F. No. 1(1)/2007-EPL

Government of India

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department of Commerce

Economic Division

 

New Delhi, the  5^th July, 2007.

 

 

Subject: Revision of Data of Exports and Imports for 2005-06.

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Taking into account the adjustments for late receipts of daily trade returns (DTRs) and corrections due to further scrutiny of DTRs, the export and import figures for the period April-March, 2005-2006 have been revised by the DGCI&S.  The revised figures for 2005-06 are given below: 

 

Export                                   US$ (Million)                          Rs. Crore

2005-06(April-March)     -     103044.30                               456417.86      

% Growth                         -     20.95                                      23.53

Import          

2005-06 (April-March)     -     149183.93                              660408.90                              

% Growth                         -     21.57                                      24.25

Trade Balance

2005-06(April-March)      -    (-) 46139.63                            (-)203991.04

            

Non-oil imports during April- March, 2007 were valued at US $ 124097.15 million which was 17.93% higher than the level of such imports valued at US $ 105232.66 million in April- March, 2006.

 

This is in supersession of  figures reported in the Press Release statement on India’s Foreign Trade dated 1^st may, 2007.