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FOREIGN TRADE
30. FOREIGN TRADE
30.1 TOTAL VALUE OF FOREIGN TRADE THROUGH THE PORTS OF TAMIL NADU
BY AIR AND SEA 2006-07
Description / Value of Foreign Trade / Percentage share of Foreign Trade through Tamil Nadu Ports to All IndiaTamil Nadu / All India *
(Rs.in Crores)
Exports:
By Sea / 60,260
By Air / 7,499
Total / 67,759 / 5,71,779 / 11.85
Imports:
By Sea / 1,28,540
By Air / 30,495
Total / 1,59,035 / 8,40,506 / 18.92
GRAND TOTAL / 2,26,794 / 14,12,285 / 16.06
* - Break up figures not available
Source: Directorate General of Commerce & Intelligence & Statistics, Kolkata.
Compilation: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6.
CONTRIBUTION BY TAMIL NADU IN TRADING ACTIVITIES TOWARDS
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS 2006-07 ( RS. In Crores )
30.2 PORT-WISE EXPORTS AND IMPORTS IN TERMS OF VALUE THROUGH TAMILNADU BY SEA AND AIR 2006-07
Chennai / Cuddalore / Tuticorin / Naga-pattinam / Py- 03 Port
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
Total Exports / 39518 / - / 19625 / - / 565
Total Imports / 99954 / - / 24930 / - / 900
Contd.
Item / By Sea (Value Rs. in Crores) / TotalThiruka-diyur / EnnorePort / Ennore Minor / Kudankulam
1 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11
Total Exports / - / 552 / - / 60260
Total Imports / 393 / 2338 / 25 / 128540
Contd.
Item / By Air (Value Rs. in Crores) / TotalChennai / Coimbatore / Tiruchirappalli
1 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16
Total Exports / 7329 / 169 / 1 / 7499
Total Imports / 28296 / 2199 / - / 30495
Source: Administrative Report of Respective Port Trusts and Chennai Customs
Compilation: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6
30.3 EXPORTS OF CERTAIN COMMODITIES BY SEA AND AIR THROUGH
TAMIL NADU PORTS 2006-07
Commodity Group / Value of Exports(Rs. in Crores)
By Air / By Sea / Total
CHENNAI PORT
Tea, Coffee, mate & Spices / 1 / 418 / 419Cereals / @ / 206 / 206
Dairy produce bird’s eggs, honey and edible products of animal origin / 1 / 79 / 80
Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes / @ / 1181 / 1181
Oil seeds & oleaginous fruits, grains seeds etc. / 1 / 366 / 367
Beverages, Spirits and Vinegar / @ / 5 / 5
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and prepared edible fats & waxes / @ / 121 / 121
Sugar & Sugar confectionery / - / 1 / 1
Edible fruits, nuts, peel or citrus fruit or melons / 7 / 394 / 401
Edible vegetables & certain roots and tubers / 4 / 155 / 159
Preparation of vegetables fruits nuts or other parts of plants / @ / 422 / 422
Meat and Edible meat / @ / 5 / 5
Fish and crustaceans molasses and other aquatic invertebrates / 86 / 1225 / 1311
Preparation of meat of fish or
crustaceansmolasses or other aquatic invertebrates / @ / 1 / 1
Cotton / 62 / 1415 / 1477
Iron & Steel / 5 / 645 / 650
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation, ores slag, bituminous substances / 1 / 70 / 71
Articles of leather, saddler and travel goods, handbags etc., / 541 / 388 / 929
Footwear, guiters and parts of such articles / 1051 / 1316 / 2367
Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof / 1 / 8 / 9
Natural or cultured pearls precious or semi precious stones, articles thereof and imitation jewellery / 1 / 4 / 5
Pharmaceutical products / 296 / 808 / 1104
In organic chemicals, Organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals or radioactive / 4 / 286 / 290
Essential oils and resinoids perfumery cosmetics or toilet preparations / 193 / 172 / 365
Soap, organic surface active agents, washing preparations, candles, modelling paste etc., / @ / 56 / 56
Rubber and articles thereof / 16 / 930 / 946
Ceramic products / 1 / 97 / 98
Glass and glassware / 1 / 144 / 145
Plastic and articles thereof / 20 / 513 / 533
Aluminum and articles thereof / 5 / 133 / 138
30.3 EXPORTS OF CERTAIN COMMODITIES BY SEA AND AIR THROUGH TAMIL NADU PORTS 2006-07 (Contd.)
Commodity Group / Value of Exports (Rs. in Crores)By Air / By Sea / Total
Other base metals cermets articles thereof / 2 / 2 / 4
Tools, implements cutlery, spoons forks of basic metal parts thereof / 33 / 46 / 79
Miscellaneous articles of base metals / 1 / 74 / 75
Vehicles other than Railway tramway rolling stock and parts and accessories thereof / 75 / 4885 / 4960
Manmade stapple fibres / 1 / 112 / 113
Silk / 15 / 47 / 62
Special woven fabrics tufted textiles trimmings and embroidery / 18 / 4 / 22
Impregnated coated covered or laminated Textile, fabrics articles etc., / 1 / 13 / 14
Knitted or crocheted fabrics / 1 / 11 / 12
Products of animal origin not elsewhere specified or included / 112 / 433 / 545
Salt, Sulpher plastering materials lime and cement / 1 / 1310 / 1311
Organic chemicals / 235 / 992 / 1227
Fertilisers / @ / 1 / 1
Tanning, dyeing extracts paints, varnishes and inks / 3 / 98 / 101
Photographic or cinematographic goods / 21 / 4 / 25
Miscellaneous chemical products / @ / 6 / 6
Raw hides, skins and leather / 849 / 617 / 1466
Wood and articles of wood thereof / 1 / 48 / 49
Pulp of wood or other fibrous, waste and scrap of paper or paper board / - / 1 / 1
Paper and paper board and articles thereof / 3 / 437 / 440
Printed books newspapers pictures and products of printing etc., / 10 / 53 / 63
Carpets and other textile floor coverings / 7 / 11 / 18
Other made up textiles, articles sets, worn Clothing and worn textile articles / 80 / 1001 / 1081
Prepared feathers and down articles made of feather articles of human hair etc., / 25 / 32 / 57
Musical instruments parts & accessories of such articles / @ / 2 / 2
30.3 EXPORTS OF CERTAIN COMMODITIES BY SEA AND AIR THROUGH TAMIL NADU PORTS 2006-07 (Concld.)
Commodity Group / Value of Exports (Rs. in Lakhs)By Air / By Sea / Total
Arms and ammunitions and parts thereof / 4 / - / 4
Furniture bedding mattress supports cushion, lamps light fitting pre-fabricated buildings / 5 / 67 / 72
Others / 3528 / 17647 / 21175
ChennaiPort Total / 7329 / 39518 / 46847
II / Coimbatore / 169 / - / 169
III / Tiruchy (Perishable Commodity) / 1 / - / 1
IV / Tuticoirn / - / 19625 / 19625
V / Py 03 / - / 565 / 565
VI / Ennore Port Ltd.(Government of India Undertaking) / - / 552 / 552
Grand Total / 7499 / 60260 / 67759
@ - Negligible
Source: Administrative Report of Respective Port Trusts
Compilation: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6
30.4 IMPORTS OF CERTAIN COMMODITIES BY SEA AND AIR THROUGH
TAMIL NADU PORTS 2006-07
Commodity Group / Value of Imports (Rs. in Crores)By Air / By Sea / Total
I CHENNAIPORT
1 / Cereals / @ / 67 / 67
2 / Dairy produce eggs, honey & edible products of animal origin / @ / 3 / 3
3 / Edible fruits and nuts, peel or citrus fruit or melon / @ / 76 / 76
4 / Coffee, tea, mate & spices / 1 / 181 / 182
5 / Sugar & sugar confectionery / - / 1 / 1
6 / Oil seeds, oleaginous fruits, grains seeds & plants etc., / 6 / 112 / 118
7 / Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers / @ / 1253 / 1253
8 / Miscellaneous edible preparations / 1 / 33 / 34
9 / Salt, Sulpher, earths & stone plastering Materials,
