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EXPORTS |
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The Ministry of Textiles has anticipated that the value of silk export earnings will reach around 712 million US$ (Rs. 3200 crore) during the year 2006-07. The export of 717 million US$ (Rs. 3244.44 crore)
has been achieved during April-March
period of the year 2006-07, which is
100.7% achievement of the target in dollar
terms (101.4% in rupee terms) as compared to corresponding period of the year 2005-06 which was 721.53 million US $ (Rs. 3194.20 crore). The data about the status of silk export earnings during the period April to March of the year 2006-07 compared to the corresponding period of the year 2005-06 is given inTable 1.
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TABLE-I : TOTAL EXPORT EARNINGS OF SILK ITEMS |
(Value : Crore Rs. / Million US $) |
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MARCH |
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Itemwise Exports |
2007 |
2006 |
% Increase / Decrease |
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Rs. |
US$ |
Rs. |
US$ |
Rs. |
US$ |
Natural Silk Yarn, Fabrics, Made-ups
Readymade Garments
Silk Carpet
Silkwaste |
141.61
144.60
4.83
2.63
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32.16
32.84
1.10
0.60
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150.26
122.14
8.31
2.22
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33.78
27.46
1.87
0.50
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-5.8
18.4
-41.9
18.5
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-4.8
19.6
-41.3
19.7
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Total |
293.67 |
66.70 |
282.93 |
63.61 |
3.8 |
4.9 |
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APRIL TO MARCH |
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Itemwise Exports |
2006-07 |
2005-06 |
% Increase / Decrease |
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Rs. |
US$ |
Rs. |
US$ |
Rs. |
US$ |
Natural Silk Yarn, Fabrics, Madeups
Readymade Garments
Silk Carpet
Silkwaste |
1933.52
1164.81
124.01
22.10 |
427.30
257.42
27.41
4.88 |
2228.28
842.06
103.36
19.90 |
503.47
190.21
23.35
4.50 |
-13.3
38.3
20.0
11.1 |
-15.1
35.3
17.4
8.7 |
Total |
3244.44 |
717.00 |
3194.20 |
721.53 |
1.6 |
-0.6 |
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COUNTRYWISE SILK EXPORTS :- |
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U.S.A., U.K., Italy, U.A.E. and German
P. Republic are the top five countries
importing Indian silk goods (in value
terms) during April to February period of
the year 2006-07 and accounted for
25.6%, 10.9%, 6.8%, 6.5% and 6.1%,
respectively of the total export arnings.
They altogether accounted for 369.67
million US $ (Rs. 1676.81 crore) which
was 55.9% of total export earnings of
660.98 million US$ (Rs. 2998.22 crore)
during the period. The countrywise silk
export earnings during the April-February
period of the year 2006-07 along with the
data of corresponding period of the year
2005-06 are shown in Table II. |
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TABLE-II: COUNTRYWISE SILK EXPORT EARNINGS |
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(Value : Crore Rs. / Million US$) |
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APRIL TO MARCH |
Country Share |
Country + |
2006-07 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2005-06 |
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Rs. |
US$ |
Rs. |
US$ |
% |
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U.S.A. |
838.44 |
185.29 |
919.13 |
207.62 |
25.8 |
28.8 |
U.K. |
360.81 |
79.74 |
313.51 |
70.82 |
11.1 |
9.8 |
ITALY |
224.56 |
49.63 |
237.76 |
53.71 |
6.9 |
7.4 |
HONDURAS |
196.10 |
43.34 |
2.53 |
0.57 |
6.0 |
0.1 |
U.A.E. |
198.23 |
43.81 |
170.94 |
38.61 |
6.1 |
5.4 |
GERMAN P. REP |
180.01 |
39.78 |
198.01 |
44.73 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
SPAIN |
171.60 |
37.92 |
182.84 |
41.30 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
FRANCE |
118.56 |
26.20 |
136.60 |
31.31 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
SAUDI ARABIA |
86.21 |
19.05 |
66.66 |
15.06 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
HONG KONG |
84.41 |
18.65 |
163.90 |
37.02 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
OTHERS |
785.51 |
173.59 |
800.52 |
180.78 |
24.2 |
25.1 |
Total |
3244.44 |
717.00 |
3194.20 |
721.53 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
+ Refers to top 10 importing countries |
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ITEMWISE ANALYSIS |
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(I) Natural Silk Yarn,
Fabric, Made-ups etc.:Natural Silk Yarn, Fabrics, madeups
etc. account for 59.6% approximately
to the total silk goods exports. During
April to March period of the year 2006-
07, exports of these items touched 427.30
million US$ (Rs. 1933.52 crore) showing
a decrease of 15.1% in dollar terms and an
increase of 13.32% in rupee terms, as
compared to corresponding period of the
year 2005-06 i.e., 503.47 million US$
(Rs. 2228.88 crore). The major importing
countries were U.S.A., U.K., Italy, German
P. Republic, Spain, Honduras, U.A.E.,
France, Canada and Hong Kong. |
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(II) Ready-made Garments:Readymade
garments account for 35.9%
approximately to the total silk goods
exports. They are also high value-added
items. Readymade garments recorded an
export earnings of 257.42 million US$
(Rs. 1164.81 crore) during April to
March period of the year 2006-07,
showing an increase of 35.3% in dollar
terms (38.3% in rupee terms), when
compared to the corresponding period of the year 2005-06 which was 190.21
million US$ (Rs. 842.06 crore). Themajor importing countries were U.S.A., U.K., U.A.E., Italy, Spain,France, Saudi Arabia, German P. Rep.,Denmark and Singapore. |
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(III) Silk Carpets:Silk carpets
approximately accounted for 3.8% to the
total silk goods exports. This segment
recorded export earnings of 27.41 million
US$ (Rs 124.01 crore) during April to
March period the year 2006-07,
showing a decrease of 17.4% in dollar
terms (20.0% in rupee terms), when
compared to the corresponding period of
the year 2005-06 which was 23.35 million
US$ (Rs. 103.36 crore). The major
importing countries are U.S.A., Malaysia, Hong Kong, German P. Rep., U.K., Mali, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., and Australia. |
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(IV) Silk-waste:Silk waste which is the
raw material for the spun silk industry, is
also exported. During April to March
period of the year 2006-07, it showed an
increasing trend when compared to the
corresponding period of the year 2005-06
Export of silkwaste during April to
March period of the year 2006-07
compared to the corresponding period of
the year 2005-06 are shown in the
Table-III.
TABLE-III : EXPORT OF SILKWASTE |
Period (April to March) |
Quantity |
Value |
(MT) |
(Crore Rs.) |
(Mn. Us $) |
2006-07 |
1438.263 |
22.10 |
4.88 |
2005-06 |
1369.715 |
19.90 |
4.50 |
Share of sectorwise silk goods export
earnings could be seen from graph.
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REGIONWISE SILK EXPORTS |
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Regionwise silk export performance during March 2007 and April to March period of the year 2006-07 along with corresponding data of the year 2005-06 is shown in Table IV. |
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TABLE-IV : REGIONWISE SILK EXPORT EARNINGS
(Value : Crore Rs. / Million US $) |
REGION |
MARCH |
% Increase/ Decrease |
APRIL TO MARCH |
% Increase/ Decrease |
2007 |
2006 |
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2006-07 |
2005-06 |
Rs. |
US$ |
Rs. |
US$ |
Rs. |
US$ |
Rs. |
US$ |
Rs. |
US$ |
Rs. |
US$ |
WEST EUROPE |
122.37 |
27.79 |
123.95 |
27.87 |
-1.3 |
-0.3 |
1272.29 |
281.27 |
1307.80 |
295.41 |
-2.7 |
-4.8 |
U.S.A.& OTHERS |
87.29 |
19.94 |
97.42 |
21.90 |
-9.9 |
-9.0 |
1150.16 |
254.18 |
1014.50 |
229.16 |
13.4 |
10.9 |
ASIA |
59.48 |
13.51 |
43.40 |
9.76 |
37.1 |
38.5 |
625.35 |
138.20 |
687.40 |
155.27 |
-9.0 |
-11.0 |
JAPAN & OTHERS |
8.47 |
1.92 |
7.96 |
1.79 |
6.4 |
7.5 |
72.91 |
16.11 |
82.90 |
18.73 |
-12.1 |
-14.0 |
AFRICA |
11.32 |
2.57 |
4.58 |
1.03 |
147.2 |
149.7 |
76.94 |
17.00 |
54.20 |
12.24 |
42.0 |
38.9 |
EAST EUROPE |
4.24 |
0.96 |
5.63 |
1.27 |
-24.7 |
-23.9 |
46.79 |
10.34 |
47.40 |
10.71 |
-1.3 |
-3.4 |
TOTAL |
293.67 |
66.70 |
282.94 |
63.61 |
3.8 |
4.9 |
3244.44 |
717.00 |
3194.20 |
721.53 |
1.6 |
-0.6 |
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It is observed from data shown in Table-IV, West Europe (39.2%) and U.S.A. & others (35.2%) appeared to be the prominent regions for Indian silk export followed by Asian Countries (19.3%) and others (6.0%) during April to March period of the year 2006-07.
