India Imports, Major Imports of India

The rising middle income groups of consumers in India and their spending levels on consumption related items have resulted a faster rising imports demands of the country. Major imports of India include cereals, edible oils, and petroleum products.

Imports of principal commodities of the country as in the year 2005-06 in terms of ` Crores are as follows:

(` crores)

Commodities	2005-06
A. Bulk Imports	268342.19
Cereals&preparations	154.47
Fertilisers	9158.94
Edible Oil	8716.32
Sugar	651.8
Pulp and waste paper	2471.43
Paper board and mfrs.	4347.77
Newsprint	1915.35
Crude rubber	1813.79
Non-ferrous Metals	8157.3
Metalliferrous ores and metal scrap	16693.4
Iron and Steel	19621.61
Petroleum crude and products	194640
B. Pearls, Precious and Semi-Precious stones	40469.24
C. Machinery	68948.46
D Project Goods	3612.53
E Others	249154.36
Pulses	2346.9
Coal,coke and briquettes	16380.07
Non-metallic mnl.mfrs.	2760.73
Organic & Inorganic chmls.	30500.82
Dyeing, tanning matrl.	2203.06
Medicinal Pharma.prds.	4515.22
Artf.resins,etc.	9895.26
Chemical Products	4599.84
Other Textile Yarn,fabrics,etc	3640.64
Manufactures of Metals	5316.46
Profl.instruments,etc.	8746.79
Electronic goods	58405.68
Wood and wood products	4066.3
Gold and Silver	49539.57
Tea	108.16
Woollen Yarn and Fabrics	205.6
Cotton yarn and fabrics	1228.67
Man made f'mnt spun yarn	2450.96
Made up textile articles	263.92
Ready made garments(wov.)	244.43
Silk yarn and fabrics	959.39
Spices	678.08
Cottow raw and waste	688.31
Essential oils and Cos.prep	634.2
Computer Soft.physical from	3961.59