Lime & Cement / 1 / 309 / 310
10 / Ores, slag and ash, mineral fuels, mineral oils, bituminous substance & mineral wax / 1 / 37466 / 37467
11 / In – organic chemicals, organic or inorganic Compound of precious metals etc., / 214 / 784 / 998
12 / Organic chemicals / 657 / 3051 / 3708
13 / Pharmaceutical products / 891 / 122 / 1013
14 / Fertilisers / @ / 709 / 709
15 / Tanning or dyeing extract dyes, paints and Varnishes and inks / 26 / 430 / 456
16 / Essential oils and resinoids, perfumery, Cosmetic or toilet preparations / 26 / 209 / 235
17 / Soap. Organic surface active agents, washing preparations, waxes, candles and other dental preparations / 17 / 201 / 218
18 / Photographic or Cinematographic goods / 26 / 388 / 414
19 / Miscellaneous chemical products / 129 / 723 / 852
20 / Plastic and articles thereof / 99 / 1969 / 2068
21 / Rubber and articles thereof / 97 / 1281 / 1378
22 / Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic Material, paper and paper board / 40 / 1853 / 1893
23 / Wood and articles of wood/wood charcoal / 1 / 378 / 379
24 / Silk / 1 / 883 / 884
25 / Wool, fine or coarse animal hair, horse hair Yarn and woven fabrics / 6 / 77 / 83
30.4 IMPORTS OF CERTAIN COMMODITIES BY SEA AND AIR THROUGH
TAMIL NADU PORTS 2006-07 (Concld.)
Commodity Group / Value of Imports (Rs. in Crores)By Air / By Sea / Total
26 / Man-made filaments / 16 / 282 / 298
27 / Man-made Stapple fibres / 15 / 162 / 177
28 / Other madeup textile articles, sets, worn clothing & worn textile articles & rugs / 2 / 13 / 15
29 / Raw hides and skins and leather / 301 / 994 / 1295
30 / Articles of leather, saddlery, travel goods, Handbags and articles of animal gut / 6 / 38 / 44
31 / Animal or vegetable fats and oils and products, edible fat & waxes / @ / 1533 / 1533
32 / Cotton / 46 / 701 / 747
33 / Printed books newspapers journals etc. / 972 / 48 / 1020
34 / Ceramic products / 26 / 167 / 193
35 / Glass and glassware / 32 / 355 / 387
36 / Natural or cultured pearl precious or semi precious stones, metals & precious metals and articles thereof / 7992 / 174 / 8166
37 / Iron and steel / 20 / 3900 / 3920
38 / Articles of iron & steel / 98 / 1769 / 1867
39 / Copper and articles thereof / 9 / 327 / 336
40 / Nickel and articles thereof / 12 / 82 / 94
41 / Aluminum and articles thereof / 8 / 946 / 954
42 / Lead and articles thereof / 6 / 587 / 593
43 / Zinc and articles thereof / @ / 119 / 119
44 / Tin and articles thereof / @ / 41 / 41
45 / Miscellaneous articles of
base metal / 50 / 197 / 247
46 / Electrical machinery, equipments
and parts thereof sound recorders and reproduces TV image / 6798 / 8751 / 15549
47 / Railway locomotives rolling stock,
Rly. Trace fixture and fittings, signalling equipments of all kinds / 3 / 124 / 127
48 / Vehicles other than Rly. or tramway, parts & accessories thereof / 129 / 2992 / 3121
49 / Aircrafts, Spacecrafts and parts
thereof / 53 / 2 / 55
50 / Ships, boats floating structures / 4 / 875 / 879
51 / Clocks and watches and parts thereof / 85 / 9 / 94
52 / Others / 9373 / 22207 / 31580
CHENNAI PORT TOTAL / 28296 / 99954 / 128250
II / Coimbatore / 2199 / -- / 2199
III / Thoothukudi / - / 24930 / 24930
IV / Thirukadayur / -- / 393 / 393
V / EnnoreMinorPort / -- / 25 / 25
VI / PY 03 port / -- / 900 / 900
VII / EnnorePort (Government of India undertaking) / -- / 2338 / 2338
Grand Total / 30495 / 128540 / 159035
@ - Negligible
Source: Administrative Report of Respective Port Trusts.
