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Table  21A  (External trade, Import)
Imports(Major Categories) (1975-1999)
ext 21ae  (Rs. Million)  (Rs. Million)
                                                    Year                 Category/Good 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999                                                     Year                 Category/Good
A.All Consumer Goods  (1+2+3) 2,651 1,689 2,534 5,618 7,824 10,158 9,219 8,616 11,639 11,052 10,462 12,256 13,814 17,438 20,962 28,420 32,357 32,197 37,372 45,985 50,353 57,105 63,934 72,823 79,267 A.All Consumer Goods  (1+2+3)
1.Food & Drink 2,520 1,491 2,181 4,127 4,807 6,408 4,888 3,561 5,375 4,986 5,906 6,746 7,462 10,214 13,136 15,624 16,750 18,395 20,066 23,914 26,746 33,311 37,867 38,411 38,324 1.Food & Drink
Rice 1,062 602 917 689 884 882 992 925 765 197 1,089 1,052 687 1,808 3,396 1,758 1,589 2,852 2,386 655 122 5,118 4,331 2,621 3,290 Rice
Flour 1,002 683 925 2,192 1,691 1,825 28 62 108 28 206 90 96 303 175 1,387 1 3 552 19 4 4 190 785 0 Flour
Sugar 248 64 197 620 929 2,026 2,826 970 1,985 1,346 1,985 1,764 2,389 2,927 4,326 5,173 5,139 4,952 5,621 8,875 8,737 8,026 10,788 8,384 7,448 Sugar
Milk & Milk Products 82 81 96 397 479 537 482 515 978 750 751 922 1,276 1,931 2,298 2,367 2,796 2,941 3,655 4,305 5,630 6,045 5,695 7,517 7,542 Milk & Milk Products
Fish 10 9 14 15 129 156 43 162 129 245 244 212 193 1139 1320 1739 2090 2445 2456 2956 3456 3686 4312 4066 3787 Fish
Food (Other) 82 36 27 195 634 843 458 764 1,188 2,042 1,121 2,075 2,054 2,106 1,620 3,200 5,135 5,202 5,396 7,104 8,797 10,232 12,551 15,038 16,258 Food (Other)
2.Other Consumer Goods 20 49 150 531 1,536 2,029 1,997 2,888 3,540 3,092 4,556 5,510 6,353 7,225 7,826 12,796 15,607 13,802 17,306 22,071 23,607 23,994 26,066 34,412 40,943 2.Other Consumer Goods
Mortor Cars and Cycles  16 44 48 349 563 596 433 399 529 495 1,499 1,698 2,207 2,309 2,886 2,769 2,163 2,459 2,967 5,566 5,082 5,094 4,410 7,516 11,155 Mortor Cars and Cycles 
Radio Receivers & Compounds 2 2 14 40 135 155 277 736 681 407 509 550 500 836 775 446 618 790 1,009 1,163 1,006 1,138 1,281 1,431 2,590 Radio Receivers & Compounds
Rubber Tyres & Tubes 18 20 6 52 49 102 132 188 170 214 240 229 224 253 285 443 415 520 991 686 382 639 1,534 1,649 1,741 Rubber Tyres & Tubes
Medical & Pharmaceutical Products 69 59 90 183 252 259 193 355 408 505 597 831 829 1,030 1,086 1,668 1,755 2,441 2,490 3,292 4,233 3,869 4,230 5,387 5,396 Medical & Pharmaceutical Products
Other 6 24 45 335 482 917 962 1,210 1,752 1,471 1,711 2,201 2,593 2,796 2,796 7,470 10,656 7,592 9,849 11,364 12,904 13,254 14,611 18,429 20,062 Other
3.Textiles 111 149 203 959 1,418 1,721 2,334 2,167 2,724 2,974 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.Textiles
B.All Intermediate Goods 1,888 2,559 2,648 5,591 9,143 15,522 19,275 21,640 21,727 23,749 29,331 28,618 34,619 40,325 45,255 55,757 64,265 82,592 103,952 119,829 148,630 164,384 190,883 200,627 218,231 B.All Intermediate Goods
