Dollar Exports Fall
1.9% in December 2012, Imports Gain 6.3%
Exports (including
re-exports)
Exports during
December, 2012 were valued at US $ 24877.57 million (Rs.
135950.47 crore) which was 1.92 per cent lower in
Dollar terms (1.75 per cent higher in Rupee terms) than the level of US $
25365.69 million (Rs. 133618.61 crore) during December, 2011. Cumulative value of exports
for the period April-December 2012 -13 was US $ 214099.77 million (Rs 1166438.69) as against US $ 226551.09 million (Rs
1066668.31 crore) registering
a negative growth of 5.50 per cent in Dollar terms and growth of 9.35 per cent
in Rupee terms over the same period last year.
Imports
Imports during December, 2012 were
valued at US $ 42549.50 million (Rs.232523.66 crore)
representing a growth of 6.26 per cent in Dollar terms and 10.23 per cent
in Rupee terms over the level of imports valued at US $ 40044.06 million ( Rs. 210939.69 crore) in December,
2011. Cumulative value of imports for the period April-December, 2012-13 was US
$ 361271.88 million (Rs. 1967521.83 crore) as against US $ 363867.81 million (Rs. 1714432.42 crore) registering
a negative growth of 0.71 per cent in Dollar terms and growth of 14.76 per cent
in Rupee terms over the same period last year.
Crude Oil and Non-Oil Imports
Oil imports during December, 2012 were
valued at US $ 14429.7 million which was 23.56 per cent higher than oil imports
valued at US $ 11678.7 million in the corresponding period last year. Oil
imports during April-December, 2012-13 were valued at US $ 124520.8 million
which was 12.18 per cent higher than the oil imports of US $ 111002.9 million
in the corresponding period last year.
Non-oil imports during December, 2012
were estimated at US $ 28119.8 million which was 0.87 per cent lower than
non-oil imports of US $ 28365.4 million in December, 2011. Non-oil imports
during April - December, 2012-13 were valued at
US $ 236751.1 million which was 6.37
per cent lower than the level of such imports valued at US $ 252864.9 million
in April - December, 2011-12.
Trade Balance
The trade deficit for April - December,
2012-13 was estimated at US $ 147172.11 million which was higher than the
deficit of US $ 137316.72 million during April -December, 2011-12.
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Exports & Imports:
(US $ Million) |
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(Provisional) |
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December |
April-December |
|
Exports (including re-exports) |
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|
|
2011-12 |
25365.69 |
226551.09 |
|
2012-13 |
24877.57 |
214099.77 |
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%Growth2012-13/
2011-2012 |
-1.92 |
-5.50 |
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Imports |
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|
|
2011-12 |
40044.06 |
363867.81 |
|
2012-13 |
42549.50 |
361271.88 |
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%Growth2012-13/
2011-2012 |
6.26 |
-0.71 |
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Trade Balance |
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|
|
2011-12 |
-14678.37 |
-137316.72 |
|
2012-13 |
-17671.93 |
-147172.11 |
[Source: PIB (MoC&I)
Press Release dated 11th January 2013]