Compilation: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6
30.5 VALUE OF EXPORT OF COMMODITIES BY SEA THROUGH TAMIL NADU PORTS DURING 2006-07
Commodity Group / Name of theCountry / Value
(Rs. in Crores)
1. Vehicles other than Railway, Tramway,
Rolling Stock and parts and accessories there of / South Africa / 456
Italy / 420
The United States / 398
Mexico / 393
Algeria / 387
Germany / 336
The united Kingdom / 286
Columbia / 249
Korea / 198
Thailand / 158
Singapore / 153
Netherland / 133
Argentina / 120
Sri Lanka / 110
Spain / 97
Turkey / 95
Greece / 89
Other Countries / 807
Total / 4885
2. Fish and Crustaceans, Molasses and other Acquatic invertibrates / The United States / 378
Belgium / 200
The United Kingdom / 147
Canada / 106
Japan / 71
Australia / 48
Spain / 60
Vietnam / 20
France / 35
Germany / 35
UAE / 32
Other Countries / 93
Total / 1225
3. Iron and Steel / Brazil / 73
Philiphines / 70
Sri Lanka / 63
Saudi Arabia / 57
The United States / 51
Korea / 47
Taiwan / 35
Japan / 30
Thailand / 26
China / 24
Sewden / 20
The United Kingdom / 18
Italy / 14
Canada / 12
Other Countries / 105
Total / 645
30.5 VALUE OF EXPORT OF COMMODITIES BY SEA THROUGH TAMIL NADU PORTS DURING 2006-07 (Contd.)
Commodity Group / Name of theCountry / Value
(Rs. in Crores)
4. Cotton / Korea / 266
China / 118
Sri Lanka / 89
The United States / 85
Japan / 58
Turkey / 51
Malaysia / 50
Hong Kong / 49
Taiwan / 48
Italy / 47
UAE / 37
Bahrain / 26
Russia / 22
Indonesia / 20
Egypt / 16
Portugal / 16
Israel / 15
The United Kingdom / 15
Other Countries / 387
Total / 1415
5. Salt, Sulphur, Plastering Materials,
Limeand Cement / China / 476
The United States / 137
Italy / 136
Hong Kong / 117
Taiwan / 84
Japan / 40
UAE / 36
Saudi Arabia / 27
Spain / 27
Germany / 21
U.K / 20
Belgium / 20
Malaysia / 15
Other Countries / 154
Total / 1310
6. Organic Chemicals / U.S. / 170
Netherland / 66
Japan / 65
China / 60
Singapore / 57
Brazil / 48
Germany / 34
Vietnam / 32
Nigeria / 26
Thailand / 24
U.K / 22
Taiwan / 21
Indonesia / 19
Malaysia / 18
Spain / 18
Portugal / 17
Italy / 16
korea / 16
30.5 VALUE OF EXPORT OF COMMODITIES BY SEA THROUGH TAMIL NADU PORTS DURING 2006-07 (Contd.)
Commodity Group / Name of theCountry / Value
(Rs. in Crores)
