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GDP
at current prices : US$ 1010 billion (2006-07) |
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Average
Real GDP Growth : 9.4 percent (2006-07) |
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Inflation
Rate measured by WPI : 5.6 (May, 2007) |
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Exchange
Rate : Rs 41.00 /US$ (May, 2007) |
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Exports
: US$ 124.63 billion (April 2006-March 2007) |
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Principal
Exports : Traditional exports include cotton yarn and textiles, |
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ready-made
garments, leather goods, gems and jewellery and agricultural
products. |
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However,
cashew nuts, transport equipment, software, electronic goods
and |
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manufactured
metals constitute the most rapidly growing export segments |
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Principal
Markets for export : USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Japan and Belgium
in |
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the
OECD, Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in the OPEC, Chile, Argentina,
Brazil and |
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Mexico
in the Latin American region and China, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Thailand, Malaysia and |
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Sri
Lanka in the Asian region |
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Imports
: US$ 181.37 billion (April 2006-March 2007) |
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Principal
imports : Capital goods, petroleum, oil and lubricants, precious
and |
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semi-precious
stones, chemicals, edible oils and fertilizers |
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Principal
Markets for import : USA, UK, Japan, Germany in the OECD, Iran,
Kuwait |
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and
Saudi Arabia in the OPEC, and Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Ghana, South
Africa |
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from
the Latin American and African regions, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia |
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and
Thailand in the Asian region |
