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AFRICA
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].
DRC's Top 10 Products of Imports from India
All values in USD Thousand

Rank

HS Code

Description

Imports from India in 2006

Imports from India in 2007

Imports from India in 2008

Growth from 2006 - 2007

Growth from 2007 - 2008

CAGR over 3 years

TOTAL

Description

1,206

3,252

3,802

169.7

16.9

77.6

1

84

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc

325

363

714

11.7

96.7

48.2

2

85

Electrical, electronic equipment

80

198

601

147.5

203.5

174.1

3

28

Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotopes

50

49

517

-2.0

955.1

221.6

4

73

Articles of iron or steel

2

175

433

8,650.0

147.4

1371.4

5

99

Commodities not elsewhere specified

2

2

250

0.0

12,400.0

1018.0

6

30

Pharmaceutical products

198

429

234

116.7

-45.5

8.7

7

29

Organic chemicals

120

103

195

-14.2

89.3

27.5

8

39

Plastics and articles thereof

6

212

145

3,433.3

-31.6

391.6

9

87

Vehicles other than railway, tramway

22

147

122

568.2

-17.0

135.5

10

70

Glass and glassware

0

0

67

N/A

N/A

N/A

Source UN Database