6. Organic Chemicals- Contd. / Belgium / 12
Other Countries / 251
Total / 992
7. Other made up Textile articles sets worn
clothing and worn textile articles / U.SA. / 444
U.K. / 68
Japan / 57
France / 47
Australia / 42
Germany / 36
Canada / 30
Sweden / 27
Belgium / 25
Spain / 22
South Africa / 19
Netherland / 18
Malaysia / 16
Italy / 14
Norway / 14
Sri Lanka / 12
Other Countries / 110
Total / 1001
8. Footwear, Guitar and parts of such articles / U.S.A / 380
Germany / 228
Italy / 293
United Kingdom / 158
Portugal / 64
Netherland / 55
France / 38
Denmark / 18
UAE / 15
Australia / 11
Other countries / 56
Total / 1316
9. Rubber and articles there of / U.S.A. / 121
Pakistan / 79
Philippines / 72
Nigeria / 51
Iran / 47
Australia / 45
Kenya / 42
Saudi Arabia / 27
Singapore / 26
Vietnam Democratic Republic / 23
Sri Lanka / 22
Egypt / 22
Italy / 20
United Arab Emirates / 19
Spain / 14
Malaysia / 13
U.K / 12
Germany / 11
Other Countries / 264
Total / 930
30.5 VALUE OF EXPORT OF COMMODITIES BY SEA THROUGH TAMIL NADU PORTS DURING 2006-07 (Concld.)
Commodity Group / Name of theCountry / Value
(Rs. in Crores)
10. Raw hides, skins and leather / Hong Kong / 206
Italy / 136
Spain / 38
Vietnam / 19
Germany / 26
France / 26
U.S.A. / 21
South Africa / 26
Netherland / 16
Mexico / 11
Portugal / 10
Other Countries / 82
Total / 617
11. Pharmaceutical Products / Brazil / 122
Srilanka / 71
U.S / 64
U.K / 59
Netherland / 44
Nigeria / 36
Turkey / 36
Australia / 34
Vietnam / 33
Hongkong / 20
Germany / 14
Spain / 11
Canada / 11
South Africa / 11
Kenya / 10
Other Countries / 232
Total / 808
12. Plastic and Articles there of / U.S.A. / 140
United Kingdom / 51
Thailand / 40
United Arab Emirates / 33
Hong Kong / 28
Denmark / 26
Australia / 18
Italy / 15
Singapore / 13
Spain / 11
Other Countries / 138
Total / 513
Grand Total / 15657
Source: Administrative Reports of Respective Port Trusts
Compilation: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6
30.6 VALUE OF EXPORT OF COMMODITIES BY AIR THROUGH TAMIL NADU PORTS DURING 2006-07
Commodity Group / Name of the Country / Value(Rs. in Crores)
