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Features of Focus Countries
Algeria
Economic Indicators (Year 2002)
| * Population (mid year in Million) |
31.30 |
| * GDP (US$ Billion) |
55.90 |
| * Average Annual Growth of GDP Per
Capita |
02.30 |
| * Average Annual Growth in GDP |
04.10 |

Top 20 Product Groups of Algeria's Global
Imports, major supplier countries and India's %age
share. (Year 2002)
Value in Million USD
|
S.No. |
HS Code |
Product Description |
Global Imports |
Imports
from India |
Top Supplier Countries to Algeria Year
2000 |
India's % Share |
|
1 |
|
All products |
11,515.59 |
66.47 |
|
0.577 |
|
2 |
84 |
Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery,
etc |
2,170.11 |
2.58 |
France, Italy, USA |
0.119 |
|
3 |
87 |
Vehicles other than railway, tramway |
1,270.12 |
22.22 |
France, Korea RP, Japan |
1.750 |
|
4 |
10 |
Cereals |
979.27 |
0.00 |
Canada, USA, France, |
0 |
|
5 |
85 |
Electrical, electronic equipment |
861.30 |
1.32 |
France, Italy, USA |
0.153 |
|
6 |
88 |
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof |
569.94 |
0.00 |
USA, France |
0.000 |
|
7 |
30 |
Pharmaceutical products |
560.20
|
3.46 |
France, Italy, Spain |
0.617 |
|
8 |
73 |
Articles of iron or steel |
522.42 |
8.28 |
USA, Italy. France |
1.585 |
|
9 |
4 |
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible
animal product nes |
425.92 |
0.27 |
France, Poland, Germany |
0.064 |
|
10 |
72 |
Iron and steel |
334.11 |
0.06 |
Ukraine, Turkey, Russian Fed |
0.019 |
|
11 |
39 |
Plastics and articles thereof |
272.58 |
5.23 |
France, Spain, Italy |
1.920 |
|
12 |
90 |
Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc
apparatus |
255.67 |
0.28 |
France, USA, Germany |
0.110 |
|
13 |
15 |
Animal, vegetable fats and oils,
cleavage products, etc |
217.30 |
0.10 |
USA, France, Argentina |
0.045 |
|
14 |
48 |
Paper & paperboard, articles of
pulp, paper and board |
215.18 |
0.34 |
France, Spain, Italy |
0.159 |
|
15 |
17 |
Sugars and sugar confectionery |
191.75 |
0.00 |
France, Brazil, Italy |
0.000 |
|
16 |
44 |
Wood and articles of wood, wood
charcoal |
148.09 |
0.00 |
Finland, Austria, Indonesia |
0.000 |
|
17 |
27 |
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation
products, etc |
126.41 |
0.00 |
France, USA, Australia |
0.000 |
|
18 |
7 |
Edible vegetables and certain roots and
tubers |
120.86 |
0.21 |
Canada, Netherlands, USA |
0.174 |
|
19 |
94 |
Furniture, lighting, signs,
prefabricated buildings |
117.83 |
0.05 |
Italy, USA, France |
0.038 |
|
20 |
40 |
Rubber and articles thereof |
113.88 |
0.56 |
Japan, France, Austria
|
0.490 |
|
21 |
38 |
Miscellaneous chemical products |
106.39 |
0.08 |
France, Spain, UK |
0.076 |
Source
- UN Database

