Lok Sabha Question No. 249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Trade with Developing Nations
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 249(H)

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th  FEBRUARY,2018

## TRADE WITH DEVELOPING NATIONS

## 249(H). SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of major items exported and imported during each of the last three years and the current year, quantum, country, item and price-wise;
- (b) the  total  increase  in  country's  trade  with  developing  nations  during  the  last  three years;
- (c) whether India is likely to achieve its trade target and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the  Government  has  got  any  study  conducted  to  explore  the  potential  of promoting exports to various countries; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a): India's export value of major items during the last three years and the current year are as follows:

(Value in US$ Million)

|   S.No. | Sectors                     | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18 (Apr-Dec)*   |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------|
|       1 | Gems &Jewellery             | 41,266.07 | 39,283.46 | 43,412.76 | 31,240.42            |
|       2 | Chemicals &Related Products | 31,731.22 | 32,169.23 | 32,779.30 | 27,154.43            |
|       3 | Petroleum Crude& Products   | 56,794.15 | 30,582.72 | 31,545.26 | 26,507.12            |
|       4 | Textiles &Allied Products   | 37,140.74 | 35,952.65 | 35,766.63 | 26,253.42            |
|       5 | Base Metals                 | 24,742.75 | 18,497.79 | 21,890.32 | 20,777.72            |
|       6 | Agri &Allied Products       | 30,147.31 | 24,521.93 | 24,549.19 | 20,321.96            |
|       7 | Machinery                   | 19,705.35 | 18,922.31 | 20,151.74 | 17,694.00            |

| 8                    | Transport Equipments                                                                                           | 26,636.37   | 21,336.08   | 23,163.13   | 17,196.12          |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
| 9                    | Marine Products                                                                                                | 5,510.49    | 4,767.50    | 5,903.06    | 5,886.78           |
| 10                   | Plastic &Rubber Articles                                                                                       | 6,615.17    | 6,415.86    | 6,438.39    | 5,438.57           |
| S.No.                | Sectors                                                                                                        | 2014-15     | 2015-16     | 2016-17     | 2017-18 (Apr-Dec)* |
| 11                   | Electronics Items                                                                                              | 6,009.07    | 5,690.23    | 5,689.18    | 4,401.81           |
| 12                   | Leather &Leather Manufactures                                                                                  | 6,195.21    | 5,554.34    | 5,308.30    | 4,099.47           |
| 13                   | Articles Of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica Or Similar Materials; Ceramic Products; Glass And Glassware | 4,042.51    | 3,879.36    | 4,087.58    | 3,298.75           |
| 14                   | Ores& Minerals                                                                                                 | 2,410.18    | 2,014.92    | 3,255.61    | 2,272.98           |
| 15                   | Paper &Related Products                                                                                        | 2,180.66    | 2,347.60    | 2,335.17    | 1,929.99           |
| 16                   | Optical, Medical &Surgical Instruments                                                                         | 1,686.34    | 1,635.07    | 1,889.58    | 1,665.56           |
| 17                   | Plantation                                                                                                     | 1,502.88    | 1,562.60    | 1,611.74    | 1,366.55           |
| 18                   | Sports Goods                                                                                                   | 274.5       | 227.7       | 224.83      | 177.99             |
| 19                   | Office Equipments                                                                                              | 54.77       | 89.49       | 117.92      | 66.58              |
| 20                   | Project Goods                                                                                                  | 36.59       | 25.13       | 28.74       | 19.77              |
| 21                   | Others                                                                                                         | 5,656.13    | 6,814.13    | 5,703.27    | 4,044.59           |
| India's total Export | India's total Export                                                                                           | 3,10,338.48 | 2,62,290.13 | 2,75,851.71 | 2,21,814.60        |

Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (* Provisional)

India's import value of major sectors during the last three years and the current year are as follows:

(Value in US$ Million)

|   S.No. | Sectors                                                                                                        | 2014-15     | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18 (Apr-Dec)*   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------------------|
|       1 | Petroleum Crude &Products                                                                                      | 1,38,325.51 | 82,944.47 | 86,963.84 | 75,752.29            |
|       2 | Gems &Jewellery                                                                                                | 62,351.34   | 56,508.62 | 53,738.63 | 57,324.51            |
|       3 | Electronics Items                                                                                              | 36,857.40   | 40,021.93 | 41,930.39 | 38,597.07            |
|       4 | Chemicals &Related Products                                                                                    | 38,553.65   | 36,888.21 | 33,680.84 | 30,020.44            |
|       5 | Machinery                                                                                                      | 32,023.10   | 33,217.30 | 32,768.63 | 28,109.45            |
|       6 | Ores& Minerals                                                                                                 | 26,917.86   | 20,684.17 | 21,636.83 | 22,564.51            |
|       7 | Base Metals                                                                                                    | 27,046.58   | 24,703.54 | 21,551.87 | 20,225.86            |
|       8 | Agri &Allied Products                                                                                          | 19,004.14   | 20,673.58 | 23,210.67 | 17,663.25            |
|       9 | Transport Equipments                                                                                           | 15,287.74   | 15,394.27 | 19,560.20 | 14,305.72            |
|      10 | Plastic &Rubber Articles                                                                                       | 14,326.69   | 13,760.68 | 14,019.63 | 12,595.94            |
|      11 | Paper& Related Products                                                                                        | 7,636.46    | 7,157.27  | 6,993.65  | 6,287.04             |
|      12 | Textiles &Allied Products                                                                                      | 5,512.44    | 5,332.57  | 5,516.64  | 4,878.22             |
|      13 | Optical, Medical &Surgical Instruments                                                                         | 4,283.47    | 4,176.62  | 4,398.06  | 3,988.37             |
|      14 | Articles Of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica Or Similar Materials; Ceramic Products; Glass And Glassware | 2,373.87    | 2,438.51  | 2,271.48  | 2,031.73             |
|      15 | Project Goods                                                                                                  | 3,631.43    | 2,761.07  | 2,074.44  | 1,551.14             |
|      16 | Leather &Leather Manufactures                                                                                  | 1,092.62    | 1,031.28  | 992.81    | 791.78               |
|      17 | Plantation                                                                                                     | 1,034.06    | 895.75    | 841.22    | 779.52               |
|      18 | Sports Goods                                                                                                   | 201.29      | 221.01    | 224.19    | 217.86               |

| 19                   | Marine Products      | 73.93       | 97.23       | 94.37     | 84.18       |
|----------------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
| 20                   | Office Equipments    | 161.5       | 124.22      | 91.56     | 36.92       |
| 21                   | Others               | 11,338.33   | 11,974.33   | 11,795.59 | 4,589.34    |
| India's total Import | India's total Import | 4,48,033.41 | 3,81,006.63 | 384355.56 | 3,42,395.14 |

Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (* Provisional)

Due to different units of measurement, the quantity of major items imported and exported is not additive and hence details of quantity and price cannot be made available.

India's exports to top 30 countries/SARs having about 80% share during the last three years and the current year are as follows:

(Value in US$ Million)

