Import of Major Chemicals during 2009-10 to 2016-17

We have observed a compound annual growth rate of 9.68% in Import of Major Chemicals during 2009-10 to 2016-17. Import of Major Chemicals was 2827773 metric tonne during 2009-10. It has decreased by -1.25% to 2792430 metric tonne during 2010-11 over 2009-10. In terms of value it was Rs. 793220 lakh during 2009-10 and Rs. 942395 lakh during 2010-11.

An annual growth of 6.67% has been seen in Import of Major Chemicals from 5024539 metric tonne during 2014-15 to 5359734 metric tonne during 2015-16. Its value was Rs. 2058494 lakh and Rs. 1931262 lakh during 2014-15 and 2015-16 respectively. We have observed an annual growth of 0.75% in Import of Major Chemicals during 2016-17 to 5399954 metric tonne, value of which was Rs. 2060148 lakh during 2016-17.

Maximum annual growth of 25.2% has been observed in 2012-13 in Import of Major Chemicals during the period from 2009-10 to 2016-17.

Note: Figures of QTY are in Metric Tonne; Figures of VAL are in Rs. Lakh; Source: DGCI & S, Kolkata, Ministry of Commerce & Industry; Import figures for the year 2014-15 has been added in the current dataset; Disclaimer: Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals does not take responsibility for the accuracy of the information or any loss arising from the use of information. ** Data to be released on half yearly basis. Annual data for the previous years and for the period from April to September for the current year will be released in the last fortnight of January and annual data up to the last financial year will be released in the last fortnight of July. Revision in the data base, if required, will be done in the first week of April and October; Imports of Pesticides include both technical and formulations.

Dataset URL: https://data.gov.in/catalog/import-major-chemicals-product-wise-group-wise

Resource Title: Import of Major Chemicals – Product-wise / Group-wise from 2009-10 to 2017-18 (Upto September 2017)