8 23 Aircraft, Spacecraft And Parts 4,468.24 2.13 2,627.1 1.2-41.21 24 Aluminium, Products of Aluminum 2,8.19.99 2,52.1.98 21.14 25 Medical And Scientific Instrument 1,987.14.95 2,297.2.89 15.59 26 Products Of Iron And Steel 1,985.19.95 2,12.21.82 6.8 27 Pulses 1,96.55.91 2,84.84.81 9.35 28 Silver 1,13.79.48 2,81.62.81 15.33 29 Other Misc. Engineering Items 1,72.7.82 1,97.84.76 14.58 3 Paper, Paper Board And Product 1,474.31.7 1,96.97.74 29.35 31 Ship, Boat And Floating Structure 2,391.45 1.14 1,775.66.69-25.75 32 Ac, Refrigeration Machinery Etc 1,61.55.77 1,761.79.68 9.39 33 Bulk Drugs, Drug Intermediates 1,596.28.76 1,663.8.65 4.23 34 Ic Engines And Parts 1,88.94.52 1,367.92.53 25.62 35 Machine Tools 1,26.96.6 1,323.16.51 4.93 36 Project Goods 1,132.13.54 1,251.53.49 1.55 37 Other Rubber Product Except Footwear 1,28.7.49 1,213.9.47 18. 38 Other Construction Machinery 89.84.42 1,111.94.43 24.82 39 Fresh Fruits 925.45.44 1,75.54.42 16.22 4 Drug Formulations, Biologicals 1,1.81.48 988.25.38-1.35 Total 1,77,82.33 84.73 2,23,589.7 86.73 25.75 Others 32,32.65 15.27 34,211.32 13.27 6.8 India's total Import 2,9,834.98 1. 2,57,8.39 1. 22.86 Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata(P: Provisional) (Note: (i) Others includes remaining principal commodities including other commodities (ii) The above listed 4 principal commodities are fixed based on the top 4 principal commodities of import during the year 216-17) Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 24

Table 1: India s Export by Destination (Value in US$ Million) S.No. Destinations Apr-Oct, 16 % Share Apr-Oct, 17 % Share % Change 1 U S A 25,12.22 16.17 27,23.59 16.6 8.29 2 U Arab Emts 18,566.18 11.95 17,165.36 1.14-7.55 3 Hong Kong 8,21.9 5.29 8,846.95 5.22 7.75 4 China P Rp 4,678.83 3.1 6,736.15 3.98 43.97 5 Singapore 4,777.96 3.8 6,298.54 3.72 31.82 6 U K 5,111.81 3.29 5,263.3 3.11 2.96 7 Germany 4,92.86 2.63 4,78.59 2.82 16.8 8 Vietnam Soc Rep 3,49.74 2.19 4,242.25 2.51 24.42 9 Bangladesh PR 3,534.8 2.27 4,26.7 2.48 19.3 1 Nepal 3,5.91 1.96 3,35.98 1.95 8.36 11 Belgium 3,132.43 2.2 3,284.67 1.94 4.86 12 Italy 2,59.42 1.67 3,114.66 1.84 2.24 13 Netherland 2,775.57 1.79 3,84.97 1.82 11.15 14 Malaysia 2,462.84 1.59 3,55.16 1.8 24.5 15 Saudi Arab 3,3.17 1.93 2,926.58 1.73-2.55 16 Turkey 2,738.31 1.76 2,87.12 1.69 4.81 17 France 2,682.65 1.73 2,724.83 1.61 1.57 18 Japan 2,181.19 1.4 2,69.96 1.54 19.66 19 Korea RP 2,2.67 1.42 2,491.35 1.47 13.21 2 Australia 1,743.83 1.12 2,414.1 1.43 38.43 21 Sri Lanka DSR 2,183.22 1.41 2,413.28 1.43 1.54 22 South Africa 1,921.71 1.24 2,353.88 1.39 22.49 23 Mexico 1,968.76 1.27 2,224.28 1.31 12.98 24 Spain 1,922.78 1.24 2,24.54 1.3 14.65 25 Indonesia 1,794.13 1.15 2,83.6 1.23 16.1 26 Thailand 1,661.55 1.7 1,99.36 1.18 19.79 27 Brazil 1,398.71.9 1,752.56 1.3 25.3 28 Israel 1,753.85 1.13 1,741.9 1.3 -.68 29 Iran 1,396.41.9 1,685.29 1. 