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PORT-WISE EXPORTS |
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Export earnings through the six major
ports viz., Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata,
Chennai, Mumbai and Nhava Sheva Sea
is accounted to 603.09 million US$ (Rs.
2729.00 crore) [84.1%] against the total
export earnings of 717.00 million US$
(Rs. 3244.44 crore) during April to
February period of the year 2006-07.
During the corresponding period of the
year 2005-06, it was 634.39 million US$(Rs. 2808.43 crore) [87.9%] against the
total export earnings of 721.53 million
US$ (Rs. 3194.20 crore).
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IMPORTS |
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The import of raw silk during April to
March period of the year 2006-07 was decrease by 33.6% (i.e. 2816 MT) as
compared to the corresponding period of the
year 2005-06. Data on import of raw silk,
silk yarn & fabrics during the month
March 2007 and April to March
period of the year 2006-07 alongwith
corresponding data of 2005-06 is given in
Table-V. |
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TABLE-V: IMPORT OF RAW SILK, SILK YARN & FABRICS
(Qty.: M T, Value: Crore Rs. / Million US $) |
Itemwise Import |
MARCH |
% Increase/ Decrease |
2007 |
2006 |
Qty. (Tons) |
Value |
Qty. (MT) |
Value |
Qty |
Rs. |
US$ |
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Rs. |
US$ |
Raw Silk |
615 |
65.58 |
14.89 |
666 |
69.98 |
15.73 |
-7.7 |
Silk Yarn & Fabrics |
N.A. |
62.16 |
14.12 |
N.A. |
65.75 |
14.78 |
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Total |
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127.74 |
29.01 |
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135.73 |
30.51 |
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Itemwise Exports |
APRIL TO MARCH |
% Increase/ Decrease |
2006-07 |
2005-06 |
Qty. (MT) |
Value |
Qty. (MT) |
Value |
Qty |
Rs. |
US$ |
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Rs. |
US$ |
Raw Silk |
5567 |
673.37 |
148.81 |
8383 |
779..71 |
176.13 |
-33.6 |
Silk Yarn & Fabrics |
N.A. |
900.49 |
199.00 |
N.A. |
996.37 |
225.07 |
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Total |
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1573.86 |
347.81 |
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1776.08 |
401.19 |
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It is seen that out of 5567 MT during
April to March period of the year 2006-
07 5320 MT(95.6%) of raw silk , was imported from China P. Republic
only. Value of import of raw silk including
silk yarn and fabrics during the preiod
April to March period of the year 2006-
07 was 347.81million US$ (Rs. 2573.86
crore) compared to 401.19 million US$
(Rs. 1776.08 crore)during the same period
of the year 2005-06, indicating a decrease
of 13.30% in dollar terms (11.39% in rupee
terms)
Quantum of countrywise import of raw
silk during April to March period of the
year 2006-07 as compared to the
corresponding period of the year 2005-06
is given in Table VI.
TABLE-VI: IMPORT OF RAW SILK
(Qty.: M T, Value: Crore Rs. / Million US $) |
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APRIL TO MARCH |
Country |
2006-07 |
2005-06 |
Qty.(MT) |
Value |
Qty |
Value |
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Rs. |
US$ |
Tons |
Rs. |
US$ |
China P. Republic
Uzbekistan
Brazil
Korea R. P.
Vietnam Soc. Republic
Others |
5320
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103
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10
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649.90
7.65
13.11
0.97
0.76
0.98
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143.62
1.69
2.90
0.21
0.17
0.22
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8165
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56
19
33
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762.89
2.92
4.39
1.63
2.50
5.38
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172.33
0.66
0.99
0.37
0.56
1.22
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TOTAL |
5567 |
673.37 |
148.81 |
8383 |
779.71 |
176.13 |
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Compiled by Satistical Section, CSB, Bangalore.
Source : Foreign Trade Statistics of India (Principal Commodities & Countries), DGCI&S, Kolkata, (Provisional Figures) |
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