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Features of Focus Countries
Libya
Economic Indicators (Year 2002)
| * Population (mid year in Million) |
5.5 |
| * GDP (US$ Billion) |
- - |
| * Average Annual Growth of GDP Per
Capita |
- - |
| * Average Annual Growth in GDP |
- - |

Top 20 Product Groups of Libya'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 |
India's % Share |
| |
|
All products |
4,706.48 |
17.56 |
0.373 |
|
1 |
87 |
Vehicles other
than railway, tramway |
792.29 |
0.04 |
0.005 |
|
2 |
84 |
Nuclear
reactors, boilers, machinery, etc |
768.04 |
1.36 |
0.177 |
|
3 |
27 |
Mineral fuels,
oils, distillation products, etc |
297.84 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
4 |
85 |
Electrical,
electronic equipment |
296.43 |
5.40 |
1.821 |
|
5 |
73 |
Articles of
iron or steel |
271.92 |
0.33 |
0.122 |
|
6 |
11 |
Milling
products, malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten |
220.81 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
7 |
90 |
Optical, photo,
technical, medical, etc apparatus |
142.87 |
0.01 |
0.010 |
|
8 |
30 |
Pharmaceutical
products |
134.22 |
0.05 |
0.034 |
|
9 |
10 |
Cereals |
113.79 |
0.05 |
0.041 |
|
10 |
20 |
Vegetable,
fruit, nut, etc food preparations |
104.51 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
11 |
4 |
Dairy products,
eggs, honey, edible animal product nes |
95.42 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
12 |
94 |
Furniture,
lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings |
78.34 |
0.02 |
0.022 |
|
13 |
62 |
Articles of
apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet |
69.86 |
0.24 |
0.344 |
|
14 |
39 |
Plastics and
articles thereof |
68.99 |
0.03 |
0.048 |
|
15 |
38 |
Miscellaneous
chemical products |
62.49 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
16 |
71 |
Pearls,
precious stones, metals, coins, etc |
56.91 |
0.01 |
0.023 |
|
17 |
72 |
Iron and steel |
56.76 |
0.15 |
0.266 |
|
18 |
48 |
Paper &
paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board |
52.66 |
0.06 |
0.106 |
|
19 |
26 |
Ores, slag and
ash |
47.63 |
0.00 |
0 |
|
20 |
17 |
Sugars and
sugar confectionery |
46.87 |
0.00 |
0 |
Source
- UN Database

Principal Commodities of India's Bilateral Trade
with Libya
India's Export of Principal Commodities to Libya
| 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 |
15.78 |
9.28 |
100.00 |
-41.21 |
| 1 |
Manufactures of
Metals |
0.40 |
2.62 |
28.25 |
563.16 |
| 2 |
Machinery &
Instruments |
4.19 |
1.67 |
18.01 |
-60.09 |
| 3 |
Manmade yarn,
fabrics, madeups etc |
0.26 |
0.81 |
8.75 |
216.67 |
| 4 |
Coffee |
0.07 |
0.70 |
7.57 |
840.54 |
| 5 |
Paints/Enamels/Varnishes,
etc. |
0.68 |
0.36 |
3.87 |
-47.27 |
| 6 |
Machine Tools |
0.22 |
0.25 |
2.67 |
13.61 |
| 7 |
Readymade
garments of cotton including accessories |
0.07 |
0.25 |
2.65 |
267.26 |
| 8 |
Tobacco
Unmanufactured |
0.05 |
0.23 |
2.50 |
349.77 |
| 9 |
Project Goods |
1.15 |
0.21 |
2.28 |
-81.62 |
| 10 |
Plastic &
Linoleum Products |
0.04 |
0.19 |
2.02 |
357.46 |
| 11 |
Rubber
Manufactured Products except footwear |
0.50 |
0.18 |
1.97 |
-63.39 |
| 12 |
Other Ores and
Minerals |
0.10 |
0.16 |
1.71 |
56.28 |
| 13 |
Processed
Minerals |
0.06 |
0.14 |
1.55 |
122.24 |
| 14 |
Electronic
Goods |
0.96 |
0.12 |
1.29 |
-87.58 |
| 15 |
Marine Products |
0.10 |
0.11 |
1.21 |
15.35 |
| 16 |
Other
Commodities |
0.14 |
0.10 |
1.06 |
-28.09 |
| 17 |
Cotton Yarn,
Fabrics, Madeups etc |
0.23 |
0.09 |
1.01 |
-59.43 |
| 18 |
Other Jute
Manufactures |
0.00 |
0.09 |
0.97 |
14535.11 |
| 19 |
Paper /Wood
Products |
0.03 |
0.09 |
0.96 |
154.86 |
| 20 |
Residual
Engineering Items |
0.02 |
0.09 |
0.94 |
417.68 |
| |
Total for Top
20 Product Groups |
9.27 |
8.46 |
91.24 |
-8.69 |
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 Libya
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 |
3.0565 |
9.4977 |
|
|
|
Printed Books,
Newspapers, Journals, etc. |
0.0007 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Organic
Chemicals |
0.1897 |
5.8361 |
61.45 |
3141.36 |
|
Inorganic
Chemicals |
0 |
3.0976 |
32.61 |
- |
|
Pulp &
Waste Paper |
0 |
0.3781 |
3.98 |
- |
|
Non-Ferrous
Metals |
0.0764 |
0.1307 |
1.38 |
80.07 |
|
Machinery
Except Electrical and Electronic |
0 |
0.0345 |
0.36 |
- |
|
Metalifers Ores
and Metal scrap |
0.1678 |
0.0205 |
0.22 |
-87.11 |
|
Fertilizers
Manufactured |
2.6215 |
- |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Other
Commodities |
0.0004 |
- |
- |
-100.00 |
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 |
|
Building,
Construction & Civil Engineering |
International
Building & Construction Expo Libya 2004 |
03.May.2004 |
Tripoli - Libya |

KEY CONTACTS
H.E. Dr Nuri El-Fituri Al Madani
Ambassador
Embassy of Libya
22, Golf Links, New Delhi- 110003
Tel: 24697717, 71, 24645934, 37
Fax: 24633005
Shri D. P. Srivastava,
Ambassador
Embassy of India 16/18, Shara Mahmoud Shaltout,
Garden City , P.O.Box 3150,
City Tripoli, Country Libya
Telephone : +218-21-4441835, 4441836, 3402294
Fax : +218-21-3337560
Email : indembtrip@hotmail.com
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