1. Footwear, Guitars and Parts of such articles / Italy / 226
Germany / 171
United Kingdom / 134
France / 93
Portugal / 73
Spain / 58
Switzerland / 46
U.S.A. / 41
Austria / 26
Hungary / 26
Netherland / 18
Thailand / 12
Other Countries / 128
Total / 1052
2. Raw Hides, Skins and leather / Hong Kong / 480
KoreanRepublic / 67
Italy / 45
China / 44
Vietnam Democratic Republic / 43
Germany / 42
U.S. / 16
Spain / 15
France / 11
Indonesia / 9
Japan / 9
Other Countries / 68
Total / 849
3. Articles of Leather Saddlery and Travel Goods, Hand Bags etc., / Italy / 146
The United States / 102
Spain / 62
Germany / 52
The United Kingdom / 36
France / 31
Canada / 18
Australia / 17
Other Countries / 77
Total / 541
4. Pharmaceutical Products / United States / 131
Italy / 22
Switzerland / 16
Germany / 15
Turkey / 9
China / 7
Other Countries / 96
Total / 296
30.6 VALUE OF EXPORT OF COMMODITIES BY AIR THROUGH TAMIL NADU PORTS DURING 2006-07 (Concld.)
Commodity Group / Name of theCountry / Value
(Rs. in Crores)
5. Organic chemicals / U.S.A. / 55
Italy / 47
Germany / 26
Japan / 16
Singapore / 8
Turkey / 8
Other Countries / 75
Total / 235
6. Other made up textiles articles sets
worn clothing worn textiles articles / United States of America / 31
United Kingdom / 9
Germany / 7
France / 6
Japan / 6
Other Countries / 21
Total / 80
7. Vehicles other than Tramway, rolling
stock and parts and accessories thereof / United States of America / 16
United Kingdom / 8
Belgium / 8
Germany / 7
Other Countries / 36
Total / 75
Grand Total / 3128
Source: Administrative Reports of Respective Port Trusts
Compilation: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6
30.7 VALUE OF IMPORT OF COMMODITIES BY SEA THROUGH TAMIL NADU PORTS DURING 2006-07
Commodity Group / Name of theCountry / Value
(Rs. in Crores)
1. Ores, Slag and ash, Minerals, fuels,
mineral oil, Bituminous substance and
mineral wax / Saudi Arabia / 9958
Iraq / 8413
United Arab Emirates / 3782
Iran / 3047
Malaysia / 2877
Indonesia / 985
China / 574
United States of America / 423
Nigeria / 347
Switzerland / 289
South Africa / 215
Korea / 191
Australia / 123
Singapore / 69
Hongkong / 45
Japan / 43
Germany / 35
U.K. / 28
Other Countries / 6022
Total / 37466
2. Electrical Machinery, Equipment’s and
parts there of sound recorders and reproduce
Television images / China / 2462
Korea / 2121
Germany / 674
Singapore / 538
United States of America / 424
Hong Kong / 412
Taiwan / 296
Thailand / 261
Japan / 259
Denmark / 212
Malaysia / 207
Italy / 163
Spain / 103
Philipines / 75
Indonesia / 71
Srilanka / 62
France / 62
U.K. / 60
Belgium / 44
Finland / 40
Austria / 38
Sweden / 35
Netherland / 25
Pakistan / 19
U.A.E. / 15
Other countries / 73
Total / 8751
30.7 VALUE OF IMPORT OF COMMODITIES BY SEA THROUGH TAMIL NADU PORTS DURING 2006-07 (Contd.)
Commodity Group / Name of theCountry / Value
(Rs. in Crores)
3. Iron and Steel / Korea / 588
China / 411
United States of America / 346
Japan / 344
United Kingdom / 294
Germany / 262
Singapore / 145
Thailand / 144
Malaysia / 129
U.A.E. / 123
Russia / 105
Sweden / 79
South Africa / 76
Belgium / 66
Italy / 56
France / 56
Taiwan / 55
Australia / 52
Spain / 50
Kwait / 42
Canada / 37
Netherland / 25
Saudi Arabia / 23
Poland / 19
Other Countries / 383
Total / 3900
4. Vehicles other than Railway or tramway
parts and Accessories there of / Korea / 1185
Germany / 409
Japan / 296
China / 236
United Kingdom / 152
Singapore / 137
Sweden / 109
Thailand / 107
U.S.A. / 81
Italy / 69
France / 26
Spain / 15
Poland / 13
Other Countries / 157
Total / 2992
30.7 VALUE OF IMPORT OF COMMODITIES BY SEA THROUGH TAMIL NADU PORTS DURING 2006-07 (Contd.)
Commodity Group / Name of theCountry / Value
(Rs. in Crores)