|   S.No. | Countries/SAR   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18 (Apr-Dec)*   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------|
|       1 | US A            | 42,464.22 | 40,340.03 | 42,216.48 | 35,263.33            |
|       2 | UArab Emts      | 33,028.08 | 30,316.50 | 31,175.50 | 21,952.11            |
|       3 | Hong Kong       | 13,599.88 | 12,092.28 | 14,047.24 | 10,885.85            |
|       4 | China P RP      | 11,958.51 | 9,013.59  | 10,171.69 | 9,314.87             |
|       5 | Singapore       | 9,809.53  | 7,719.97  | 9,564.67  | 7,955.86             |
|       6 | UK              | 9,354.21  | 8,857.77  | 8,551.14  | 6,811.26             |
|       7 | Germany         | 7,539.79  | 7,094.55  | 7,183.86  | 6,299.59             |
|       8 | Vietnam Soc Rep | 6,257.88  | 5,265.99  | 6,786.56  | 6,136.95             |
|       9 | Bangladesh PR   | 6,449.90  | 6,034.96  | 6,820.13  | 5,864.47             |
|      10 | Belgium         | 5,519.64  | 5,027.65  | 5,656.92  | 4,512.81             |
|      11 | Nepal           | 4,573.89  | 3,902.70  | 5,453.59  | 4,389.74             |
|      12 | Italy           | 5,093.23  | 4,218.21  | 4,902.70  | 4,191.78             |
|      13 | Netherland      | 6,327.22  | 4,727.39  | 5,071.22  | 4,139.06             |
|      14 | Malaysia        | 5,816.65  | 3,706.88  | 5,224.88  | 4,110.84             |
|      15 | Saudi Arab      | 11,162.55 | 6,381.72  | 5,110.28  | 3,851.10             |
|      16 | Turkey          | 5,358.92  | 4,140.01  | 4,626.59  | 3,724.37             |
|      17 | France          | 4,957.25  | 4,633.77  | 5,250.27  | 3,487.69             |
|      18 | Japan           | 5,385.87  | 4,663.09  | 3,845.82  | 3,463.96             |
|      19 | Sri Lanka DSR   | 6,703.72  | 5,310.75  | 3,913.15  | 3,237.68             |
|      20 | Korea RP        | 4,604.19  | 3,524.51  | 4,242.56  | 3,201.31             |
|      21 | Australia       | 2,782.13  | 3,262.98  | 2,957.79  | 3,098.39             |
|      22 | South Africa    | 5,302.00  | 3,588.08  | 3,545.97  | 3,049.18             |
|      23 | Spain           | 3,148.38  | 3,237.46  | 3,426.13  | 2,852.37             |
|      24 | Mexico          | 2,861.68  | 2,865.13  | 3,460.98  | 2,823.27             |
|      25 | Indonesia       | 4,043.32  | 2,819.49  | 3,488.16  | 2,789.09             |
|      26 | Thailand        | 3,464.83  | 2,987.86  | 3,133.44  | 2,614.86             |
|      27 | Israel          | 3,289.87  | 2,821.25  | 3,087.18  | 2,378.08             |
|      28 | Brazil          | 5,963.82  | 2,650.34  | 2,400.48  | 2,289.30             |

| 29                                                    | Iran                                                  | 4,175.11   | 2,781.52    | 2,379.62    | 2,001.01    |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 30                                                    | Oman                                                  | 2,379.44   | 2,190.96    | 2,728.30    | 1,964.51    |
| Total of above Countries/SAR 2,43,375.70              | Total of above Countries/SAR 2,43,375.70              |            | 2,06,177.37 | 2,20,423.31 | 1,78,654.69 |
| India's total Export 3,10,338.48                      | India's total Export 3,10,338.48                      |            | 2,62,290.13 | 2,75,851.71 | 2,21,814.60 |
| %Share of above Countries/SAR in India's total Export | %Share of above Countries/SAR in India's total Export | 78.42      | 78.61       | 79.91       | 80.54       |

Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (* Provisional)

India's  imports  from top 25  countries/SARs  having about 80% share during the last three years and the current year are as follows:

(Value in US$ Million)