Fertilizer 208 99 51 252 673 1,339 1,202 560 625 1,103 1,579 1,282 1,299 2,476 1,775 2,958 2,430 2,366 3,108 3,097 4,407 4,189 3,916 3,989 4,690 Fertilizer
Petroleum 872 1,164 1,441 2,403 3,912 8,090 9,958 12,274 11,024 10,681 10,986 6,293 8,716 7,839 8,376 14,372 12,887 13,938 14,920 14,641 19,827 26,525 31,827 22,275 30,125 Petroleum
Chemical Elements & Compounds 115 90 120 446 502 544 663 729 832 1,028 902 1,587 1,559 1,887 2,117 4,754 3,643 4,125 5,244 5,975 7,310 7,402 8,024 9,241 9,590 Chemical Elements & Compounds
Dyeing Tanning & Colouring Materials 19 26 41 121 149 204 230 246 222 292 1,007 434 517 542 576 885 928 1,549 1,467 1,649 1,830 1,845 2,245 2,533 2,696 Dyeing Tanning & Colouring Materials
Paper & Paper Boards 70 56 67 239 399 456 733 674 687 636 902 1,160 1,560 1,922 1,813 2,967 3,570 3,815 4,669 5,513 7,325 7,487 8,790 9,158 10,066 Paper & Paper Boards
Wheat  136 145 144 136 296 575 1,697 1,787 2,340 2,471 289 2,771 1,923 2,800 4,964 3,791 3,303 4,549 5,609 5,825 10,155 11,267 8,128 8,133 7,792 Wheat 
Textiles - - - - - - - - - - 1,007 6,353 8,086 8,796 9,981 13,454 20,611 33,552 41,740 51,299 59,375 64,601 81,816 90,099 93,105 Textiles
Other 468 679 784 1,994 3,212 4,314 4,792 5,370 5,997 7,538 8,003 9,138 10,960 14,062 15,673 12,576 16,893 18,698 27,195 31,830 38,401 41,068 46,137 55,199 60,168 Other
C.All Investment Goods  653 641 746 3,367 5,459 8,144 7,956 11,591 12,077 12,170 10,387 10,556 11,334 12,081 12,018 23,412 29,792 37,294 50,508 67,524 60,916 66,647 78,232 95,322 110,599 C.All Investment Goods 
Building Matetials 169 104 129 150 368 610 525 557 1,177 727 899 907 710 1,038 998 6,365 6,840 7,936 9,342 11,898 13,956 14,540 16,030 19,590 18,296 Building Matetials
Transport Equipment 116 175 232 988 1,615 2,421 2,229 5,529 3,826 3,031 2,499 1,457 1,418 1,409 1,833 4,537 7,607 7,889 15,012 22,425 15,564 9,885 12,276 17,098 37,191 Transport Equipment
Machinery & Equipment 322 364 286 1,846 2,900 4,212 3,876 3,964 5,261 5,335 4,769 5,828 6,640 7,047 6,278 9,885 11,881 17,098 22,377 27,635 25,769 35,987 43,853 50,592 47,736 Machinery & Equipment
Other 46 - 99 383 576 898 1,326 1,541 1,813 3,077 2,219 2,364 2,566 2,586 2,916 2,625 3,464 4,371 3,777 5,566 5,627 6,235 6,073 8,042 7,376 Other
D.Total (A+B+C) 5,192 4,591 5,928 14,576 22,426 33,824 36,450 41,847 45,443 46,971 50,180 51,430 59,767 69,844 78,235 107,589 126,414 152,083 191,832 233,338 259,899 288,136 333,049 368,772 408,097 D.Total (A+B+C)
E.Unclassified Imports 59 54 79 110 134 118 132 99 115 570 3,868 3,129 761 1,186 1,990 140 229 1,472 1,718 2,238 12,301 12,939 12,977 11,387 7,805 E.Unclassified Imports
F.Total Imports (D+E) 5,251 4,645 6,007 14,687 22,560 33,942 36,582 41,946 45,558 47,541 54,049 54,659 60,528 71,030 80,225 107,729 126,643 153,555 193,650 235,576 272,200 301,075 346,026 380,138 415,902 F.Total Imports (D+E)
© ２０１０， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Revised:  2010(y)/11(m)/25(d)
Source: Chief Editor:
Annual Report, Central Bank of Sri Lanka. 　　 Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka