GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 82
TO BE ANSWERED ON 17th DECEMBER,2018
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
82. SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:
Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:
- (a) whether India has exported 17.86 per cent of merchandise in October 2018;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the manner in which this is likely to benefit our international trade;
- (c) the details of products which have been mostly exported from the country;
- (d) the details of the position of import of oil products; and
ANSWER
वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ( श्री सुरेश प्रभु )
THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(SHRI SURESH PRABHU)
a) to e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO I N REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e ) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 82 FOR ANSWER ON 17th DECEMBER,2018 REGARDING “EXPORTS AND IMPORTS”.
(a) & (b): The value of India’s merchandise exports in October 2018 was US$ 26.98 billion as compared to US$ 22.89 billion in October 2017 with a positive growth rate of 17.88 percent. During the current financial (Apr-Oct 2018) merchandise exports have grown by 13.13% over the same period of the last year. Exports along with imports form part of, and hence contribute to International Trade. International Trade of India has increased in the current financial year with exports and imports both rising. As per the latest data available from WTO, India’s share in the world merchandise exports increased from 1.65 percent in 2016 to 1.68 percent in 2017. Further, India’s exports are a major source of GDP growth. They comprised about 19 percent of GDP in 2017-18.
(c): The details of the major products which have been exported from the country in October 2018 with percentage share and percentage growth over October, 2017 are given at Annexure-I.
(d): The value of India’s imports of petroleum crude and products in October 2018 was US$ 14.25 billion as compared to US$ 9.31 billion in October 2017, with a positive growth of 53.06%. The share of petroleum crude and products in India’s total import has increased to 32.22% in October 2018 from 24.82% in October, 2017.
(e): The details of India’s exports of major products from 2014-15 to 2018-19 (April- October) are given at Annexure-II and the details of India’s imports of major products from 2014-15 to 2018-19 (April-October) are given at Annexure-III.
Annexure-I
Statement referred to in reply of part (c) of Lok Sabha Starred question no. 82 for answer on 17th December 2018.
| India’s Export for major commodities |
(value in US$ million) |
||||
|
S.
No.
|
Major Commodities | October, 2017 |
