Table 7.11 : Exports, Imports and Trade Balance
($ m) 1949-50 and 1959-60 to 1999-00 (Dec)
| Year to |
Exports |
Exports |
Imports |
Imports |
Trade Balance |
| |
$ m |
% yoy |
$ m |
% yoy |
$ m |
% of GDP |
| 1949-50 |
1,016.0 |
- |
1,292.0 |
- |
(276.0) |
- |
| 1959-60 |
1,343.0 |
10.1 |
2,016.0 |
6.0 |
(674.0) |
0.0 |
| 1960-61 |
1,346.0 |
0.3 |
2,353.0 |
16.7 |
(1,007.0) |
0.0 |
| 1961-62 |
1,381.0 |
2.6 |
2,281.0 |
(3.1) |
(900.0) |
0.0 |
| 1962-63 |
1,437.0 |
4.0 |
2,372.0 |
4.0 |
(935.0) |
0.0 |
| 1963-64 |
1,659.0 |
15.5 |
2,558.0 |
7.8 |
(899.0) |
0.0 |
| 1964-65 |
1,701.0 |
2.6 |
2,813.0 |
10.0 |
(1,111.0) |
0.0 |
| 1965-66 |
1,693.0 |
(0.5) |
2,944.0 |
4.7 |
(1,251.0) |
0.0 |
| 1966-67 |
1,628.0 |
(3.9) |
2,923.0 |
(0.7) |
(1,295.0) |
0.0 |
| 1967-68 |
1,586.0 |
(2.6) |
2,656.0 |
(9.1) |
(1,071.0) |
0.0 |
| 1968-69 |
1,788.0 |
12.7 |
2,513.0 |
(5.4) |
(726.0) |
0.0 |
| 1969-70 |
1,866.0 |
4.4 |
2,089.0 |
(16.9) |
(223.0) |
0.0 |
| 1970-71 |
2,031.0 |
8.8 |
2,162.0 |
3.5 |
(131.0) |
0.0 |
| 1971-72 |
2,153.0 |
6.0 |
2,443.0 |
13.0 |
(290.0) |
0.0 |
| 1972-73 |
2,550.0 |
18.4 |
2,415.0 |
(1.1) |
134.0 |
0.0 |
| 1973-74 |
3,209.0 |
25.9 |
3,759.0 |
55.6 |
(549.0) |
0.0 |
| 1974-75 |
4,174.0 |
30.1 |
5,666.0 |
50.8 |
(1,492.0) |
0.0 |
| 1975-76 |
4,665.0 |
11.7 |
6,084.0 |
7.4 |
(1,420.0) |
0.0 |
| 1976-77 |
5,753.0 |
23.3 |
5,677.0 |
(6.7) |
77.0 |
0.0 |
| 1977-78 |
6,316.0 |
9.8 |
7,031.0 |
23.9 |
(715.0) |
0.0 |
| 1978-79 |
6,978.0 |
10.5 |
8,300.0 |
18.0 |
(1,322.0) |
0.0 |
| 1979-80 |
7,947.0 |
13.9 |
11,321.0 |
36.4 |
(3,374.0) |
0.0 |
| 1980-81 |
8,486.0 |
6.8 |
15,869.0 |
40.2 |
(7,383.0) |
0.0 |
| 1981-82 |
8,704.0 |
2.6 |
15,174.0 |
(4.4) |
(6,470.0) |
0.0 |
| 1982-83 |
9,107.0 |
4.6 |
14,787.0 |
(2.6) |
(5,679.0) |
0.0 |
| 1983-84 |
9,449.0 |
3.8 |
15,311.0 |
3.5 |
(5,861.0) |
0.0 |
| 1984-85 |
9,878.0 |
4.5 |
14,412.0 |
(5.9) |
(4,534.0) |
0.0 |
| 1985-86 |
8,904.0 |
(9.9) |
16,067.0 |
11.5 |
(7,162.0) |
0.0 |
| 1986-87 |
9,745.0 |
9.4 |
15,727.0 |
(2.1) |
(5,982.0) |
0.0 |
| 1987-88 |
12,089.0 |
24.1 |
17,156.0 |
9.1 |
(5,067.0) |
0.0 |
| 1988-89 |
13,970.0 |
15.6 |
19,497.0 |
13.6 |
(5,526.0) |
0.0 |
| 1989-90 |
16,612.0 |
18.9 |
21,219.0 |
8.8 |
(4,607.0) |
0.0 |
| 1990-91 |
18,143.0 |
9.2 |
24,075.0 |
13.5 |
(5,932.0) |
0.0 |
| 1991-92 |
17,865.0 |
(1.5) |
19,411.0 |
(19.4) |
(1,546.0) |
0.0 |
| 1992-93 |
18,537.0 |
3.8 |
21,882.0 |
12.7 |
(3,345.0) |
0.0 |
| 1993-94 |
22,238.0 |
20.0 |
23,306.0 |
6.5 |
(1,068.0) |
0.0 |
| 1994-95 |
26,330.0 |
18.4 |
28,654.0 |
22.9 |
(2,324.0) |
0.0 |
| 1995-96 |
31,797.0 |
20.7 |
36,678.0 |
28.0 |
(4,881.0) |
0.0 |
| 1996-97 |
33,470.0 |
5.3 |
39,133.0 |
6.7 |
(5,663.0) |
0.0 |
| 1997-98 |
35,006.0 |
4.6 |
41,484.0 |
6.0 |
(6,478.0) |
0.0 |
| 1998-99(P) |
33,659.0 |
(3.8) |
41,858.0 |
0.9 |
(8,199.0) |
0.0 |
| 1999-2000(P)(April-Dec) |
27,419.0 |
12.9 |
34,458.0 |
9.0 |
(7,039.0) |
0.0 |

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