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Features of Focus Countries
Tunisia
Economic Indicators (Year 2002)
| * Population (mid year in Million) |
9.8 |
| * GDP (US$ Billion) |
21.2 |
| * Average Annual Growth of GDP Per
Capita |
0.5 |
| * Average Annual Growth in GDP |
1.7 |
Top 20 Product Groups of Tunisia'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 Year 2000 |
India's % Share |
|
|
|
All products |
9,522.57 |
68.43 |
|
0.719 |
|
1 |
84 |
Nuclear
reactors, boilers, machinery, etc |
1,156.84 |
2.87 |
France, Italy,
Germany |
0.248 |
|
2 |
27 |
Mineral fuels,
oils, distillation products, etc |
888.52 |
6.60 |
Italy, Libya,
Algeria |
0.743 |
|
3 |
85 |
Electrical,
electronic equipment |
866.13 |
0.98 |
France,
Germany, Italy |
0.113 |
|
4 |
52 |
Cotton |
723.49 |
9.67 |
France, Italy,
Belgium |
1.336 |
|
5 |
87 |
Vehicles other
than railway, tramway |
641.95 |
6.87 |
France, Italy,
Germany |
1.070 |
|
6 |
10 |
Cereals |
458.26 |
0.03 |
France, Turkey,
USA |
0.006 |
|
7 |
39 |
Plastics and
articles thereof |
398.23 |
1.06 |
France, Italy,
S Arabia |
0.266 |
|
8 |
62 |
Articles of
apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet |
371.56 |
0.45 |
France, Italy,
Germany |
0.121 |
|
9 |
55 |
Manmade staple
fibres |
295.20 |
5.86 |
France,
Germany, Italy |
1.985 |
|
10 |
72 |
Iron and steel |
192.32 |
0.12 |
Italy, Ukraine,
Libya A.R. |
0.062 |
|
11 |
30 |
Pharmaceutical
products |
189.64 |
0.44 |
France, Italy,
UK |
0.233 |
|
12 |
90 |
Optical, photo,
technical, medical, etc apparatus |
184.69 |
0.84 |
France,
Germany, USA |
0.455 |
|
13 |
73 |
Articles of
iron or steel |
163.38 |
1.85 |
Italy, France
Germany |
1.132 |
|
14 |
61 |
Articles of
apparel, accessories, knit or crochet |
162.25 |
0.51 |
Italy, France,
UK |
0.313 |
|
15 |
48 |
Paper &
paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board |
146.11 |
0.18 |
France, Italy,
Spain |
0.126 |
|
16 |
41 |
Raw hides and
skins (other than furskins) and leather |
144.17 |
2.67 |
Italy, France,
Germany |
1.853 |
|
17 |
54 |
Manmade
filaments |
141.49 |
0.85 |
France,
Germany, Italy |
0.602 |
|
18 |
64 |
Footwear,
gaiters and the like, parts thereof |
129.09 |
5.42 |
Italy, France |
4.199 |
|
19 |
44 |
Wood and
articles of wood, wood charcoal |
115.83 |
0.01 |
Finland,
Romania, Cote D'Ivoire |
0.009 |
|
20 |
88 |
Aircraft,
spacecraft, and parts thereof |
114.30 |
0.00 |
France, USA |
0 |
Source
- UN Database
Principal Commodities of India's Bilateral Trade
with Tunisia
India's Export of Principal Commodities to Tunisia
| Rank |
Commodity |
Value
in US$ Milion April-Dec., 2002 |
Value
in US$ Million April-Dec., 2003 |
%age
Share in April-Dec., 2003 |
%age
Growth /Decline 2003/2002 |
| |
Total |
38.54 |
48.73 |
100.00 |
26.43 |
| 1 |
Plastic &
Linoleum Products |
11.86 |
8.96 |
18.38 |
-24.48 |
| 2 |
Cotton Yarn,
Fabrics, madeups, |
6.11 |
6.76 |
13.87 |
10.70 |
| 3 |
Manmade Yarn,
Fabrics, Madeups |
2.66 |
3.83 |
7.86 |
44.18 |
| 4 |
Finished
Leather |
2.14 |
2.67 |
5.48 |
24.61 |
| 5 |
Marine Products |
1.89 |
2.33 |
4.79 |
23.63 |
| 6 |
Other
Commodities |
0.71 |
2.14 |
4.39 |
201.13 |
