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Focus : Africa
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INDIA
INDIA
Africa
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].
Zimbabwe's Top10 products of imports from India
All Values in USD Million
Rank
HS Code
Description
Zimbabwe's imports from India in 2006
Zimbabwe's imports from India in 2007
Zimbabwe's imports from India in 2008
%age Growth in 2007 over 2006
%age Growth in 2008 over 2007
CAGR over 3 years
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TOTAL
 All products 31.37 40.81 33.42 30.08 -18.10 3.22
1
30
 Pharmaceutical products 11.58 9.41 13.97 -18.74 48.48 9.84
2
84
 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc 7.45 6.67 6.16 -10.44 -7.73 -9.10
3
63
 Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing etc 2.03 3.80 2.87 86.82 -24.61 18.68
4
38
 Miscellaneous chemical products 1.49 0.67 2.37 -54.84 252.53 26.18
5
29
 Organic chemicals 1.06 0.13 1.21 -87.81 837.21 6.90
6
85
 Electrical, electronic equipment 0.94 3.65 1.19 287.35 -67.49 12.22
7
24
 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 2.35 1.09 1.09 -53.53 -0.09 -31.86
8
72
 Iron and steel 0.13 0.26 0.50 103.08 89.02 95.92
9
69
 Ceramic products 0.21 0.61 0.39 191.90 -36.05 36.63
10
48
 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board 0.18 0.29 0.35 58.89 21.33 38.84