October, 2018 * |
% Share in Oct, 18 |
% Change in Oct, 18 over Oct, 17 |
|
1
|
Engineering Goods | 5854.78 | 6374.28 | 23.63 |
8.87
|
|
2
|
Petroleum Products | 3043.43 | 4542.72 | 16.84 |
49.26
|
|
3
|
Gems And Jewellery | 3309.64 | 3490.59 | 12.94 |
5.47
|
|
4
|
Organic And Inorganic Chemicals | 1382.17 | 1852.27 | 6.87 |
34.01
|
|
5
|
Drugs And Pharmaceuticals | 1342.20 | 1514.51 | 5.61 |
12.84
|
|
6
|
Rmg Of All Textiles | 830.02 | 1130.95 | 4.19 |
36.26
|
|
7
|
Cotton Yarn/Fabs./Madeups, Handloom Products Etc. | 826.05 | 910.46 | 3.37 |
10.22
|
|
8
|
Electronic Goods | 456.11 | 785.79 | 2.91 |
72.28
|
|
9
|
Plastic And Linoleum | 546.56 | 720.86 | 2.67 |
31.89
|
| 10 | Marine Products | 734.68 | 689.42 | 2.56 |
-6.16
|
| 11 | Rice | 537.43 | 452.67 | 1.68 | -15.77 |
| 12 | Man-Made Yarn/Fabs./Madeups Etc. | 355.23 | 412.48 | 1.53 |
16.12
|
| 13 | Leather And Leather Manufactures | 369.35 | 412.06 | 1.53 |
11.56
|
| 14 | Meat, Dairy And Poultry Products | 466.95 | 362.41 | 1.34 | -22.39 |
| 15 | Mica, Coal And Other Ores, Minerals Including Process | 245.42 | 313.78 | 1.16 |
27.85
|
| 16 | Spices | 224.04 | 263.09 | 0.98 |
17.43
|
| 17 | Fruits And Vegetables | 172.67 | 227.71 | 0.84 |
31.87
|
| 18 | Ceramic Products And Glassware | 150.48 | 226.66 | 0.84 |
50.62
|
| 19 | Handicrafts Excl. Hand Made Carpet | 133.75 | 146.35 | 0.54 |
9.42
|
| 20 | Carpet | 102.59 | 137.60 | 0.51 |
34.13
|
| 21 | Cereal Preparations And Miscellaneous Processed Item | 105.91 | 133.41 | 0.49 |
25.97
|
| 22 | Iron Ore | 115.22 | 130.56 | 0.48 |
13.31
|
| 23 | Oil Seeds | 85.82 | 83.75 | 0.31 |
-2.42
|
| 24 | Oil Meals | 65.50 | 80.78 | 0.30 |
23.33
|
| 25 | Tea | 71.25 | 77.88 | 0.29 |
9.31
|
| 26 | Tobacco | 79.56 | 70.78 | 0.26 | -11.04 |
| 27 | Coffee | 61.12 | 49.80 | 0.18 | -18.52 |
| 28 | Cashew | 81.63 | 48.03 | 0.18 | -41.16 |
| 29 | Jute Mfg. Including Floor Covering | 23.15 | 26.10 | 0.10 |
12.75
|
| 30 | Other Cereals | 23.65 | 23.61 | 0.09 |
-0.17
|
| 31 | Others | 1092.31 | 1289.04 | 4.78 |
18.01
|
| India’s Total Export |
22888.70 | 26980.41 | 100.00 |
17.88
|
|
Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (*: Provisional)
Annexure-II
Statement referred to in reply of part (e) of Lok Sabha Starred question no. 82 for answer on 17th December 2018.
| India’s Export for major commodities | (value in US$ million) |
||||||
S. No. |
Major Commodities |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2017-18 (Apr- Oct) |
2018-19 (Apr- Oct)* |
| 1 | Engineering Goods | 73074.84 | 61949.53 | 67216.12 | 78695.69 | 43117.76 | 48016.73 |
| 2 | Petroleum Products | 56794.15 | 30582.64 | 31545.26 | 37465.08 | 19533.84 | 28481.44 |
| 3 | Gems And Jewellery | 41266.07 | 39284.27 | 43412.76 | 41544.44 | 24660.70 | 24259.51 |
| 4 | Organic And Inorganic Chemicals | 14425.41 | 13696.98 | 14476.86 | 18508.50 | 9673.55 | 12714.80 |
| 5 | Drugs And Pharmaceuticals | 15431.50 | 16909.49 | 16785.00 | 17282.81 | 9643.89 | 10802.43 |
| 6 | Rmg Of All Textiles | 16833.32 | 16964.36 | 17368.15 | 16706.94 | 10004.57 | 8846.16 |
| 7 | Cotton Yarn/Fabs./Madeups, Handloom Products Etc. | 10774.60 | 10119.36 | 9862.20 | 10260.36 | 5711.85 | 6678.72 |
| 8 | Plastic And Linoleum | 5745.98 | 5764.18 | 5796.46 | 6851.13 | 3687.20 | 4963.28 |
| 9 | Electronic Goods | 6260.75 | 5959.52 | 5962.93 | 6393.12 | 3512.38 | 4666.05 |
| 10 | Rice | 7853.12 | 5846.62 | 5733.79 | 7806.15 | 4411.92 | 4232.23 |
| 11 | Marine Products | 5510.49 | 4767.51 | 5903.06 | 7389.22 | 4480.26 | 4155.63 |
| 12 | Leather And Leather Manufactures | 6030.48 | 5407.84 | 5165.60 | 5289.13 | 3088.40 | 3051.08 |
| 13 | Man-Made Yarn/Fabs./Madeups Etc. | 5275.03 | 4621.66 | 4557.08 | 4826.33 | 2756.21 | 2922.30 |
| 14 | Meat, Dairy And Poultry Products | 5385.00 | 4575.47 | 4368.79 | 4610.06 | 2596.81 | 2584.17 |
| 15 | Mica, Coal And Other Ores, Minerals Including Process | 3903.50 | 3656.04 | 3578.16 | 3776.88 | 2040.69 | 2384.45 |
| 16 | Spices | 2430.35 | 2541.46 | 2851.95 | 3115.37 | 1751.50 | 1830.53 |
| 17 | Ceramic Products And Glassware | 1644.38 | 1712.05 | 1856.63 | 2131.78 | 1212.86 | 1440.92 |
| 18 | Fruits And Vegetables | 2153.51 | 2268.81 | 2454.72 | 2513.33 | 1268.13 | 1326.70 |
| 19 | Handicrafts Excl. Hand Made Carpet | 1378.04 | 1648.00 | 1926.75 | 1823.34 | 1053.25 | 1054.93 |
| 20 | Cereal Preparations And Miscellaneous Processed Item | 1257.70 | 1319.75 | 1270.85 | 1416.64 | 789.01 | 887.63 |
| 21 | Carpet | 1360.77 | 1440.07 | 1490.19 | 1429.82 | 839.11 | 851.43 |
| 22 | Oil Meals | 1324.17 | 553.01 | 805.45 | 1093.16 | 534.80 | 651.79 |
| 23 | Iron Ore | 515.27 | 191.46 | 1533.53 | 1471.06 | 783.23 | 643.82 |
| 24 | Oil Seeds | 1735.38 | 1246.89 | 1355.23 | 1174.34 | 573.23 | 637.96 |
| 25 | Tobacco | 958.62 | 982.01 | 958.69 | 934.25 | 524.67 | 564.28 |
| 26 | Coffee | 814.02 | 783.87 | 842.84 | 968.57 | 572.25 | 479.66 |
| 27 | Tea | 681.79 | 720.03 | 731.26 | 837.36 | 462.60 | 463.95 |
| 28 | Cashew | 909.26 | 768.55 | 786.93 | 922.41 | 568.98 | 359.80 |
| 29 | Other Cereals | 869.11 | 261.18 | 212.30 | 248.59 | 119.19 | 215.56 |
| 30 | Jute Mfg. Including Floor Covering | 296.96 | 295.36 | 309.95 | 335.08 | 199.40 | 193.66 |
| 31 | Others | 17458.41 | 15453.12 | 14732.96 | 15705.21 | 8469.99 | 10158.00 |
|
India’s total Export
|
310352.01 | 262291.09 | 275852.43 | 303526.16 | 168642.24 | 190519.56 | |
Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (*: Provisional)
Annexure-III
Statement referred to in reply of part (e) of Lok Sabha Starred question no. 82 for answer on 17th December 2018.
| India’s Import for major commodities |
(value in US$ million) |
||||||
S. No. |
Major Commodities |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2017-18 (Apr-Oct) |
2018-19 (Apr- Oct)* |
|
1
|
Petroleum, Crude And Products | 138325.51 | 82944.47 | 86963.84 | 108658.69 | 55780.72 | 84233.63 |
|
2
|
Electronic Goods | 37539.99 | 40939.82 | 42878.89 | 52890.68 | 30482.15 | 35623.01 |
|
3
|
Machinery, Electrical And Non-Electrical | 27296.15 | 28518.21 | 27497.28 | 32908.94 | 18086.40 | 22278.77 |
|
4
|
Gold | 34407.18 | 31770.74 | 27518.03 | 33657.21 | 19930.54 | 19440.78 |
|
5
|
Pearls, Precious And Semi-Precious Stones | 22598.25 | 20069.95 | 23808.59 | 34278.91 | 19708.71 | 16246.46 |
|
6
|
Coal, Coke And Briquettes, Etc. | 17802.56 | 13667.59 | 15759.93 | 22901.23 | 12274.26 | 15323.22 |
|
7
|
Organic And Inorganic Chemicals | 18593.02 | 16586.38 | 16598.44 | 20631.46 | 11485.01 | 14434.56 |
|
8
|
Transport Equipment | 18345.36 | 18227.84 | 22687.67 | 22732.55 | 12318.44 | 10724.59 |
|
9
|
Iron And Steel | 16301.34 | 14977.55 | 11683.05 | 14617.59 | 8328.65 | 10272.00 |
|
10
|
Artificial Resins, Plastic Materials, Etc. | 12070.29 | 11794.55 | 11963.97 | 14487.66 | 8389.59 | 9400.27 |
|
11
|
Non-Ferrous Metals | 10746.13 | 9726.13 | 9868.83 | 12811.67 | 7154.98 | 8897.29 |
|
12
|
Vegetable Oil | 10621.48 | 10492.08 | 10892.75 | 11637.48 | 7234.08 | 6080.12 |
|
13
|
Metaliferrous Ores And Other Minerals | 9299.43 | 7298.63 | 6194.20 | 9096.90 | 4855.61 | 4770.27 |
|
14
|
Chemical Material And Products | 5305.97 | 5151.83 | 5375.11 | 6663.38 | 3664.72 | 4523.52 |
|
15
|
Fertilisers, Crude And Manufactured | 7398.71 | 8071.52 | 5023.97 | 5376.34 | 3512.95 | 4258.29 |
|
16
|
Medcnl. And Pharmaceutical Products | 5432.76 | 5439.97 | 4994.96 | 5480.69 | 3010.13 | 3789.86 |
|
17
|
Wood And Wood Products | 5471.00 | 5048.12 | 4891.78 | 6027.35 | 3523.43 | 3597.16 |
|
18
|
Professional Instrument, Optical Goods, Etc. | 3714.54 | 3621.73 | 3857.24 | 4754.56 | 2722.23 | 2985.60 |
|
19
|
Machine Tools | 3137.17 | 2757.46 | 3034.56 | 3519.58 | 1861.38 | 2664.16 |
|
20
|
Silver | 4523.51 | 3742.74 | 1839.17 | 3213.80 | 2081.63 | 2312.48 |
|
21
|
Dyeing/Tanning/Colouring Mtrls. | 2447.75 | 2247.53 | 2282.69 | 2887.51 | 1645.27 | 1964.86 |
|
22
|
Fruits And Vegetables | 1665.67 | 1853.34 | 1783.43 | 2092.60 | 1158.56 | 1248.77 |
|
23
|
Project Goods | 3631.43 | 2761.07 | 2074.44 | 2077.61 | 1251.53 | 1188.77 |
|
24
|
Textile Yarn Fabric, Madeup Articles | 1691.54 | 1715.14 | 1502.50 | 1837.29 | 1056.00 | 1137.39 |
|
25
|
Pulp And Waste Paper | 944.02 | 955.72 | 975.14 | 1154.55 | 701.77 | 775.55 |
|
26
|
Leather And Leather Products | 1005.06 | 968.07 | 935.33 | 1009.17 | 583.09 | 618.95 |
|
27
|
Newsprint | 839.25 | 805.41 | 849.88 | 776.67 | 504.53 | 589.25 |
|
28
|
Pulses | 2786.11 | 3902.22 | 4244.13 | 2908.33 | 2085.64 | 558.12 |
|
29
|
Cotton Raw And Waste | 508.80 | 394.10 | 946.88 | 979.32 | 805.69 | 455.35 |
|
30
|
Sulphur And Unroasted Iron Pyrts | 286.41 | 217.10 | 131.19 | 165.88 | 71.50 | 99.85 |
|
31
|
Others | 23297.03 | 24340.75 | 25299.15 | 23345.40 | 13649.01 | 13263.05 |
| India’s total Import |
448033.41 | 381007.76 | 384357.03 | 465580.99 | 259918.18 | 303755.93 | |
Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (*: Provisional)