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F. No. 1(5)/2012-EPLGovernment of India

Ministry of Commerce and IndustryDepartment of Commerce

Economic Division********

New Delhi, the 11th January, 2013

PRESS RELEASE

INDIAS FOREIGN TRADE: DECEMBER, 2012

A. EXPORTS (including re-exports)

Exports during December, 2012 were valued at US $ 24877.57 million (Rs. 135950.47crore) which was 1.92 per cent lower in Dollar terms (1.75 per cent higher in Rupee terms) thanthe level of US $ 25365.69 million (Rs. 133618.61 crore) during December, 2011. Cumulativevalue of exports for the period April-December 2012 -13 was US $ 214099.77 million (Rs1166438.69) as against US $ 226551.09 million (Rs 1066668.31 crore) registering a negative

growth of 5.50 per cent in Dollar terms and growth of 9.35 per cent in Rupee terms over thesame period last year.B. IMPORTS

Imports during December, 2012 were valued at US $ 42549.50 million(Rs.232523.66 crore) representing a growth of 6.26 per cent in Dollar terms and 10.23 percent in Rupee terms over the level of imports valued at US $ 40044.06 million ( Rs.210939.69 crore) in December, 2011. Cumulative value of imports for the period April-December, 2012-13 was US $ 361271.88 million (Rs. 1967521.83 crore) as against US $363867.81 million (Rs. 1714432.42 crore) registering a negative growth of 0.71 per cent in

Dollar terms and growth of 14.76 per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year.C. CRUDE OIL AND NON-OIL IMPORTS:

Oil imports during December, 2012 were valued at US $ 14429.7 million which was23.56 per cent higher than oil imports valued at US $ 11678.7 million in the correspondingperiod last year. Oil imports during April-December, 2012-13 were valued at US $ 124520.8million which was 12.18 per cent higher than the oil imports of US $ 111002.9 million in thecorresponding period last year.

Non-oil imports during December, 2012 were estimated at US $ 28119.8 million whichwas 0.87 per cent lower than non-oil imports of US $ 28365.4 million in December, 2011.Non-oil imports during April - December, 2012-13 were valued at US $ 236751.1 million which

was 6.37 per cent lower than the level of such imports valued at US $ 252864.9 million inApril - December, 2011-12.

D. TRADE BALANCE

The trade deficit for April - December, 2012-13 was estimated at US $ 147172.11million which was higher than the deficit of US $ 137316.72 million during April -December,2011-12.

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EXPORTS & IMPORTS : (US $ Million)

(PROVISIONAL)

DECEMBER APRIL-DECEMBEREXPORTS(including re-exports)

2011-12 25365.69 226551.092012-13 24877.57 214099.77

%Growth2012-13/ 2011-2012 -1.92 -5.50

IMPORTS

2011-12 40044.06 363867.81

2012-13 42549.50 361271.88

%Growth2012-13/ 2011-2012 6.26 -0.71

TRADE BALANCE

2011-12 -14678.37 -137316.72

2012-13 -17671.93 -147172.11

EXPORTS & IMPORTS : (Rs. Crore)(PROVISIONAL) DECEMBER APRIL-DECEMBER

EXPORTS(including re-exports)

2011-12 133618.61 1066668.312012-13 135950.47 1166438.69

%Growth2012-13/ 2011-2012 1.75 9.35

IMPORTS

2011-12 210939.69 1714432.42

2012-13 232523.66 1967521.83

%Growth2012-13/ 2011-2012 10.23 14.76

TRADE BALANCE

2011-12 -77321.08 -647764.112012-13 -96573.19 -801083.14