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India

Indicators	Latest figures	Source
Population	1124 million	World Bank, 2007
Population density	355.6 persons per sq km	UNSTAT, 2007
Population below income poverty line ($ 1 a day)	34.7%	UNDP Human Development Report, 2004
Total area (sq km)	3287.3	World Bank, 2007
Sex ratio	1.12 male(s)/female	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Total adult literacy rate	61%	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Rural population	71%	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Per capita income	1071.03	World Bank, 2007
Land use		CIA World Factbook, 2007
Arable land	48.83%	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Permanent crops	2.8%
Other	48.37
Economy and trade
GDP(Absolute Terms)	US$ 1176.9 billion	World Bank, 2007
GDP(Relative Terms)	9.1%	World Bank, 2007
Structure of economy (% of GDP)		World Bank, 2007
Agriculture	18%
Industry	30%
Manufacturing	52%
Services	NA
Exports (% of GDP)	21%	World Bank, 2007
Value of total exports	US$ 145,898.1 million	UNSTAT, 2007
Major exports		World Bank, 2006
1.Marine Products	US$ 1,744 million
2.Ores and Minerals	US$ 7,033 million
3.Manufactures	US$ 82,818 million
Main export partners	US, UAE, China, UK	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Imports (% of GDP)	24%	World Bank, 2007
Value of total imports	US$ 218645 million	UNSTAT, 2007
Major imports		World Bank, 2006
1.Food	US$ 3,291 million
2. Fuel and energy	US$ 57,074 million
3.Capital goods	US$ 52,944 million
Main import partners	China, US, Germany, Singapore, Australia	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Balance of trade	(+) US$ 72747.2 Million	UNSTAT, 2007
Development indicators
Life expectancy	65 years	World Bank, 2007
Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation	28%	UNSTAT, 2006
Infant mortality	30.15 deaths/1,000 live births	CIA World Factbook, 2007
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source	89%	World Bank, 2006
Net primary enrolment ratio	88.70%	World Bank, 2007
Energy Usage
Petroleum Consumption (Thousand Barrels per Day)	2,932	Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2007
Natural Gas Consumption (Billion Cubic Feet)	1,473	EIA, 2007
Coal Consumption (Million Short Tons)	590.823	EIA, 2006
Net Electricity Consumption (Billion Kilowatthours)	517.21	EIA, 2006
Primary Energy Consumption (Quadrillion Btu)	17.677	EIA, 2006
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO2)
From Consumption of Fossil Fuels	1,293.17	EIA, 2006

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Part A.1		Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges
Summary			Total	Ag	Non-Ag	WTO member since				1995
Simple average final bound			49.2	114.2	34.9	Binding coverage:			Total	73.8
Simple average MFN applied		2005	19.2	37.6	16.4				Non-Ag	69.8
Trade weighted average		2004	14.7	60.6	12.3	Ag: Tariff quotas (in %)				0.7
Imports in billion US$		2004	102.7	5.2	97.5	Ag: Special safeguards (in % )				0

Frequency distribution		Duty-free	0 <= 5	5 <= 10	10 <= 15	15 <= 25	25 <= 50	50 <= 100	> 100	NAV
Frequency distribution		Tariff lines and import values (in %)								in %
Agricultural products
Final bound		0	0	1.3	0.1	2.5	6.7	53	36.2	0.3
MFN applied	2005	2.5	0	1.4	3	0.4	80.5	10.7	1.4	0.3
Imports	2004	0.4	0	5.1	3.7	0	48.5	41.5	0.8	2.3
Non-agricultural products
Final bound		3.2	0.5	0	0	15	50	0.8	0.3	6.1
MFN applied	2005	2.4	1.8	0.2	84.8	5.2	4.2	1.1	0.2	6.0
Imports	2004	7.7	4.4	28.6	55.5	3.5	0.2	0.1	0	0.3

Part A.2		Tariffs and imports by product groups
		Final bound duties				MFN applied duties			Imports
Product groups		AVG	Duty-free	Max	Binding	AVG	Duty-free	Max	Share	Duty-free
			in %		in %		in %		in %	in %
Animal products		105.0	0	150	100	33.0	0	100	0	0
Dairy products		65.0	0	150	100	35.0	0	60	0	0
Fruit, vegetables, plants		100.9	0	150	100	31.5	0	105	1.1	0
Coffee, tea		133.1	0	150	100	56.3	0	100	0.1	0
Cereals & preparations		119.4	0	150	100	37.3	7.6	160	0.1	1.6
Oilseeds, fats & oils		168.9	0	300	100	52.5	0	100	2.5	0
Sugars and confectionery		124.7	0	150	100	48.4	0	100	0.3	0
Beverages & tobacco		127.5	0	150	100	68.9	0	182	0.2	0
Cotton		110.0	0	150	100	17.0	0	30	0.2	0
Other agricultural products		104.1	0	150	100	27.1	7.7	70	0.5	3.9
Fish & fish products		100.7	0	150	13.1	30.0	0	30	0	0
Minerals & metals		38.3	0.4	55	59.8	15.4	0.1	55	33	0.0
Petroleum		-	-	-	0	14.0	0	15	25.6	0
Chemicals		39.5	0.1	60	89.0	15.0	0.2	100	8.7	0.4
Wood, paper, etc.		36.5	0	40	62.1	13.5	2.4	15	2.3	0.4
Textiles		31.4	0	261	70.2	20.2	0	268	1.6	0
Clothing		42.3	0	118	54.9	22.4	0	103	0	0
Leather, footwear, etc.		35.2	0	40	50.7	15.4	0.6	70	0.6	0.1
Non-electrical machinery		28.2	7.1	40	94.5	14.3	4.2	15	9	27.6
Electrical machinery		26.8	27.4	40	93.8	12.3	17.7	15	7	53.8
Transport equipment		35.8	0	40	70.5	24.8	0	100	3.9	0
Manufactures, n.e.s.		31.4	20.2	40	42.5	13.9	7.5	15	3.1	32.4

Part B		Exports to major trading partners and duties faced
Major markets		Bilateral imports		Diversification		MFN AVG of		Pref.	Duty-free imports
			in million	95% trade in no. of		traded TL		margin	TL	Value
			US$	HS 2-digit	HS 6-digit	Simple	Weighted	Weighted	in %	in %
European Communities		2005	22,970	85	1,269	5.9	5.3	2.2	56.5	56.5
United States		2005	16,490	74	636	4.3	4.7	0.6	69.5	66.4
China		2005	9,740	29	119	8.9	3.4	0.1	8.5	58.7
Hong Kong, China		2005	4,584	19	59	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	100.0
Singapore		2005	4,063	60	308	0.1	0.0	0.0	99.9	100.0
Japan		2005	3,181	57	310	11.0	2.5	0.6	54.0	64.2


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