| S.No.                      | Countries/SAR              | 2014-15     | 2015-16     | 2016-17     | 2017-18 (Apr-Dec)*   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------|
| 1                          | China P RP                 | 60,413.17   | 61,706.83   | 61,281.57   | 56,430.06            |
| 2                          | US A                       | 21,814.60   | 21,781.39   | 22,307.44   | 20,148.75            |
| 3                          | UArab Emts                 | 26,139.91   | 19,445.68   | 21,509.83   | 16,832.40            |
| 4                          | Saudi Arab                 | 28,107.56   | 20,321.33   | 19,972.40   | 15,574.12            |
| 5                          | Switzerland                | 22,133.16   | 19,299.49   | 17,248.68   | 15,096.92            |
| 6                          | Korea RP                   | 13,529.11   | 13,047.12   | 12,585.35   | 12,620.95            |
| 7                          | Indonesia                  | 15,004.64   | 13,131.93   | 13,427.99   | 12,328.23            |
| 8                          | Iraq                       | 14,247.66   | 10,837.58   | 11,707.94   | 11,662.73            |
| 9                          | Australia                  | 10,247.24   | 8,898.78    | 11,154.48   | 10,172.53            |
| 10                         | Germany                    | 12,787.86   | 12,088.37   | 11,583.67   | 9,894.89             |
| 11                         | Hong Kong                  | 5,571.99    | 6,051.66    | 8,204.18    | 8,317.62             |
| 12                         | Japan                      | 10,131.36   | 9,850.22    | 9,754.64    | 8,066.09             |
| 13                         | Iran                       | 8,955.02    | 6,278.75    | 10,506.51   | 7,780.91             |
| 14                         | Unspecified                | 7,562.83    | 8,709.59    | 7,343.64    | 6,684.15             |
| 15                         | Malaysia                   | 11,117.74   | 9,083.83    | 8,933.59    | 6,625.55             |
| 16                         | Nigeria                    | 13,682.97   | 9,949.17    | 7,659.48    | 6,382.23             |
| 17                         | Russia                     | 4,249.22    | 4,584.98    | 5,552.30    | 6,289.30             |
| 18                         | Qatar                      | 14,604.71   | 9,022.16    | 7,646.22    | 6,004.28             |
| 19                         | Singapore                  | 7,124.47    | 7,308.38    | 7,086.57    | 5,301.92             |
| 20                         | Thailand                   | 5,865.88    | 5,510.16    | 5,415.40    | 5,135.42             |
| 21                         | South Africa               | 6,496.52    | 5,948.42    | 5,833.75    | 5,130.78             |
| 22                         | France                     | 4,416.08    | 3,730.31    | 5,707.77    | 5,116.82             |
| 23                         | Kuwait                     | 13,381.97   | 4,969.69    | 4,462.28    | 4,762.65             |
| 24                         | Belgium                    | 10,805.92   | 8,256.06    | 6,624.63    | 4,611.04             |
| 25                         | Venezuela                  | 11,729.89   | 5,701.81    | 5,512.06    | 4,434.95             |
| Sum of above Countries/SAR | Sum of above Countries/SAR | 3,60,121.49 | 3,05,513.70 | 3,09,022.37 | 2,71,405.29          |

| India's total Import                                  |   4,48,033.41 |   3,81,006.63 |   384355.56 |   3,42,395.14 |
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
| %Share of above Countries/SAR in India's total Import |         80.38 |         80.19 |        80.4 |         79.27 |

Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (* Provisional)

(b): India's  merchandise  trade  with  122  developing  economies  (as  defined  in  United Nation's World Economic Situation and Prospects 2018) during the last three years are as follows:

(Value in US$ Billion)

| Trade       |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   %Change |   2016-17 |   %Change |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Export      |    195.51 |    157.5  |    -19.44 |    167.4  |      6.29 |
| Import      |    314.58 |    256.56 |    -18.44 |    260.82 |      1.66 |
| Total Trade |    510.08 |    414.06 |    -18.82 |    428.22 |      3.42 |

Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata

- (c): As per Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20, the Government aims to increase India's export of  merchandise and services from US$ 465.9 billion in 2013-14 to approximately US$ 900 billion by 2019-20 and to raise India's share in world exports (Goods and Services) from 2% to  3.5%.  However,  in  view  of  global  slowdown  leading  to  lower  international  demand, fluctuations  in  exchange  rates  and  commodity  prices,  the  exports  of  merchandise  and services in 2016-17 were US$ 437.23 Billion.
- (d) & (e): Need  based  studies  are  conducted  from  time  to  time  in  consultation  with stakeholders.

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