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Table  46B  (External trade, Balance)
Central Bank Trade Indices (Unit Value*)  (1999 - 2008)
ext 46be (1997=100) (Rs. Million) (Rs. Million) (Rs. Million) (Rs. Million)
                                      Year                  Category 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007   2008(a)
Total Exports 114.6 125.2 139.6 141.2 150.5 164.5 168.6 182.4 200.5 208.2
Agriculture Exports 106.2 114.3 128.4 137.8 135.6 152.5 159.4 175.4 211.6 245.9
Tea  103.7 117.4 132.2 137.0 138.4 154.8 163.4 173.8 218.7 258.1
Rubber 69.1 83.4 82.6 89.2 137.9 169.4 188.9 270.9 303.6 361.3
Coconut Products 111.5 95.1 106.6 147.8 133.3 146.3 160.6 165.4 181.6 217.1
Other 126.4 128.1 138.7 149.2 124.6 142.9 138.6 161.2 178.6 193.4
Industrial Products 117.9 125.2 139.6 141.2 150.5 164.5 168.6 183.6 199.5 202.4
Textiles and Garments 115.5 130.8 148.2 149.1 156.1 166.1 161.1 169.0 182.2 180.9
Petroleum Products 109.1 182.5 186.7 197.8 239.6 296.9 142.7 525.7 566.2 762.5
Other 124.6 110.5 124.4 126.1 143.1 161.9 173.6 197.2 217.9 223.1
Mineral Products 89.4 159.9 180.5 175.3 167.4 238.9 236.5 222.4 198.7 187.0
Precious and Semi - Precious Stones 88.8 162.4 108.2 176.7 167.0 232.1 213.3 211.2 188.5 179.3
Other 101.6 112.6 185.8 153.4 174.2 331.0 544.9 357.7 266.1 234.9
Total Imports 106.4 123.8 139.9 138.2 136.3 157.1 168.6 188.7 213.1 247.5
Consumer Goods 115.0 115.3 140.9 131.3 133.1 144.3 147.8 164.9 187.9 188.6
Food and Drink 116.3 109.4 145.0 132.9 136.5 155.7 160.1 191.6 207.7 305.5
Other  117.3 120.6 137.3 129.9 130.7 137.1 140.4 149.6 165.4 173.2
Intermediate Goods 105.5 126.1 140.5 148.6 156.7 189.0 206.4 229.6 265.6 320.5
Petroleum  112.4 173.3 176.1 198.9 235.3 342.1 412.5 265.4 536.5 673.0
Fertilizer 86.8 108.1 131.2 134.8 164.1 213.4 255.0 268.4 375.3 806.0
Chemicals 96.9 98.4 132.8 141.1 142.2 172.9 217.5 234.5 251.2 268.9
Wheat 88.1 101.4 124.9 121.5 140.2 181.2 259.6 167.2 264.0 428.6
Textiles and Clothing 105.2 118.2 131.0 141.0 141.7 150.1 142.8 147.1 159.2 156.9
Investment Goods 110.0 113.4 124.0 128.6 111.6 125.1 133.5 153.2 168.6 189.3
Machinery and Equipment 108.0 106.8 111.9 107.9 88.7 96.2 96.6 109.8 122.3 132.1
Transport Equipment 131.3 158.7 207.0 316.4 197.2 226.1 254.5 305.1 329.7 363.3
Building Materials 93.3 97.4 120.1 124.0 136.3 150.3 166.6 179.6 207.4 241.9
Terms of Trade 107.7 101.1 99.8 102.5 110.4 104.8 100.0 96.7 94.0 84.1
© 2010, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Revised:  2010(y)/11(m)/25(d)
Source: Chief Editor:
Sri Lanka Customs,     Annual Report, Central Bank of Sri Lanka.    Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Key:      The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
: This index is useful to determine the change of value       University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
        regardless of change in volume. 
   It is derived by dividing the Vaue Index by Volume Index.