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External Sector 101

3.15 Crude Petroleum continues to be the highest imported commodity in April-November,
2020, accounting for 14.3 per cent share vis-à-vis 21.0 per cent in April-November, 2019
(Figure10). The share of gold imports reduced to 5.6 per cent in April-November, 2020 from
6.3 per cent in corresponding period a year ago, slipping to third position from second earlier.
Computer hardware and peripherals is one of the new additions in the list of top 10 import
commodities in April-November, 2020, accounting for 3.0 per cent of total imports driven by
increased demand due to more people working from home.

Figure 10: Top 10 Import Commodities in April-November 2020 and April-November 2019
[By Share in Per cent]

Apr-Nov. Petroleum: Crude
2020 3.0 Petroleum Products
3.1
2.9 2.6 2.5 14.3 Gold
2.7 Telecom Instruments
3.6 Coal,Coke and Briquittes etc
4.0 21.0
Pearl, Precious, Semiprecious
4.6 Stones
Apr-Nov. Electronics Components
2019
4.3 Organic Chemicals
4.8
6.0 Vegetable Oils
3.2 5.5
4.4 6.3 Computer Hardware, Peripherals
Industrial Machinery for dairy, etc
4.5 5.6
Iron And Steel
Source: DoC
3.16 Among the top 10 countries for import origin, China continues to be the largest import
source for India in April-November, 2020, with share of imports rising to 17.7 per cent, up from
14.5 per cent in April-November, 2019 (Figure 11). While Switzerland does not appear to be the
among the top 10 import sources, Germany is the new addition in the list accounting for 3.7 per
cent share of total imports.

Figure 11: Top 10 Import Sources in April-November 2020 and April-November 2019
[By Share in Per cent]
17.7
18
% Share in Apr-Nov 2020 % Share in Apr-Nov 2019
16 14.5
14
12
Per cent 10 8 7.5 7.7

6 6.0 6.0 5.6 4.7
4.3 3.6 4.2 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.4 4.0
4 3.3 2.9 3.2 3.0
2
0
China PRP USA UAE Hong Kong Saudi Arabia Germany Iraq Indonesia Korea RP Singapore Switzerland

Source: DoC