Exports

Exports during 2017-18 are at US $ 302.84 Billion registering a growth of 9.78 per cent in dollar terms vis-à-vis 2016-17.

Exports during March 2018 were valued at US $ 29.11 Billion as compared to US $ 29.30 Billion during March 2017 exhibited negative growth of 0.66 per cent. In Rupee terms, exports were valued at Rs. 1.8 lakh crore as compared to Rs. 1.9 lakh crore during March 2017, registering a fall of 1.95 per cent.

Commodities that showed a positive growth were:

Imports

Imports during March 2018 were valued at US $ 42.80 Billion (Rs 2.7 lakh crore) which was 7.15 per cent higher in Dollar terms and 5.75 per cent higher in Rupee terms over the level of imports valued at US $ 39.95 Billion (Rs. 2.6 lakh crore) in March 2017.

Cumulative value of imports for the period April-March 2017-18 was US $ 459.67 Billion (Rs. 29.6 lakh crore) as against US $ 384.36 Billion (Rs. 25.7 lakh crore) registering a positive growth of 19.59 per cent in Dollar terms and 14.94 per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year.

Crude Oil

Oil imports during March 2018 were valued at US $ 11.11 Billion which was 13.92 percent higher than oil imports valued at US $ 9.75 Billion in March 2017. Oil imports during April- March 2017-18 were valued at US $ 109.11 Billion which was 25.47 per cent higher than the oil imports of US $ 86.96 Billion in the corresponding period last year.