India & international trade

India & international trade

Five major commodities, led by petroleum crude and products, account for 66 percent of country's total imports. Other product groups include pearls, machinery, gold and silver, electronic goods and organic & inorganic chemicals. In six years (1994-95 to 2000-01) share of petroleum and other petro products in India's total imports increased by 10.84 percent; pearls by 3.97 percent; and electronic goods by 6.43 percent. Share of gold and silver in country's total imports during this period dropped by 6.79 percent at 8.24 percent and organic & inorganic chemicals by 2.55 percent at 4.91 percent.

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