COMPARISON OF TOTAL EXPORTS OF SOME MAJOR COMMODITIES

IN THE F.Y. 2008/09 AND 2009/10

(Provisional)
F.Y. 2008/09 F.Y. 2009/10 % Change
S.N Commodities Unit Quantity Value Quantity Value in value
(Annual) (Annual)
1 Woolen Carpet Sq.Mtr. 1,286,337 5,350,579 805,531 4,256,171 -20.5
2 Readymade Garments Pcs. 13,531,674 4,350,915 17,538,568 3,758,161 -13.6
3 Hides & Skins Sq.ft. 13,550,297 549,791 14,848,486 627,434 14.1
4 Lentils Kg. 56,767,500 5,660,781 37,793,133 3,744,922 -33.8
5 Cardamom Kg. 9,820,454 1,343,571 5,783,372 1,171,597 -12.8
6 Tea Kg. 9,195,517 1,240,864 8,548,534 1,195,318 -3.7
7 Ginger Kg. 26,723,603 403,468 30,415,678 456,014 13.0
8 Juices 2,239,762 1,071,517 -52.2
9 Vegetable fats and oil Kg. 5,671,197 469,494 2,971,601 224,870 -52.1
10 Noodles, pasta and like 835,314 675,005 -19.2
11 Medicinal Herbs 758,307 440,463 -41.9
12 Essential Oils Kg. 27,501 54,928 16,108 35,905 -34.6
13 Dentifrices (toothpaste) 1,023,656 721,373 -29.5
14 Yarns ( Polyester, Cotton and others) 5,317,254 4,680,822 -12.0
15 Textiles 4,257,742 4,156,767 -2.4
16 Woolen and Pashmina shawls 1,818,891 1,317,065 -27.6
17 Jute bags and sacks 1,532,198 2,011,386 31.3
18 Cotton sacks and bags 710,709 638,505 -10.2
19 Hats and headgears 233,690 343,359 46.9
20 Handicrafts 1,237,731 560,991 -54.7
21 Nepalese paper and paper Products 560,806 404,977 -27.8
22 Articles of silver jewellery 337,735 177,852 -47.3
23 Flat rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600mm Kg. 36,478,318 2,538,385 29,983,761 2,432,339
-4.2
or more, plated or coated with corrugated zinc
24 Flat rolled product of iron or non alloy steel, of a width 600mm or Kg. 37,228,020 3,026,936 7.2
41,689,699 3,246,349
more plated coated with zinc
25 Wire of iron or non-alloy steel Kg. 19,242,834 1,399,978 20,293,689 1,488,550 6.3
26 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of iron and steel Kg. 67,709,449 1,860,818 44,900,961 1,432,408 -23.0
27 Copper and articles thereof 1,578,624 1,620,720 2.7
28 Others 17,903,927 18,058,768 0.9

Total 68,596,852 60,949,603 -11.1

Source:- Trade & Export Promotion Centre

 COMPARISON OF TOTAL IMPORTS OF SOME MAJOR COMMODITIES
IN THE F.Y. 2008/09 AND 2009/10
(Provisional)

