Trade & Tourism

Table 162 - Foreign Trade

  Greater
Mumbai		 India % share
of Mumbai
  1995-96 1996-97 1995-96 1996-97 1995-96 1996-97
 

Rs. crores
Imports
Air 14426 14905 23445 23567 61.5 63.2
Sea* 25016 30602 99233 113277 25.2 27.0
Total 39442 45507 122678 136844 32.2 33.3
Exports
Air 21194 21249 35048 36877 60.5 57.6
Sea* 17772 20165 71305 80648 24.9 25.0
Total 38966 41414 106353 117525 36.6 35.2
Volume (import+export) 78408 86921 229031 254369 34.2 4.2
 
  • Nearly one third of foreign trade in value terms is handled by Greater Mumbai
  • Over 40% of the foreign trade was carried through air transport in 1996-97