Import of Essential Commodities

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..... Import of Essential Commodities
News and Press Release
Dated:- 14-5-2012

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry 14-May-2012 17:04 IST The commodity-wise detail of import of essential commodities is given in Annexure. Country-wise detail during the period 2009-10, 2010-2011 and 2011-12 (April 2011- Jan.2012) (latest published) is available in .....

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..... the DGCI&S publication in CD form namely 'Foreign Trade Statistics of India' (Principal Commodities & Countries) for March 2010, March 2011 and January 2012 respectively. Such CDs are regularly sent to Parliament Library by DGCI&S. Import takes place either because the country is short of it, as in the case of pulses and edible oils etc., or because domestic prices are higher. Annexure (Value .....

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..... in Rs. Crore) Commodity 2009-10 2010-2011 2011-12 (April 11-Jan 12) (Provisional) WHEAT 231.90 255.85 0.00 RICE 0.37 1.12 5.14 OTHER CEREAL 76.33 59.53 25.87 CEREAL PREPARATION 188.22 228.84 245.89 PULSES 9813.37 7149.62 7126.43 TEA 276.54 202.00 186.21 COTTON YARN & FABRICS 1038.76 1148.60 1067.58 MILK AND CREAM 77.56 491.98 905.89 CASHEW NUTS 3047.50 2649.5 .....

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..... 6 4958.40 FRUITS & NUTS EXCL. CASHEW NUTS 2873.15 3636.63 3613.42 SPICES 1432.31 1556.11 1683.00 SUGAR 5965.80 2789.55 374.17 OIL SEEDS 186.61 115.48 75.61 VEGETABLE OILS FIXED (EDIBLE) 26483.32 29860.40 37718.33 JUTE, RAW 149.49 302.49 342.61 FERTILIZERS, CRUDE 3326.20 3260.86 5815.16 COTTON RAW ;COMB./UNCOMB./WASTE 1241.37 623.54 728.40 PETROLEUM, CRUDE & PRODUC .....

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..... TS 411649.06 482281.69 588177.39 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 40907.62 52850.37 52619.79 INORGANIC CHEMICALS 15565.09 16499.38 22064.88 MEDICINAL & PHARMACUTICL PRODTS 9959.00 11113.86 11467.14 FERTILIZERS MANUFACTURED 28428.58 28271.94 40986.99 Total 562918.15 645349.4 780188.3 Source: DGCI&S This information was given by Shri Jyotiradiya M. Scindia, Minister of State for Commerce & .....

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..... Industry in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. DS/GK
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