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India’s Foreign Trade (Merchandise): October, 2014

17 November, 2014 | F. No. 1(11)/2014 - EPL | A. EXPORTS (including re-exports) Exports during October, 2014 were valued at US $ 26094.07 million (Rs.160066.25 crore) which was 5.04 per cent lower in Dollar terms (5.47 per cent lower in Rupee terms) than the level of US $ 27480.13 million (Rs. 169320.47 crore) during October, 2013. Cumulative value of exports for the period April-October 2014-15 was US $ 189795.47 million (Rs 1145605.36 crore) as against US $ 181234.98 million (Rs 1080203.41 crore) registering a growth of 4.72  per cent in Dollar terms and growth of 6.05 per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year. B. IMPORTS Imports during October, 2014 were valued at US $ 39451.53 million (Rs.242003.58 crore) representing a growth of 3.62 per cent in Dollar terms and  a growth of 3.16 per cent in Rupee terms  over the level of imports valued at US $ 38075.02 million (Rs. 234601.50 crore) in October, 2013. Cumulative value of imports for the period April-October 2014-15 was US $ 273551.51 million (Rs 1651470.41 crore) as against US $ 268554.34 million (Rs 1590363.03 crore) registering a  growth of 1.86 per cent in Dollar terms and growth of 3.84 per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year. C. CRUDE OIL AND NON-OIL IMPORTS: Oil imports during October, 2014 were valued at US $ 12365.2 million which was 19.2  per cent lower than oil imports valued at US $ 15293.6 million in the corresponding period last year. Oil imports during April-October, 2014-15 were valued at US $ 94841.9 million which was 0.5 per cent lower than the oil imports of US $ 95306.0 million in the corresponding period last year. Non-oil imports during October, 2014 were estimated at US $ 27086.3 million which was 18.9 per cent higher than non-oil imports of US $ 22781.4 million in October, 2013. Non-oil imports during April-October, 2014-15 were valued at US $ 178709.6 million which was 3.2 per cent higher than the level of such imports valued at US $ 173248.3 million in April-October, 2013-14. D. TRADE BALANCE The trade deficit for April-October, 2014-15 was estimated at US $ 83756.04 million which was lower than the deficit of US $ 87319.36 million during April-October, 2013-14. INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE (SERVICES): SEPTEMBER, 2014 (As per the RBI Press Release dated 14th November, 2014) A. EXPORTS (Receipts) Exports during September, 2014 were valued at US $ 12940 Million (Rs. 78759.18 Crore). B. IMPORTS (Payments) Imports during September, 2014 were valued at US $ 6174 Million (Rs. 37577.99 Crore). C. TRADE BALANCE The trade balance in Services (i.e. net exports of Services) for September, 2014 was estimated at US $ 6766 Million. For quick estimates for selected major commodities for October 2014, click here.   Source: Ministry of Commerce Original release    

The Dollar Business Bureau - Nov 17, 2014 12:00 IST