S.N Commodities F.Y. 2008/09 F.Y. 2009/10 % Change

(Annual) (Annual) in value

1 Gold 12,916,230 41,457,722 221.0

2 Iron & Steel and products thereof 29,631,760 33,895,505 14.4
3 Copper and articles thereof 1,836,171 1,692,762 -7.8
4 Aluminium and articles thereof 2,692,730 2,224,254 -17.4
5 Zinc and articles thereof 1,179,272 1,220,565 3.5
6 Machinery and parts 21,777,415 28,105,277 29.1
7 Electronic and Electrical Equipments 15,720,741 19,343,711 23.0
8 Transport Vehicles and parts thereof 19,308,581 30,462,257 57.8
9 Telecommunication Equipment and parts 6,027,654 12,962,727 115.1
10 Aircraft and parts thereof 3,985,244 2,931,786 -26.4
11 Rubber and articles thereof 1,636,234 2,188,261 33.7
12 Cotton ( Yarn and Fabrics) 3,205,470 2,407,303 -24.9
13 Man-made staple fibres ( Synthetic, Polyester etc) 2,559,682 1,766,098 -31.0
14 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 4,822,963 4,956,394 2.8
15 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair 1,876,333 2,037,771 8.6
16 Cereals 2,201,759 4,194,810 90.5
17 Betelnuts 4,399,160 3,352,626 -23.8
18 Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds 3,205,932 1,537,398 -52.0
19 Crude palm Oil 2,721,836 3,756,036 38.0
20 Crude soyabean oil 7,354,021 5,963,420 -18.9
21 Pharmaceutical products 10,195,036 11,971,280 17.4
22 Chemicals 5,387,420 4,142,206 -23.1
23 Cement 4,166,996 4,456,126 6.9
24 Cement Clinkers 3,902,416 8,039,139 106.0
25 Fertilizers 338,009 2,919,068 763.6
26 Polythene Granules 6,050,536 4,372,905 -27.7
27 Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acid 1,591,767 1,548,283 -2.7
28 Petroleum Products 44,809,904 55,663,601 24.2
29 Others 65,499,673 76,036,581 16.1

Total 291,000,944 375,605,870 29.1

Source:- Trade & Export Promotion Centre
 Foreign Trade Balance of Nepal
(Provisional)
In Billion Rs.

Exports Imports Trade Deficit

F.Y. 2008/09 68.60 291.00 222.40

F.Y. 2009/10 60.95 375.61 314.66

Percentage Share of Major Commodities in Exports

F.Y. 2009/10
(Provisional)

Commodities Value Billion Rs. Percentage Share

Iron and Steel articles 10.02 16.43
Yarns ( Polyester, Cotton and others) 4.68 7.68
Woolen Carpet 4.26 6.98
Textiles 4.16 6.82
Readymade Garments 3.76 6.17
Lentils 3.74 6.14
Jute bags and sacks 2.01 3.30
Copper and articles thereof 1.62 2.66
Woolen and Pashmina shawls 1.32 2.16
Tea 1.20 1.96
Cardamom 1.17 1.92
Juices 1.07 1.76
Dentifrices (toothpaste) 0.72 1.18
Noodles, pasta and like 0.68 1.11
Cotton sacks and bags 0.64 1.05
Hides & Skins 0.63 1.03
Handicrafts 0.56 0.92
Ginger 0.46 0.75
Medicinal Herbs 0.44 0.72
Nepalese paper and paper Products 0.40 0.66
Others 17.42 28.59

Total 60.95 100.00

 Major Trading Partners
(Provisional)

Exports
Value (Billion Rs.)
Countries F.Y 2008/09 F.Y 2009/10 Change %

India 43.57 39.90 -8.4

U.S.A 4.88 3.87 -20.7
Bangladesh 4.71 3.37 -28.4
Germany 2.79 2.39 -14.1
Bhutan 0.19 1.55 698.1
U.K 1.43 1.23 -14.1
France 1.14 1.15 0.7
China P.R 1.85 1.01 -45.4
Canada 0.80 0.77 -3.4
Italy 0.85 0.72 -15.9
Japan 0.57 0.55 -3.2
Hongkong SAR 0.30 0.37 21.7
Others 5.51 4.06 -26.2

Total 68.60 60.95 -11.1

Imports
Value (Billion Rs.)
Countries F.Y 2008/09 F.Y 2009/10 Change %

India 165.12 214.26 29.8

China P. R. 32.85 39.22 19.4
U.A.E. 3.45 33.40 868.6
Indonesia 8.31 8.09 -2.6
Thailand 6.64 7.50 13.1
U.K. 6.50 7.30 12.3
Japan 6.11 6.27 2.6
Korea R 2.96 5.76 95.0
U.S.A. 3.81 5.38 41.4
Argentina 6.48 5.04 -22.3
Singapore 7.05 5.01 -28.9
Australia 2.28 4.95 116.8
Others 39.45 33.42 -15.3

Total 291.00 375.61 29.1