The country’s imports of Crude oil rose by 52.58 per cent to USD 146.57 billion during April-November period this fiscal, according to the data of the commerce ministry.
Coal and coke imports have increased by 97.66 per cent to USD 37.25 billion during April-November period this fiscal, the data showed.
Gold imports, however, dipped by 18.13 per cent to USD 27.21 billion during the eight-month period of this fiscal.
The other products which recorded double digit growth in imports include electronics, chemicals, transport equipment and vegetable oil.
Vegetable oil imports rose by 16.71 per cent to USD 14.28 billion during the period under review.
