Definition: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
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China Soybean Imports Seen by Oil World Jumping 17% Next Season
Bloomberg - 5/21/2013 1:42:13 PM
China’s soybean imports, the world’s largest, may jump 17 percent in the next season as the country rebuilds stockpiles, Oil World said. China may import 68 million metric tons of soybeans in the 2013-14 marketing year that begins Aug. 1, up ...
Gold Imports by India May Surge as Festival Lures Shoppers
Bloomberg - 5/13/2013 1:51:42 PM
Gold imports by India, the world’s biggest consumer, may soar this quarter as a plunge in prices spurs demand for jewelry, coins and bars during the country’s biggest bullion festival, a jewelers’ group said. Inbound shipments may jump 47 ...
World wheat trade nearly unchanged
CattleNetwork.com - 5/14/2013 7:55:35 PM
World wheat trade for the July-June international trade year in 2013/14 is projected at 143.0 million tons, just 0.7 million tons lower than in the previous year. However, the structure of imports and exports by country is expected to shift ...
Coal imports hit record high on slow domestic output
MoneyControl.com - 5/9/2013 3:19:22 AM
and are set to grow further as the world's third-biggest producer struggles to raise domestic supplies. A drop in global coal prices, however, softened the impact of the surging imports on India's finances, with the country forking out about $15.5 billion ...
RBI puts restrictions on gold imports by banks to moderate demand
in.com - 5/13/2013 10:02:38 AM
Due to high gold imports, the country's trade deficit in April widened to $17.8 billion ... Gold imports into India, the world's largest consumer of the metal, stood at around 830 tonne in 2012-13.
Reserve Bank of India puts restrictions on gold imports by banks
Indian Express - 5/13/2013 12:11:29 PM
Due to high gold imports, the country's trade deficit in April widened to USD 17.8 ... Gold imports into India, the world's largest consumer of the metal, stood at around 830 tonne in 2012-13.
CAD worries: RBI puts restrictions on gold imports by banks
Firstpost - 5/13/2013 10:16:57 AM
Due to high gold imports, the country’s trade deficit in April widened to $17.8 ... Gold imports into India, the world’s largest consumer of the metal, stood at around 830 tonne in 2012-13.
Oil holds above $104, helped by higher China imports
MoneyControl.com - 5/8/2013 9:18:28 AM
Oil steadied above USD 104 a barrel on Wednesday after a rise in crude imports by the world's No.2 consumer ... At the same time, the EIA sees supplies from countries outside the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries growing by 1.11 million ...
Cooking Oil Imports by India Slump on Stockpiles, Low Demand
Businessweek - 5/14/2013 3:30:44 PM
Cooking oil imports by India, the world’s second-biggest buyer ... “We can see a pickup in demand in August” when the festival season begins in the country, he said. Vegetable oil purchases in the six months to April rose 12 percent ...
Latin American steel imports from China up by 9pct in Q1
SteelGuru - 5/19/2013 2:53:11 AM
According to a report released by Latin American steel association Alacero, imports of steel products including long and flat products and seamless tubes to Latin America from China totaled 952,000 metric tonne in the Q1 2013, rising nine percent compared ...
Rediff.com » Business » Coal imports hit record high on slow domestic output
Rediff - 5/9/2013 9:17:16 AM
Despite its abundant reserves of about 286 billion tonnes, the world's fifth ... than half of the country's 223.3 gigawatt installed capacity is produced from coal, according to the Central Electricity Authority. India's total coal imports, which include ...
Natural Rubber Imports by India Seen Falling as Car Sales Shrink
Businessweek - 5/10/2013 4:22:36 AM
Natural rubber imports by India, the world’s third-biggest user ... bought 112,513 tons duty-free last year. The country buys rubber mainly from Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Bridgestone Corp. (5108), the world’s biggest tiremaker ...
India coal imports hit record high on slow domestic output-sources
Reuters - 5/8/2013 10:01:25 AM
and are set to grow further as the world's third-biggest producer struggles to raise domestic supplies. A drop in global coal prices, however, softened the impact of the surging imports on India's finances, with the country forking out about $15 ...
RPT-India coal imports hit record high on slow domestic output-sources
Reuters - 5/8/2013 9:42:55 PM
and are set to grow further as the world's third-biggest producer struggles to raise domestic supplies. A drop in global coal prices, however, softened the impact of the surging imports on India's finances, with the country forking out about $15 ...
Rediff.com » Business » RBI puts curbs on gold imports by banks
Rediff - 5/13/2013 10:09:48 AM
Due to high gold imports, the country's trade deficit in April widened to $17.8 billion ... Gold imports into India, the world's largest consumer of the metal, stood at around 830 tonne in 2012-13.