Principal Commodities of India's Bilateral Trade
with Algeria
India's Export of Principal Commodities to Algeria
|
Rank |
Commodity |
Value in US$ million April - Dec.,
2002 |
Value in US$ million April - Dec.,
2003 |
% Share in April - Dec., 2003 |
% Age growth / decline Apr - Dec
2003 / Apr - Dec 2002 |
| |
TOTAL |
47.33 |
81.95 |
100 |
73.16 |
|
1 |
Transport Equipment |
13.40 |
37.58 |
45.86 |
180.57 |
|
2 |
Drugs, Pharmaceuticals & Fine
Chemicals |
4.04 |
8.88 |
10.83 |
119.83 |
|
3 |
Plastic & Linoleum Products |
4.72 |
7.97 |
9.73 |
69.07 |
|
4 |
Manufactures of Metals |
9.12 |
2.63 |
3.21 |
-71.14 |
|
5 |
Other Commodities |
0.38 |
2.56 |
3.12 |
569.30 |
|
6 |
Machinery & Instruments |
2.90 |
2.54 |
3.10 |
-12.41 |
|
7 |
Glass/Glassware/ Ceramics/ Reftrs/Cement |
1.31 |
2.46 |
3.00 |
88.00 |
|
8 |
Ingorganic/ Organic/ Agro Chemls |
0.45 |
1.61 |
1.96 |
254.01 |
|
9 |
Rubr Mfd. Prdcts excpt footwr |
0.47 |
1.57 |
1.92 |
238.12 |
|
10 |
Coffee |
0.66 |
1.35 |
1.64 |
104.89 |
|
11 |
Cosmetics/Toiletries Etc. |
0.13 |
1.14 |
1.39 |
802.73 |
|
12 |
Cotton Yarn, Fabrics, Madeups |
1.40 |
1.15 |
1.40 |
-17.92 |
|
13 |
Jute Yarn |
0.91 |
0.87 |
1.07 |
-3.61 |
|
14 |
Electronic goods |
0.45 |
0.71 |
0.86 |
57.02 |
|
15 |
Marine Products |
0.32 |
0.61 |
0.74 |
91.55 |
|
16 |
Rmg Cotton Incl Accessories |
0.60 |
0.44 |
0.53 |
-27.36 |
|
17 |
RMG Manmade Fibres |
0.36 |
0.41 |
0.50 |
14.67 |
|
18 |
Paints/Enamels/ Varnishes Etc. |
0.07 |
0.28 |
0.34 |
284.02 |
|
19 |
Finished Leather |
0.11 |
0.26 |
0.31 |
125.04 |
|
20 |
Prmry & Semi-Fnshd Iron & Stl |
0.04 |
0.25 |
0.30 |
496.33 |
| |
Total for Top 20 Product Groups |
41.83 |
75.26 |
91.83 |
79.91 |
Source : DGCI & S
1USD : Rs. 48.61 (April - Dec. 2002 Average of Monthly
RBI Rates)
1USD : Rs. 46.15 (April - Dec. 2003 Average of Monthly
RBI Rates)

India's Import of Principal Commodities from
Algeria
Value in US$ million
|
Commodity |
April - Dec., 2002 |
April - Dec., 2003 |
% Share in April - Dec., 2003 |
% Age growth / decline Apr - Dec
2003 / Apr - Dec 2002 |
|
Total Imports |
0.9328 |
2.9414 |
|
|
|
Other Commodities |
0 |
1.9198 |
65.27 |
- |
|
Metalifers Ores and Metal Scrap |
0.2724 |
0.4850 |
16.49 |
87.54 |
|
Inorganic Chemicals |
0.4041 |
0.1645 |
5.59 |
-57.13 |
|
Leather |
0 |
0.1092 |
3.71 |
- |
|
Dyeing, Tanning, Coloring Material |
0 |
0.0773 |
2.63 |
- |
|
Pulp and Waste Paper |
0 |
0.0735 |
2.50 |
- |
|
Transport Equipment |
0.2390 |
0.0717 |
2.44 |
-68.40 |
|
Iron & Steel |
0 |
0.0402 |
1.37 |
- |
|
Manufactures of Metals |
0 |
0.0002 |
0.01 |
- |
|
Fruits & nuts excl Cashew nuts |
0.0006 |
0 |
- |
- |
Source : DGCI & S
1USD : Rs. 48.61 (April - Dec. 2002 Average of Monthly
RBI Rates)
1USD : Rs. 46.15 (April - Dec. 2003 Average of Monthly
RBI Rates)

Trade fairs & Exhibitions
|
Industry |
Event Name |
Date |
Location |
|
Electrical Power |
Northern African Power Industry
Convention (NAPIC) |
01.Dec.2004 |
Algiers - Algeria |
|
Miscellaneous |
Algeria Energy Week II (SEA2) |
20.Jun.2004 |
Algiers - Algeria |
|
Oil And Gas Industry |
Algeria Energy Week II (SEA2) |
20.Jun.2004 |
Algiers - Algeria |
|
Travel, Tourism and Recreation |
SITEV 2004-6ème Salon International du
Tourisme et des Voyages |
17.May.2004 |
Alger - Algeria |

KEY CONTACTS
H.E. Mr Abdelkrim Belarbi
Ambassador
Embassy of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
E-6/5, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi - 110057
Tel: 26146706/26147036/26147611 Fax: 26147033
Shri S. K. Prasad
Ambassador of India, Embassy of India,
Algiers, Algeria
Telephone :+213-21-923288 Fax : +213-21-924011
E-mail : indemb@wissal.dz,
indemalg@hotmail.com
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