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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].
Liberia's Top 10 Products of Imports from India
All values in USD Million

Rank

HS code

Description

Liberia's Imports from India in 2006

Liberia's Imports from India in 2007

Liberia's Imports from India in 2008

% Growth 2007/2006

% Growth 2008/2007

% CAGR over 3 years

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TOTAL

All products

24.08

20.94

24.80

-13.06

18.47

1.49

1

30

Pharmaceutical products

2.14

3.07

4.35

43.50

41.48

42.49

2

72

Iron and steel

5.73

7.91

3.95

38.08

-50.08

-16.98

3

4

Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible animal product nes

2.74

2.07

3.49

-24.60

69.02

12.89

4

19

Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products

0.40

0.42

1.18

3.74

183.41

71.47

5

84

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc

1.06

1.30

1.17

23.04

-10.21

5.11

6

87

Vehicles other than railway, tramway

0.76

1.39

1.11

81.76

-20.14

20.48

7

2

Meat and edible meat offal

0.59

0.55

0.85

-6.27

54.43

20.31

8

39

Plastics and articles thereof

0.35

0.43

0.85

23.08

96.53

55.53

9

54

Manmade filaments

0.27

0.72

0.83

165.93

15.32

75.12

10

62

Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet

0.00

0.04

0.82

4,200.00

1,804.65

2,761.82