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Table  25A  (External trade, Import)
Import Trade Indices (2004-2005)
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Year 2004 2005 Growth Rate
                                                Index                         Category Value Volume Unit Price Value Volume Unit Price Value Volume Unit Price
Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index
Consumer Goods 132.9 158.4 83.9 138.6 159.8 86.7 4.3 0.9 3.4
Food and beverages 92.8 102.5 90.6 95.2 101.3 94.0 2.5 -1.2 3.8
Other consumer goods 191.1 239.5 79.8 201.7 244.9 82.4 5.6 2.3 3.2
Intermediate Goods 149.2 135.7 110.0 168.7 139.3 121.1 13.1 2.7 10.1
Fertilizer 160.7 130.4 123.2 203.3 135.7 149.8 26.5 4.1 21.6
Crude oil 229.2 121.3 189.0 292.7 110.7 264.4 27.7 -8.7 39.9
Other petroleum 219.3 110.3 198.9 320.4 132.5 241.8 46.1 20.1 21.6
Chemical elements and compounds 151.4 150.6 100.5 182.8 143.2 127.6 20.7 -4.9 27.0
Wheat and meslin 132.9 125.8 105.6 102.6 109.5 93.7 -22.8 -13.0 -11.2
Textiles including clothing 109.2 125.0 87.4 110.4 131.8 83.8 1.1 5.5 -4.1
Plastics 166.2 159.0 104.5 201.7 176.3 114.4 21.4 10.9 9.5
Diamonds 163.6 125.7 130.1 192.5 139.4 138.1 17.6 10.8 6.1
Other  156.0 174.4 89.4 183.4 181.6 101.0 17.6 4.1 12.9
Investment Goods 125.9 172.8 72.9 141.0 180.0 78.3 12.0 4.2 7.5
Building materials 147.9 169.0 87.5 186.6 190.9 97.8 26.1 12.9 11.7
Transport equipment 123.3 93.7 131.6 156.3 104.8 149.2 26.8 11.8 13.4
Machinery and equipment 115.3 205.5 56.1 115.7 204.4 56.6 0.3 -0.6 0.9
Other Investment goods 149.5 106.2 140.8 171.8 127.6 134.6 14.9 20.2 -4.4
Total Imports 136.4 148.8 91.7 151.1 152.8 98.9 10.8 2.7 7.8
Terms of Trade     104.4     100.0     -4.2
© 2008, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Revised:  2008(y)/12(m)/02(d)
Source: Chief Editor:
Annual Report, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, 2005    Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka