Table A: Foreign Trade-Exports of Principal Commodities
	(US dollar million)
				2004-05		2003-04		2002-03		2001-02		2000-01		1999-00		1998-99		1997-98		1996-97		1995-96		1994-95		1993-94		1992-93
1	Plantation			621	0.8	593	0.9	547	1.0	590	1.3	651	1.5	743	2.0	949	2.9	961	2.7	694	2.1	799	2.5	646	2.5	512	2.3	467	2.5
				(4.9)		(8.4)		-(7.3)		-(9.3)		-(12.4)		-(21.7)		-(1.3)		(38.5)		-(13.2)		(23.7)		(26.3)		(9.5)
		Tea		397	0.5	356	0.6	341	0.6	360	0.8	392	0.9	412	1.1	538	1.6	505	1.4	292	0.9	350	1.1	311	1.2	338	1.5	337	1.8
				(11.4)		(4.4)		-(5.3)		-(7.9)		-(4.9)		-(23.5)		(6.6)		(72.8)		-(16.6)		(12.7)		-(8.0)		(0.1)
		Coffee		224	0.3	236	0.4	205	0.4	230	0.5	259	0.6	331	0.9	411	1.2	456	1.3	402	1.2	449	1.4	335	1.3	174	0.8	130	0.7
				-(5.1)		(15.1)		-(10.5)		-(11.5)		-(21.7)		-(19.4)		-(10.0)		(13.6)		-(10.6)		(34.0)		(92.8)		(33.9)
2	Agrl and Allied Products			6034	7.6	5407	8.5	4721	9.0	4065	9.3	3880	8.8	3665	10.0	3998	12.0	4237	12.1	4596	13.7	4240	13.3	2409	9.2	2494	11.2	2004	10.8
				(11.6)		(14.5)		(16.1)		(4.8)		(5.9)		-(8.3)		-(5.6)		-(7.8)		(8.4)		(76.0)		-(3.4)		(24.4)
		Cereals		1973	2.5	1514	2.4	1587	3.0	969	2.2	741	1.7	724	2.0	1495	4.5	911	2.6	1104	3.3	1480	4.7	406	1.5	421	1.9	344	1.9
				(30.3)		-(4.6)		(63.9)		(30.7)		(2.4)		-(51.6)		(64.2)		-(17.5)		-(25.4)		(264.2)		-(3.5)		(22.5)
			Rice	1478	1.9	907	1.4	1205	2.3	666	1.5	642	1.5	721	2.0	1493	4.5	907	2.6	894	2.7	1366	4.3	384	1.5	410	1.8	337	1.8
				(63.0)		-(24.7)		(81.0)		(3.7)		-(11.0)		-(51.7)		(64.6)		(1.5)		-(34.6)		(255.6)		-(6.4)		(21.8)
		Nuts and Seeds		795	1.0	654	1.0	556	1.1	557	1.3	649	1.5	740	2.0	499	1.5	612	1.7	532	1.6	516	1.6	475	1.8	412	1.9	301	1.6
				(21.7)		(17.6)		-(0.1)		-(14.2)		-(12.3)		(48.2)		-(18.5)		(15.1)		(3.2)		(8.7)		(15.2)		(36.8)
			Cashew incl.CNSL	523	0.7	371	0.6	426	0.8	376	0.9	449	1.0	568	1.5	388	1.2	379	1.1	363	1.1	370	1.2	397	1.5	334	1.5	258	1.4
				(40.8)		-(12.9)		(13.2)		-(16.3)		-(20.8)		(46.4)		(2.4)		(4.3)		-(1.9)		-(6.9)		(18.9)		(29.3)
		Oil Meals		690	0.9	729	1.1	307	0.6	474	1.1	448	1.0	378	1.0	462	1.4	924	2.6	985	2.9	702	2.2	573	2.2	741	3.3	534	2.9
				-(5.3)		(137.1)		-(35.2)		(6.0)		(18.4)		-(18.1)		-(50.1)		-(6.1)		(40.2)		(22.6)		-(22.7)		(38.9)
3	Marine Products			1268	1.6	1329	2.1	1432	2.7	1237	2.8	1394	3.2	1183	3.2	1038	3.1	1207	3.4	1129	3.4	1011	3.2	1126	4.3	814	3.7	602	3.2
				-(4.6)		-(7.2)		(15.7)		-(11.3)		(17.9)		(13.9)		-(14.0)		(6.9)		(11.7)		-(10.3)		(38.4)		(35.2)
4	Ores and Minerals			4193	5.3	2369	3.7	1996	3.8	1262	2.9	1153	2.6	916	2.5	893	2.7	1061	3.0	1172	3.5	1175	3.7	988	3.8	888	4.0	738	4.0
				(77.0)		(18.7)		(58.1)		(9.5)		(25.9)		(2.5)		-(15.8)		-(9.5)		-(0.2)		(18.9)		(11.3)		(20.4)
		Iron Ore		2630	3.3	1126	1.8	868	1.6	426	1.0	358	0.8	271	0.7	384	1.2	476	1.4	481	1.4	515	1.6	413	1.6	438	2.0	381	2.1
				(133.6)		(29.7)		(103.6)		(19.2)		(31.9)		-(29.4)		-(19.4)		-(0.9)		-(6.6)		(24.5)		-(5.7)		(14.9)
5	Leather and Manufacturers			2289	2.9	2163	3.4	1848	3.5	1910	4.4	1944	4.4	1590	4.3	1661	5.0	1657	4.7	1606	4.8	1752	5.5	1611	6.1	1299	5.8	1277	6.9
				(5.8)		(17.0)		-(3.2)		-(1.8)		(22.3)		-(4.2)		(0.2)		(3.2)		-(8.4)		(8.8)		(23.9)		(1.7)
6	Gems and Jewellery			13705	17.3	10573	16.6	9030	17.1	7306	16.7	7384	16.8	7502	20.4	5929	17.8	5346	15.3	4753	14.2	5275	16.6	4500	17.1	3995	18.0	3072	16.6
				(29.6)		(17.1)		(23.6)		-(1.1)		-(1.6)		(26.5)		(10.9)		(12.5)		-(9.9)		(17.2)		(12.6)		(30.1)
7	Sports Goods			98	0.1	99	0.2	73	0.1	69	0.2	65	0.1	67	0.2	73	0.2	81	0.2	78	0.2	74	0.2	66	0.2	44	0.2	35	0.2
				-(1.0)		(36.5)		(5.7)		(6.3)		-(3.5)		-(8.6)		-(9.3)		(3.5)		(5.9)		(12.0)		(48.0)		(27.1)
8	Chemicals and Related Products			12677	16.0	9960	15.6	7858	14.9	6371	14.5	6177	14.0	4912	13.4	4165	12.5	4551	13.0	4103	12.3	3790	11.9	3215	12.2	2487	11.2	1849	10.0
				(27.3)		(26.7)		(23.3)		(3.1)		(25.8)		(17.9)		-(8.5)		(10.9)		(8.3)		(17.9)		(29.3)		(34.5)
		Basic Chemicals,Pharma,Dyes,Cosmetic		6697	8.5	5846	9.2	4658	8.8	3697	8.4	3664	8.3	3088	8.4	2655	8.0	2822	8.1	2497	7.5	2169	6.8	1763	6.7	1373	6.2	1148	6.2
				(14.6)		(25.5)		(26.0)		(0.9)		(18.6)		(16.3)		-(5.9)		(13.0)		(15.1)		(23.0)		(28.4)		(19.6)
		Plastic and Linoleum Products		2947	3.7	1753	2.7	1222	2.3	987	2.3	915	2.1	604	1.6	472	1.4	514	1.5	539	1.6	585	1.8	478	1.8	336	1.5	149	0.8
				(68.2)		(43.5)		(23.7)		(7.9)		(51.6)		(28.0)		-(8.3)		-(4.7)		-(7.9)		(22.4)		(42.4)		(124.8)
		Rubber,Paints,Glass,Paper etc.		2528	3.2	2002	3.1	1601	3.0	1304	3.0	1228	2.8	899	2.4	787	2.4	867	2.5	873	2.6	845	2.7	782	3.0	673	3.0	471	2.5
				(26.3)		(25.0)		(22.8)		(6.2)		(36.5)		(14.3)		-(9.2)		-(0.7)		(3.3)		(8.1)		(16.1)		(42.9)
		Residual Chemicals and Allied Products		505	0.6	360	0.6	377	0.7	383	0.9	370	0.8	321	0.9	252	0.8	348	1.0	193	0.6	190	0.6	193	0.7	104	0.5	81	0.4
				(40.4)		-(4.6)		-(1.6)		(3.4)		(15.4)		(27.5)		-(27.7)		(80.5)		(1.6)		-(1.4)		(84.5)		(29.4)
9	Engineering Goods			14587	18.4	10516	16.5	7689	14.6	5747	13.1	5673	12.9	4386	11.9	3805	11.5	4434	12.7	4055	12.1	3607	11.3	3019	11.5	2697	12.1	2236	12.1
				(38.7)		(36.8)		(33.8)		(1.3)		(29.3)		(15.3)		-(14.2)		(9.3)		(12.4)		(19.5)		(11.9)		(20.6)
		Machinery		6485	8.2	4873	7.6	3463	6.6	2857	6.5	2665	6.0	2064	5.6	1996	6.0	2202	6.3	2080	6.2	1812	5.7	1552	5.9	1274	5.7	1117	6.0
				(33.1)		(40.7)		(21.2)		(7.2)		(29.1)		(3.4)		-(9.4)		(5.9)		(14.8)		(16.8)		(21.9)		(14.0)
			Machine Tools	162	0.2	141	0.2	121	0.2	102	0.2	93	0.2	70	0.2	80	0.2	78	0.2	54	0.2	57	0.2	54	0.2	43	0.2	41	0.2
				(15.2)		(16.4)		(18.2)		(9.9)		(32.6)		-(11.9)		(2.6)		(43.1)		-(5.3)		(5.8)		(26.3)		(3.2)
			Machinery and Instruments	3493	4.4	2776	4.3	2008	3.8	1734	4.0	1580	3.6	1183	3.2	1155	3.5	1196	3.4	1057	3.2	830	2.6	727	2.8	639	2.9	542	2.9
				(25.8)		(38.2)		(15.8)		(9.7)		(33.5)		(2.5)		-(3.4)		(13.1)		(27.4)		(14.2)		(13.7)		(18.0)
			Transport Equipments	2830	3.6	1956	3.1	1334	2.5	1021	2.3	992	2.3	810	2.2	762	2.3	929	2.7	969	2.9	925	2.9	771	2.9	592	2.7	534	2.9
				(44.7)		(46.6)		(30.7)		(2.9)		(22.4)		(6.4)		-(18.0)		-(4.1)		(4.7)		(19.9)		(30.3)		(10.9)
		Iron and Steel		3631	4.6	2478	3.9	1856	3.5	898	2.0	1028	2.3	833	2.3	579	1.7	873	2.5	770	2.3	697	2.2	528	2.0	568	2.6	306	1.7
				(46.6)		(33.5)		(106.7)		-(12.7)		(23.4)		(43.9)		-(33.7)		(13.4)		(10.5)		(31.9)		-(7.0)		(85.7)
		Other Engineering Items		4471	5.6	3166	5.0	2370	4.5	1991	4.5	1980	4.5	1489	4.1	1230	3.7	1358	3.9	1205	3.6	1099	3.5	939	3.6	856	3.8	813	4.4
				(41.2)		(33.6)		(19.0)		(0.6)		(32.9)		(21.1)		-(9.5)		(12.7)		(9.7)		(17.0)		(9.7)		(5.2)
			Manufacture of Metals	3279	4.1	2427	3.8	1848	3.5	1604	3.7	1578	3.6	1226	3.3	1040	3.1	1023	2.9	914	2.7	826	2.6	706	2.7	663	3.0	560	3.0
				(35.1)		(31.3)		(15.2)		(1.7)		(28.7)		(17.8)		(1.6)		(12.0)		(10.5)		(17.0)		(6.5)		(18.4)
10	Electronic Goods			1804	2.3	1805	2.8	1295	2.5	1193	2.7	1120	2.5	727	2.0	588	1.8	819	2.3	855	2.6	751	2.4	467	1.8	326	1.5	222	1.2
				(0.0)		(39.4)		(8.6)		(6.5)		(54.1)		(23.7)		-(28.3)		-(4.2)		(13.8)		(60.7)		(43.3)		(47.2)
11	Project Goods			49	0.1	84	0.1	49	0.1	18	0.0	26	0.1	39	0.1	71	0.2	82	0.2	53	0.2	32	0.1	21	0.1	14	0.1	23	0.1
				-(41.6)		(70.1)		(168.0)		-(27.9)		-(35.0)		-(44.9)		-(12.4)		(55.1)		(62.1)		(51.1)		(50.2)		-(37.9)
12	Textiles			12017	15.2	12205	19.1	11081	21.0	9689	22.1	10694	24.3	9169	25.0	8323	25.1	8505	24.3	8045	24.0	7468	23.5	6558	24.9	4904	22.1	4469	24.1
				-(1.5)		(10.1)		(14.4)		-(9.4)		(16.6)		(10.2)		-(2.1)		(5.7)		(7.7)		(13.9)		(33.7)		(9.7)
		Redaymade Garments		6026	7.6	6231	9.8	5690	10.8	5007	11.4	5569	12.6	4765	13.0	4365	13.1	3876	11.1	3753	11.2	3676	11.6	3282	12.5	2586	11.6	2393	12.9
				-(3.3)		(9.5)		(13.6)		-(10.1)		(16.9)		(9.2)		(12.6)		(3.3)		(2.1)		(12.0)		(26.9)		(8.1)
		Cotton Yarn Fabrics, Madeups, etc		3202	4.0	3395	5.3	3351	6.4	3073	7.0	3461	7.9	3090	8.4	2772	8.3	3264	9.3	3122	9.3	2577	8.1	2234	8.5	1537	6.9	1350	7.3
				-(5.7)		(1.3)		(9.1)		-(11.2)		(12.0)		(11.5)		-(15.1)		(4.6)		(21.2)		(15.3)		(45.3)		(13.8)
		Manmade Textiles,Madeups,etc		1945	2.5	1821	2.9	1417	2.7	1088	2.5	1095	2.5	855	2.3	720	2.2	823	2.4	722	2.2	772	2.4	640	2.4	438	2.0	394	2.1
				(6.8)		(28.5)		(30.2)		-(0.6)		(28.1)		(18.8)		-(12.5)		(14.0)		-(6.5)		(20.7)		(46.0)		(11.1)
13	Handicrafts			343	0.4	500	0.8	785	1.5	549	1.3	662	1.5	669	1.8	633	1.9	526	1.5	476	1.4	434	1.4	386	1.5	319	1.4	276	1.5
				-(31.3)		-(36.4)		(43.1)		-(17.0)		-(1.1)		(5.6)		(20.4)		(10.6)		(9.6)		(12.3)		(21.3)		(15.4)
14	Carpets			596	0.8	586	0.9	533	1.0	510	1.2	582	1.3	645	1.8	544	1.6	546	1.6	591	1.8	563	1.8	560	2.1	568	2.6	538	2.9
				(1.8)		(10.0)		(4.4)		-(12.3)		-(9.8)		(18.7)		-(0.4)		-(7.6)		(4.8)		(0.6)		-(1.4)		(5.6)
16	Petroleum Products			6792	8.6	3568	5.6	2577	4.9	2119	4.8	1892	4.3	30	0.1	89	0.3	353	1.0	482	1.4	454	1.4	417	1.6	398	1.8	476	2.6
				(90.3)		(38.5)		(21.6)		(12.0)		(6212.4)		-(66.5)		-(74.6)		-(26.8)		(6.2)		(8.8)		(4.8)		-(16.5)
17	Unclasified Exports			2090	2.6	1881	2.9	1196	2.3	1182	2.7	731	1.7	454	1.2	410	1.2	421	1.2	339	1.0	308	1.0	295	1.1	269	1.2	190	1.0
				(11.1)		(57.4)		(1.2)		(61.6)		(61.1)		(10.8)		-(2.8)		(24.1)		(10.3)		(4.5)		(9.6)		(41.6)
	Total Exports			79247		63843		52719		43827		44076		36715		33218		35006		33470		31795		26330		22237		18537
				(24.1)		(21.1)		(20.3)		-(0.6)		(20.0)		(10.5)		-(5.1)		(4.6)		(5.3)		(20.8)		(18.4)		(20.0)
Notes: Figures in italics represent the share in per cent in total exports and figure in brackets are the the growth in per cent over the previous period.
Source: DGCI&S