2.69 3 Oman 1,47.51.91 1,497.4.88 6.39 31 Egypt A RP 1,233.96.79 1,471.51.87 19.25 32 Canada 1,153.57.74 1,32.6.78 14.48 33 Russia 1,88.33.7 1,259.17.74 15.7 34 Nigeria 1,3.92.65 1,167.95.69 16.34 35 Taiwan 1,3.88.65 1,15.61.68 14.62 36 Kenya 1,259.24.81 1,9.46.64-13.4 37 Philippines 865.3.56 96.95.54 4.85 38 Pakistan IR 887.87.57 85.8.5-4.26 39 Tanzania Rep 1,125.97.72 798.58.47-29.8 4 Kuwait 861.73.55 761.95.45-11.58 Total 1,33,956.7 86.23 1,47,349.86 87.1 1. Others 21,387.71 13.77 21,999.54 12.99 2.86 India's total Export 1,55,344.41 1. 1,69,349.4 1. 9.2 Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (P: Provisional) (Note: (i) Others includes remaining destinations (ii) The above listed 4 destinations are fixed based on the top 4 destinations of export for the year 216-17) Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 25

Table 11: India s Import by Sources (Value in US$ Million) S.No. Sources Apr-Oct, 16 % Share Apr-Oct, 17 % Share % Change 1 China P RP 34,988.93 16.67 43,465.9 16.86 24.23 2 U S A 12,439.44 5.93 14,96.84 5.47 13.32 3 U Arab Emts 11,6.17 5.53 12,927.84 5.1 11.45 4 Saudi Arab 11,48.48 5.27 11,975.94 4.65 8.39 5 Switzerland 7,924.6 3.78 11,32.2 4.38 42.62 6 Korea RP 6,793.74 3.24 9,94.2 3.84 45.78 7 Indonesia 6,881.75 3.28 9,45.1 3.65 36.67 8 Iraq 6,215.61 2.96 8,744.51 3.39 4.69 9 Australia 4,771.7 2.27 7,64.73 2.96 6.15 1 Germany 6,626.42 3.16 7,418.67 2.88 11.96 11 Hong Kong 4,417.9 2.11 6,419.8 2.49 45.3 12 Japan 5,678.88 2.71 6,172.34 2.39 8.69 13 Iran 5,461.84 2.6 5,637.3 2.19 3.21 14 Malaysia 5,211.21 2.48 5,211.81 2.2.1 15 Nigeria 4,18.72 1.99 5,26.4 1.95 2.22 16 Russia 2,935.94 1.4 4,913.68 1.91 67.36 17 Qatar 4,237.72 2.2 4,493.76 1.74 6.4 18 Singapore 3,919.58 1.87 4,4.6 1.57 3.9 19 Thailand 3,168.97 1.51 3,917.69 1.52 23.63 2 South Africa 2,816.49 1.34 3,864.75 1.5 37.22 21 Venezuela 3,1.54 1.48 3,66.85 1.42 18.7 22 Belgium 4,335.73 2.7 3,367.59 1.31-22.33 23 Kuwait 2,513.86 1.2 3,272.45 1.27 3.18 24 France 2,995.11 1.43 2,914.73 1.13-2.68 25 Brazil 2,14.1.96 2,88.76 1.12 43.4 26 Canada 1,89.86.9 2,74.29 1.5 43.2 27 U K 2,15.13 1.2 2,698.1 1.5 25.48 28 Italy 2,262.6 1.8 2,578.3 1. 13.95 29 Vietnam Soc Rep 1,952.3.93 2,573.65 1. 31.83 3 Oman 8.14.38 2,238.88.87 179.81 31 Taiwan 1,838.8.88 2,23.58.85 19.88 32 Angola 1,184.88.56 1,95.5.76 64.62 33 Argentina 1,614.7.77 1,64.19.64 1.58 34 Mexico 1,411.16.67 1,589.67.62 12.65 35 Ghana 523.8.25 1,385.49.54 164.51 36 Netherland 1,16.71.48 1,288.7.5 26.75 37 Ukraine 997.14.48 1,275.35.49 27.9 38 Israel 1,158.51.55 1,161.31.45.24 39 Spain 96.84.43 948.93.37 4.64 4 Botswana 592.4.28 938.9.36 58.49 Total 1,86,578.96 88.92 2,29,849.94 89.16 23.19 Others 23,256.2 11.8 27,95.45 1.84 2.19 India's Total Import 2,9,834.98 1. 2,57,8.39 1. 22.86 Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata(P: Provisional) (Note: (i) Others includes remaining sources (ii) The above listed 4 sources are fixed based on the top 4 sources of import for the year 216-17) Monthly Bulletin on Foreign Trade November 217 Page 26