5. Organic Chemicals / China / 1543
Germany / 190
Saudi Arabia / 100
Japan / 137
Taiwan / 154
Singapore / 108
Netherland / 91
U.S. / 117
Malaysia / 99
Switzerland / 63
Belgium / 59
Thailand / 56
U.K / 56
France / 52
Indonesia / 41
Korea / 39
U.A.E. / 14
Other Countries / 132
Total / 3051
6. Animal or Vegetable fats and oil products / Indonesia / 799
Singapore / 239
Argentina / 220
Malaysia / 71
Russia / 65
Sri Lanka / 23
Brazil / 21
Thailand / 17
Other Countries / 78
Total / 1533
7. Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulose
material paper and paper boards / Indonesia / 237
Canada / 233
Germany / 203
China / 186
U.S.A / 180
Russia / 156
Korea / 94
United Kingdom / 86
Sweden / 63
Finland / 61
Netherland / 61
Singapore / 59
Italy / 40
Austria / 28
Hong Kong / 26
Japan / 14
Other Countries / 126
Total / 1853
30.7 VALUE OF IMPORT OF COMMODITIES BY SEA THROUGH TAMIL NADU PORTS DURING 2006-07 (Contd.)
Commodity Group / Name of theCountry / Value
(Rs. in Crores)
8. Plastics and Articles / Saudi Arabia / 218
Singapore / 193
China / 189
Korea / 163
U.S.A. / 149
Germany / 143
Thailand / 101
Japan / 93
Netherland / 91
Italy / 65
Belgium / 65
Taiwan / 63
Malaysia / 60
U.A.E. / 54
United Kingdom / 46
Hong Kong / 37
France / 28
Switzerland / 21
Spain / 17
Other Countries / 173
Total / 1969
9. Articles of Iron and Steel / Korea / 271
China / 255
Singapore / 212
Japan / 189
U.S.A. / 140
Indonesia / 116
France / 107
Germany / 101
Italy / 83
Spain / 64
U.K. / 25
Taiwan / 22
U.A.E. / 17
Belgium / 15
Malaysia / 14
Other countries / 138
Total / 1769
30.7 VALUE OF IMPORT OF COMMODITIES BY SEA THROUGH TAMIL NADU PORTS DURING 2006-07 (Concld.)
Commodity Group / Name of theCountry / Value
(Rs. in Crores)
10. Raw hides and skins / Italy / 110
Saudi Arabia / 106
Argentina / 77
Egypt / 59
Spain / 48
Netherland / 42
Newzealand / 41
Hong Kong / 39
Germany / 32
Switzerland / 32
U.S.A. / 29
China / 25
U.A.E. / 24
Australia / 23
Brazil / 18
Other countries / 289
Total / 994
Grand Total / 64278
Source: Administrative Reports of Respective Port Trusts
Compilation: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai - 6
30.8 VALUE OF IMPORT OF COMMODITIES BY AIR THROUGH TAMIL NADU PORTS
DURING 2006-07
Commodity Group
/ Name of the Country / Value (Rs. in Cr.)1. Electrical Machinery, .Equipment, and
parts there of sound recorders and
reproduces TV image / China / 1371
U.S.A. / 993
Hong Kong / 857
Singapore / 779
Sweden / 583
Finland / 412
Korea / 310
Germany / 272
Malaysia / 204
U.K. / 171
Japan / 113
France / 89
Israel / 85
Taiwan / 76
UAE / 44
Egypt / 47
Denmark / 47
Mexico / 41
Switzerland / 31
Belgium / 18
Other Countries / 255
Total / 6798
2. Natural or Cultural pearl precious or
semi precious stones metals and
precious metal and articles there. / Switzerland / 5059
Australia / 1196
South Africa / 860
U.A.E. / 595
U.S.A. / 100
Germany / 91
Hong Kong / 47
Other Countries / 44
Total / 7992
3. Organic Chemicals
/ China / 344Italy / 56
Japan / 54
Austria / 50
U.K. / 28
Germany / 17
Hong Kong / 16
U.S.A. / 16
France / 13
Other Countries / 63
Total / 657
30.8 VALUE OF IMPORT OF COMMODITIES BY AIR THROUGH TAMIL NADU PORTS
DURING 2006-07 (Concld.)
Commodity Group
/ Name of the Country / Value (Rs. in Cr.)4. Raw hides, Skins and Leather
/ Italy / 130U.K. / 19
Indonesia / 43
Germany / 24
Austria / 11
Netherland / 10
Spain / 9
Argentina / 9
Other Countries / 46
Total / 301
5. Printed books, Newspapers and
Journals / Singapore / 913
U.S. / 24
U.K. / 16
Other countries / 19
TOTAL / 972
Grand Total / 16720
Source: Administrative Reports of Respective Port Trusts
Compilation: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai - 6
30.9 TIME SERIES DATA - FOREIGN TRADE
Years / Value (Rs. in Crores)Exports / Imports
1991-92 / 5389.88 / 5359.21
1992-93 / 6884.23 / 7310.65
1993-94 / 9085.80 / 8111.80
1994-95 / 12460.09 / 12541.53
1995-96 / 15832.83 / 17416.72
1996-97 / 17596.27 / 14966.54
1997-98 / 16529.64 / 36877.89
1998-99 / 18771.28 / 23482.90
1999-00 / 26983.75 / 25600.16
2000-01 / 11736.96 / 18821.37
2001-02 / 12631.24 / 18628.05
2002-03 / 25039.00 / 35697.00
2003-04 / 33068.00 / 43798.00
2004-05 / 34782.00 / 78740.00
2005-06 / 51298.00 / 112983.00
2006-07 / 67759.00 / 159035.00
Source: Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai-6