IMPORT OF 300 SENSITIVE
ITEMS – DATA FOR APRIL-AUGUST 2002
The total import
of 300 sensitive tariff lines for the period April-August 2002
has been Rs. 5440 crore against Rs. 4733 crore for the corresponding
period of last year thereby showing a growth of 14.9%. However
this growth is almost entirely due to significant increase in
the import of crude palm oil, but for which import of all other
sensitive items together shows negative growth.
Imports of food grains,
Alcoholic beverages and cotton & silk products have shown
a decline at broad group level during the period. Imports of milk
& milk products, fruits & vegetables, edible oil, and
automobiles have shown increase during the period under reference.
In the edible oil
segment, the imports have increased from Rs. 2920 crore last year
to Rs. 3408 crore for the corresponding period this year. However,
significant feature of edible oil import is that while import
of crude palm oil has gone up, that of refined palm oil has gone
down leading to better utilisation of the processing capacity
in the country. Import of Sunflower oil, both crude & refined,
has gone down.
Imports from Malaysia,
Indonesia, USA, China & Guinea Bisu etc. have shown some increase
while those from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Paraguay, Benin,
& Iran etc. have shown some decrease.
IMPORT OF SENSITIVE
ITEMS- PROVISIONAL ESTIMATE
Value (Rs. Crore)
|
Sl.No.
|
COMMODITY GROUP
|
No. of Tariff lines
|
IMPORT
|
|
April-August 01
|
April-August 02
|
|
1
|
Milk & Milk Products
|
22
|
7.22
|
21.43
|
|
2
|
Fruits & Vegetables
|
48
|
326.62
|
650.12
|
|
3
|
Poultry
|
13
|
0.25
|
0.00
|
|
4
|
Food Grains
|
12
|
2.72
|
2.08
|
|
5
|
Edible Oil
|
27
|
2920.39
|
3408.25
|
|
6
|
Alcoholic beverages
|
8
|
12.09
|
10.06
|
|
7
|
Cotton & Silk
|
6
|
1200.36
|
910.38
|
|
8
|
Automobiles
|
32
|
25.62
|
85.03
|
|
9
|
Products of concern to SSI
(toys, writing instruments, tiles, glassware etc.)
|
20
|
42.38
|
51.65
|
|
10
|
Others
|
112
|
195.68
|
300.90
|
|
|
Total
|
300
|
4733.33
|
5439.90
|
