Indias Foreign Trade Data : August, 2009

India’s Foreign Trade Data : August, 2009

India’s exports during August, 2009 were valued at US $ 14289 million (Rs. 69066 crore) which was 19.4 per cent lower in dollar terms (minus 9.2 per cent in Rupee terms) than the level of US$ 17724 million (Rs. 76103 crore) during August, 2008. Cumulative value of exports for the period April- August, 2009  was US$ 64129  million (Rs. 311715  crore) as against US $ 92959  million (Rs. 391841  crore) registering a  negative growth of 31  per cent in Dollar terms and 20.4  per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year.

India’s imports during August, 2009 were valued at US $ 22661 million (Rs. 109533  crore) representing a decrease of  32.4  per cent in dollar terms (minus 23.9  per cent in Rupee terms)  over the level of imports valued at US $ 33512  million ( Rs. 143890  crore) in August, 2008. Cumulative value of imports for the period April- August 2009 was US$ 102300   million (Rs. 497108 crore) as against US$ 153691  million (Rs. 648041 crore) registering a negative growth of  33.4 per cent in Dollar terms and 23.3 per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year.

Oil imports during August, 2009 were valued at US $ 6281   million which was 45.5  per cent lower than oil imports valued at US $  11521 million in the corresponding period last year.   Oil imports during April- August, 2009 were valued at US$ 28275  million which was 47.4 per cent lower than the oil imports of US $ 53742 million in the corresponding period last year.

Non-oil imports during August, 2009 were estimated at US $ 16380 million which was 25.5 per cent lower than non-oil imports of US $ 21991 million in August, 2008. Non-oil imports during April- August, 2009 were valued at US$ 74024 million which was 25.9 per cent lower than the level of such imports valued at US$99949 million in April- August, 2008.

The trade deficit for April- August, 2009 was estimated at US $38171 million which was lower than the deficit of US $ 60732 million during April-August, 2008.