Dollar Exports Rise 1.68%, Imports 10.96% in April 2013
Exports (including
re-exports)
Exports during April, 2013
were valued at US $ 24164.37 million (Rs. 131395.43 crore) which was 1.68 per cent higher in Dollar terms (6.71
per cent higher in Rupee terms) than the level of US $ 23766.14 million (Rs. 123137.36 crore) during
April, 2012.
Imports
Imports during April, 2013
were valued at US $ 41951.73 million (Rs.228115.45 crore)
representing a growth of 10.96 per cent in Dollar terms and 16.45 per cent in
Rupee terms over the level of imports valued at US $ 37807.42 million ( Rs. 195888.18 crore) in April,
2012.
Crude Oil and
Non-Oil Imports:
Oil imports during April,
2013 were valued at US $ 14085.0 million which was 3.92 per cent higher than
oil imports valued at US $ 13553.5 million in the corresponding period last
year.
Non-oil imports during
April, 2013 were estimated at US $ 27866.7 million which was 14.90 per cent
higher than non-oil imports of US $ 24253.9 million in April, 2012.
Trade Balance
The trade deficit for
April, 2013 was estimated at US $ 17787.36 million which was higher than the
deficit of US $ 14041.28 million during April, 2012.
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Exports & Imports: (US $ Million) |
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(Provisional) |
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April |
April-April |
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|
Exports (including re-exports) |
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|
2012-13 |
23766.14 |
23766.14 |
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2013-14 |
24164.37 |
24164.37 |
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%Growth2013-14/
2012-2013 |
1.68 |
1.68 |
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Imports |
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|
2012-13 |
37807.42 |
37807.42 |
|
2013-14 |
41951.73 |
41951.73 |
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%Growth2013-14/
2012-2013 |
10.96 |
10.96 |
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Trade Balance |
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2012-13 |
-14041.28 |
-14041.28 |
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2013-14 |
-17787.36 |
-17787.36 |
[Source: PIB (MoC&I) Press Release dated 13th May 2013]