| 7 |
Leather
Footwear Components |
3.01 |
1.24 |
2.54 |
-58.86 |
| 8 |
Non-Ferrous
Metals |
- |
1.19 |
2.44 |
- |
| 9 |
Machinery &
Instruments |
0.96 |
0.83 |
1.71 |
-13.09 |
| 10 |
Footwear of
Leather |
0.54 |
0.57 |
1.17 |
6.15 |
| 11 |
Inorganic
/Organic /Agro Chemicals |
0.57 |
0.55 |
1.12 |
-4.41 |
| 12 |
Drugs,
Pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemicals |
0.52 |
0.52 |
1.06 |
-0.22 |
| 13 |
Tobacco
Unmanufactured |
1.33 |
0.47 |
0.96 |
-64.71 |
| 14 |
Fresh Fruits |
0.13 |
0.47 |
0.96 |
247.56 |
| 15 |
Paints /Enamles
/Varnishes, etc. |
- |
0.47 |
0.95 |
- |
| 16 |
Spices |
0.19 |
0.37 |
0.75 |
88.39 |
| 17 |
Cosmetics
/Toiletries, etc. |
0.25 |
0.33 |
0.67 |
29.32 |
| 18 |
Rubber
Manufactured Products Except Footwear |
0.27 |
0.27 |
0.56 |
1.78 |
| 19 |
Tea |
0.72 |
0.27 |
0.56 |
-62.43 |
| 20 |
Electronic
Goods |
0.71 |
0.25 |
0.52 |
-64.05 |
| |
Total for Top
20 Product Groups |
34.57 |
34.48 |
70.75 |
-0.27 |
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
Tunisia
Value in US$ Million
|
Commodity |
April- December
2002 |
April- December
2003 |
% Share in Ap-Dec
2003 |
% Growth/
Decline in Apr-Dec 2003/ Apr-Dec 2002 |
|
Total |
77.6224 |
34.3552 |
|
|
|
Inorganic
chemicals |
76.3827 |
32.5078 |
94.62 |
-55.17 |
|
Leather |
0.3189 |
0.6323 |
1.84 |
108.85 |
|
Metalifers ores
and metal scrap |
0.0504 |
0.6021 |
1.75 |
1159.55 |
|
Wool, Raw |
0.3558 |
0.2140 |
0.62 |
-36.65 |
|
Other
Commodities |
0.0771 |
0.2003 |
0.58 |
173.48 |
|
Woolen and
Cotton rags etc. |
0.1122 |
0.0905 |
0.26 |
-15.06 |
|
Raw hides and
skins |
0.0675 |
0.0754 |
0.22 |
17.58 |
|
Artificial
Resins, Plastic Materials, etc. |
0 |
0.0187 |
0.05 |
- |
|
Machine tools |
0 |
0.0095 |
0.03 |
- |
|
Non-Metalic
mineral mnfs Excluding Pearls |
0.0002 |
0.0027 |
0.01 |
1377.78 |
|
Other Textile
Yarn, Fabrics, Madeup articles |
0 |
0.0009 |
0.0026 |
- |
|
Machinery
Except Elect. & Electronic |
0 |
0.0001 |
0.0002 |
- |
|
Manufactures of
Metals |
0.0698 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Fruit &
Nuts exc. Cashew nuts |
0.0226 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Dyeing,
Tanning, Colouring materials |
0.0588 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Electrical
machinery except Electronic |
0.0629 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Organic
chemicals |
0.0376 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Essential Oil
and cosmetic preparations |
0.0058 |
0 |
- |
-100.00 |
|
Wood and wood
products |
0.0008 |
0 |
- |
-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 |
|
Travel, Tourism
and Recreation |
M.I.T. 2004 |
12.May.2004 |
Tunis - Tunisia |
KEY CONTACTS
H.E. Mr Elyes Kasri
Ambassador
Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia
A-42, Vasant Marg, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi- 110057
Tel. : 26145346, 26145349, 351
Fax: 26145301
Shri Ram Mohan,
Ambassador, Embassy of India
4, Place Didon Notre Dame
Tunis 1002
Tunisia
Telephone : +216-71-787819, 790968
Fax : +216-71-783394
Email : embass.india@email.ati.tn
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