Lok Sabha Question No. 82 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Exports and Imports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 82

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  DECEMBER,2018

## EXPORTS AND IMPORTS

## *82.   SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) 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
- (e) the details of products imported and exported by India from 2014 till date?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI SURESH PRABHU)

- a) to  e):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 82   FOR ANSWER ON 17 th  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  (AprilOctober) 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  17 th December 2018.

| India's Export for major commodities   | India's Export for major commodities                  |               |                 |                   |                                 |
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
| 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                   | 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  17 th December 2018.

| India's Export for major commodities (value in US$ million)   | India's Export for major commodities (value in US$ million)   | India's Export for major commodities (value in US$ million)   | India's Export for major commodities (value in US$ million)   | India's Export for major commodities (value in US$ million)   | India's Export for major commodities (value in US$ million)   | India's Export for major commodities (value in US$ million)   | 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                                          | 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  17 th

December 2018.

| India's Import for major commodities   | India's Import for major commodities         | India's Import for major commodities   | India's Import for major commodities   |           |           |                   |                     |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 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                   | India's total Import                         | 448033.41                              | 381007.76                              | 384357.03 | 465580.99 | 259918.18         | 303755.93           |

Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata (*: Provisional)

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