Over the past decade, exports (measured in rupees) have grown by 21.7% on an average. Some commodities have enjoyed much faster export growth than others. Given below is the export performance, in Million US$, of some commodities during 1994-95 and its change in percentage terms over levels in 1993-94.
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Commodites % Share
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1994-95 % Change 1993-94 1994-95
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Tea 310.6 -8.0 1.52 1.18
Coffee 324.6 86.6 0.78 1.24
Pulses 28.8 22.7 0.11 0.11
Rice 376.3 -8.3 1.84 1.43
Tobbaco mnfg and Unmnfg 79.3 -46.1 0.66 0.30
Spices 193.2 6.5 0.82 0.74
Cashew 395.7 18.7 1.50 1.51
Sesame and Niger seeds 45.3 93.4 0.11 0.17
Spirit and Beverages 14.6 -0.5 0.07 0.06
Guargum meal 45.5 1.3 0.20 0.17
Oil meals 571.7 -22.8 3.33 2.18
Castor oil 136.3 47.8 0.41 0.52
Shellac 14.7 -29.7 0.09 0.06
Sugar and mollases 19.8 -65.2 0.26 0.08
Fruits and Vegetables 155.6 17.8 0.59 0.59
Processed fruits and juice 62.5 26.0 0.22 0.24
Misc processed items 57.6 40.7 0.18 0.22
Meat and preperations 125.8 14.5 0.49 0.48
Marine products 1,122.0 37.9 3.66 4.28
Cotton raw incl. waste 44.8 -78.5 0.94 0.17
Iron ore 417.0 -4.8 1.97 1.59
Coal 25.5 22.6 0.09 0.10
Processed minerals 257.3 21.3 0.95 0.98
Other ores and minerals 291.8 40.0 0.94 1.11
Leather and manufactures 1,055.8 25.4 3.79 4.03
Footwear of leather 501.8 9.7 2.06 1.91
Footwear of rubber canvas etc. 57.7 43.4 0.18 0.22
Sports goods 64.5 45.1 0.20 0.25
Gems and jewellery 4,502.6 12.7 17.97 17.17
Drugs, pharma and fine chemicals 794.4 24.0 2.88 3.03
Dyes inter' and coal tar chemicals 473.3 29.0 1.65 1.80
Inorganic/organic/agro chemicals 324.8 40.7 1.04 1.24
Cosmetics/toiletries 163.6 21.7 0.60 0.62
Rubber manufactured products 292.6 12.5 1.17 1.12
Paints/enamels/varnishes 121.3 21.4 0.45 0.46
Glass/cermcs/s/cement 196.9 20.4 0.74 0.75
Paper/wood products 151.1 37.9 0.49 0.58
Plastic and linoleum products 468.9 39.6 1.51 1.79
Residual chemicals and products 182.9 75.3 0.47 0.70
Ferro alloys 72.3 -9.9 0.36 0.28
Aluminium other than products 95.3 16.8 0.37 0.36
Non-ferrous metals 28.8 80.0 0.07 0.11
Manufactures of metals 749.7 13.1 2.98 2.86
Machine tools 54.1 26.5 0.19 0.21
Machinery and instruments 727.0 13.8 2.87 2.77
Transport equipment 766.5 29.5 2.66 2.92
Residual engineering items 18.2 24.9 0.07 0.07
Iron and steel bar/rods 103.7 -10.3 0.52 0.40
Primary and semif iron and steel 384.9 -15.0 2.04 1.47
Electronic goods 405.6 33.6 1.37 1.55
Manmade staple fibre 27.4 124.0 0.06 0.10
Cotton yarn fabrics madeups etc. 2,214.3 44.1 6.91 8.44
Natural silk yarn fabrics madeups 130.5 2.6 0.57 0.50
Manmade yarn fabrics madeups 616.9 44.9 1.91 2.35
Wollen yarn,fabrics,madeups etc. 61.0 21.6 0.23 0.23
Readymade garments cotton 2,493.6 26.7 8.85 9.51
Readymade garments silk 110.6 33.7 0.37 0.42
Readymade garments manmade fibres 445.3 14.4 1.75 1.70
Readymade garments wool 97.2 65.5 0.26 0.37
Readymade garments other textiles 117.8 34.6 0.39 0.45
Coir and coir manufactures 54.8 32.4 0.19 0.21
Jute mnfg excl. floor carvings 145.7 20.0 0.55 0.56
Carpet handmade 437.5 -3.6 2.04 1.67
Handicrafts excl. handmade carpets 382.6 20.1 1.43 1.46
Carpet millmade 105.2 5.0 0.45 0.40
Project goods 19.0 33.0 0.06 0.07
Petroleum and crude products 417.0 4.8 1.79 1.59
Other commodities 479.6 23.2 1.75 1.83
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Grand Total 26,230.6 18.0 100.00 100.00
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