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Focus : Africa
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INDIA
INDIA
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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].
Kenya's Top 10 Products of Imports from India
All values in USD Million
Rank HS Code Description Kenya's Imports from India in 2006 Kenya's Imports from Indiain 2007 Kenya's Imports from India in 2008 %Growth 2008/2007 CAGR over 3 years
TOTAL
 All products
524.28
844.55
1,315.47
55.76
58.40
1
27
 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc
117.148
277.55
502.89
81.19
107.19
2
84
 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc
61.532
77
160.47
108.38
61.49
3
30
 Pharmaceutical products
57.39
67.76
115.53
70.49
41.88
4
85
 Electrical, electronic equipment
33.21
82.22
108.39
31.81
80.66
5
72
 Iron and steel
28.69
49.94
70.54
41.23
56.80
6
87
 Vehicles other than railway, tramway
21.83
33.22
36.26
9.12
28.88
7
39
 Plastics and articles thereof
21.64
27.37
33.31
21.66
24.07
8
25
 Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement
8.34
9.03
20.19
123.41
55.59
9
48
 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board
6.14
12.01
20.17
67.9
81.25
10
73
 Articles of iron or steel
11.72
14.6
19.44
33.18
28.79