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INDIA : India’s Trade with the African Region notched US$ 38.96 Billion in the year 2009-10 (DGCI&S provisional figures) constituting 8.37% share in India’s total trade. Trade with the region has grown at a CAGR of 18.10% from US$ 4.48 Billion in 1996-97.
AFRICA : 54 Countries, 1 billion people, US$ 1.01 Billion of trade. Imports worth US$ 468 billion include Mineral Fuels, Oils, Machinery, Vehicles including Boats, Ships, Aircrafts, Electronics & Electricals, Iron & Steel & Articles thereof, Cereals, Plastics, Pharmaceuticals, etc.

Top 20 product groups imported by select African countries ............. [More].
Senegal's Top 20 Products of Global Imports at 2 Digit HS Code Level
The top 20 product items contribute to 86.76% of the total imports of Senegal in 2008. Major supplier countries to Senegal are France, Nigeria, Thailand, China, UK, Ivory Coast ,Brazil, Germany Spain and Netherlands. Top 10 supplier countries constituted 62.15% share in Senegal's total imports of 2008.
Rank in Global Imports of Senegal in 2008
HS Code
Description
Value in 2008 (USD Million)
% Share in Global imports
% Growth 2008/07
Major Supplier Countries
(Top 3)
% Share major supplier countries
%Growth of major supplier
India
Rank
% Share in Global imports
% Growth 2008/07
  TOTAL All products
6,527.60
100.00
34.00
 France 17.18 0.75
13th
2.14
-28.17
Nigeria 11.85 88.16
Thailand 6.83 72.77
1
27
 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc
1,808.50
27.71
39.38
 Nigeria 42.63 88.52
19th
0.67
-13.70
United Kingdom 13.22 225.29
France 9.76 -15.80
2
10
 Cereals
855.30
13.10
63.70
 Thailand 46.17 99.93
10th
2.25
290.52
France 13.61 1.51
Viet Nam 7.39 508.28
3
84
 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc
578.43
8.86
70.83
 France 24.82 25.96
7th
3.83
102.72
Germany 9.54 177.72
Finland 8.92     1,079.72
4
87
 Vehicles other than railway, tramway
383.65
5.88
32.24
 Japan 26.08 47.74
7th
3.27
19.21
France 15.79 -3.28
Germany 12.59 74.42
5
85
 Electrical, electronic equipment
341.67
5.23
13.65
 France 32.56 -20.30
20th 
0.58
-46.16
China 20.65 176.67
Belgium 9.56 20.80
6
72
 Iron and steel
239.27
3.67
16.46
 Ukraine 32.69 -29.58
5th 
3.76
39.02
China 19.72 116.36
Turkey 13.24 587.97
7
15
 Animal,vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc
223.38
3.42
33.98
 Brazil 22.01 -10.76
31st 
0.00
-96.77
Argentina 19.76 20.64
Côte dIvoire 18.07 128.59
8
25
 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement
166.85
2.56
90.72
 United Arab Emirates 30.35 920.46
25th
0.01
N/A
Russian Federation 20.27 327.66
France 10.83 798.66
9
39
 Plastics and articles thereof
158.29
2.42
11.82
 France 18.10 12.96
17th
1.34
129.75
Saudi Arabia 7.44 108.46
Republic of Korea 6.77 12.32
10
4
 Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes
153.61
2.35
28.03
 France 25.04 -2.49
62th
0.00
N/A
Brazil 19.01 91.15
Argentina 16.71 70.87
11
30
 Pharmaceutical products
141.95
2.17
9.83
 France 78.96 0.75
3rd
4.91
81.69
Area Nes 5.36 N/A
India 4.91 81.69
12
73
 Articles of iron or steel
107.95
1.65
16.62
 France 24.40 -9.26
16th
2.08
97.98
China 8.59 -27.82
Finland 7.94 337.67
13
48
 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board
90.06
1.38
19.20
 France 13.98 10.49
25th
0.65
42.72
Spain 10.88 -16.32
Sweden 9.61 8.42
14
19
 Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products
80.10
1.23
13.15
 Ireland 62.40 -2.66
10th
0.59
-21.00
France 13.53 26.62
Netherlands 7.41     1,114.31
15
44
 Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal
71.15
1.09
12.54
 Côte dIvoire 53.43 12.87
24th 
0.04
47.62
Cameroon 17.58 10.67
Ghana 9.11 5.47
16
24
 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
69.39
1.06
30.31
 Brazil 15.68 91.57
7th
5.49
68.53
Switzerland 12.66 -57.68
China 10.52 500.00
17
21
 Miscellaneous edible preparations
66.67
1.02
3.36
 Spain 26.97 -7.53
22nd
0.11
-7.79
France 25.00 4.73
Côte dIvoire 24.78 10.54
18
94
 Furniture, lighting, signs, prefabricated buildings
57.63
0.88
34.49
 China 24.11 38.52
12th 
0.99
-69.92
Italy 21.65 117.05
France 19.84 82.77
19
69
 Ceramic products
44.68
0.68
22.72
 China 40.48 -6.06
7th
2.10
43.80
Spain 19.43 37.49
Italy 11.97 44.12
20
90
 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus
44.54
0.68
16.78
 France 25.30 -27.27
4th
7.33
2,642.02
China 22.96 275.47
Germany 7.55 13.92

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