MacroScan - Foreign Reserves and the Rupee

Table 1: India's Merchandise Trade: April-August
(US $ billion)
ITEMS	2007-08 R	2008-09 P
Exports	60.1	81.3
	(19.3)	(35.3)
Oil Exports *	4.7	9.0
	(6.2)	(91.5)
Non-Oil Exports *	26.0	39.1
	(5.5)	(50.3)
Imports	94.6	130.5
	(34.2)	(38.0)
Oil Imports	28.8	46.1
	(42.7)	(28.3)
Trade Balance	-34.6	-49.3
Oil Trade Balance *	-12.3	-20.5
Non Oil Trade Balance *	-13.5	-9.0
* : Figures pertain to April - June
R : Revised, P: Provisional
Note: Figures in parentheses show percentage change over the previous year.
Source : DGCI & S