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Table  46  (External trade, Balance)
Central Bank Trade Indices (Value) (1999 - 2008)
ext 46e (1997=100) (Rs. Million) (Rs. Million) (Rs. Million)
                                             Year                               Category 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007   2008(a)
Total Exports 118.6 153.2 156.9 164.1 180.7 213.0 232.8 261.3 308.4 321.4
Agriculture Exports 106.5 121.7 132.8 143.1 148.5 172.3 185.2 214.6 266.4 320.5
Tea  102.8 124.9 144.8 148.4 155.0 176.1 191.6 215.5 267.0 323.5
Rubber 49.7 47.0 45.9 55.0 80.1 111.1 101.8 208.5 260.5 291.8
Coconut Products 131.4 132.2 105.9 115.4 128.6 165.0 164.3 185.9 225.3 267.1
Other 135.6 137.8 124.3 187.2 169.4 192.2 215.5 236.6 299.9 363.2
Industrial Products 123.3 160.5 163.3 171.2 189.0 225.1 245.0 276.1 225.1 328.6
Textiles and Garments 127.2 168.8 169.1 172.6 184.9 212.1 216.5 238.6 274.8 279.7
Petroleum Products 90.7 129.1 105.4 121.9 109.7 176.4 229.3 340.9 325.5 479.6
Other 118.0 145.6 156.2 172.6 205.0 257.3 307.4 350.2 432.7 419.3
Mineral Products 86.1 139.5 145.4 163.7 153.1 229.6 273.2 268.3 268.2 251.0
Precious and Semi - Precious     Stones 88.3 144.7 148.5 168.8 155.2 223.3 246.7 253.2 238.1 222.9
Other 57.4 70.3 104.8 122.1 125.7 312.8 621.9 446.2 664.0 620.9
Total Imports 115.8 152.1 154.0 168.9 186.0 233.7 257.6 308.3 361.4 438.3
Consumer Goods 124.7 149.8 156.8 177.9 202.8 228.5 236.2 390.1 305.8 368.3
Food and Drink 102.4 113.4 128.6 142.9 143.8 159.6 162.2 208.2 242.6 323.1
Other  157.1 202.6 197.9 228.8 288.5 328.5 343.8 409.0 397.5 433.9
Intermediate Goods 117.1 155.5 160.5 181.7 199.4 256.5 287.6 335.7 391.6 492.4
Petroleum  105.4 188.9 206.7 216.8 241.2 377.4 546.6 667.8 1,005.4 1,361.3
Fertilizer 119.8 154.7 154.4 185.4 216.0 278.4 346.1 435.1 547.1 1,594.0
Chemicals 119.5 139.0 157.6 184.4 203.9 260.5 311.4 338.0 387.9 488.3
Wheat 95.9 118.4 120.4 152.9 163.1 228.0 174.7 254.4 318.5 499.0
Textiles and Clothing 113.8 136.1 144.2 154.5 16.8 187.6 188.2 196.8 220.8 225.4
Investment Goods 114.1 131.3 122.9 143.2 162.8 216.1 240.4 298.6 380.0 412.6
Machinery and Equipment 108.9 121.8 123.8 139.8 153.5 197.7 197.4 252.8 314.8 323.0
Transport Equipment 129.1 142.4 93.4 117.7 161.9 211.9 226.7 309.0 328.2 360.3
Building Materials 114.1 144.0 138.1 162.3 197.6 254.0 317.9 354.5 539.1 629.3
© 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
(a) Provisional      University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka