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Dear Subscribers and readers,

MIZZIMA News Group, in May 1999, has sent you an in-depth research and
analysis on the Indo-Burma Border Trade. As some of our readers asked
and suggested, we are now presenting you overall Indo-Burma Bilateral
Trade. This is a series of four-parts:

Part One: Current Indo-Burma Trade
Part Two: Background of the Trade
Part Three: Indian Industries on the Trade
Part Four: Some of the Views on the Trade

Your feedback on the series is welcomed.

Truly,

MIZZIMA News Group
Delhi Office
H-3/15, 1st Floor, Vikas Puri,
New Delhi - 110018, India
Tel./Fax. 91-11-5529817
Emial.  Mizzima@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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INDO-BURMA BILATERAL TRADE

(Sources: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Government of India,
MIZZIMA Files and interviews.)

By MIZZIMA News Group
July 1999

PART: ONE: Current Indo-Burma Trade

India has become the largest export market for Burma accounting for 23
per cent of Burma's total export. Although there was no investments by
India in Burma or vice-versa till 1998, a Xinhua report in June 1999,
citing the latest economic indicators issued by Burma's Central
Statistical Organization, said that India invested US $ 4.5 million
beginning February this year in a manufacturing project in Burma.

According to available figures, during the first ten months of 1998,
India's imports from Burma increased to US $ 124 million from US $ 114
million during the same period in 1997 showing an increase of nearly ten
per cent. However, India's share in Burma's total exports during the
first ten months of last year declined to 14.5 per cent compared to the
share of 16.2 per cent during the same period in 1997.

India's exports to Burma fell sharply from the level of US $ 89 million
in first ten months of 1997 to US $ 59 during the first ten months of
1998 showing a decline of 34 per cent.

During 1996-97, exports of primary and semi-finished iron and steel
comprised of 36% of the total Indian exports to Burma while

miscellaneous processed items comprised 22% of the exports. 10% each of
the exports to Burma were engineering goods and iron and steel bars/rods
etc. The major items imported from Burma were pulses (49%), wood and
wood products (26%) in 1996-97.


India's Major Exports to Burma 

o	Misc. Processed items
o	Chemicals, cosmetics drugs pharmaceuticals etc.
o	Engineering goods
o	Iron and steel Bar/Rods etc.
o	Primary & semi-finished iron and steel
o	Glass, glassware, paints ceramic, enamels, varnishes, cement, etc.

India's Major Imports from Burma 

o	Pulses
o	Wood & Wood products
o	Sugar
o	Fruits & nuts including cashew nuts


(Table 1)

India's trade with Burma
(Value in US$ million)

Year	   Exports   %       imports    % 	     total   %           Balance 
			growth		  growth	        growth     of Trade

1990-91  1.87      133.75   85.53	  69.83    87.40     70.83      -83.66
1991-92  3.81      103.74   50.92    -40.46    54.73    -37.37     
-47.00
1992-93  6.79       78.21  111.27    118.06   118.06    115.71     
115.71
1993-94  21.00     209.27  121.00      8.74   142.00     20.27      -100
1994-95  21.78       3.71  126.58      4.61   148.36     4.47      
-104.80
1995-96  25.27      16.02  157.73     24.60   183.00    18.92      
-132.47
1996-97  39.61      56.75  166.28      5.43   205.89    12.51      
-126.67

Source:	DGCIS (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, April - November 1997). Available with Confederation of Indian
Industry.


(Table 2)

Major Commodities Exported from India to Burma 

S.No. Items 		1993-94  	1995-96 	1996-97       %change 
			     US$mn    %	US$mn   %	US$mn   %      over 1995-96

1.  Misc. processed	1.58  7.00  4.05    16  8.79  22.17      117.04
    Items
2.  Chemicals,Cosmetics,
    drugs,
    Pharmaceuticals, 
    etc.			3.44  2.00   1.41    6  1.52    3.83      16.21
3. Engineering goods    3.44 16.00   3.94   16  3.85    9.72      -2.28
4. Iron & Steel bar/
   Rods etc.            3.37  16.00  1.83    6  4.11    10.38    114.59
5. Primary & semi-
   Finished iron & 
   Steel               7.26   33.00   7.13   28  14.11   35.62     97.90
6. Glass, glassware, 
   paints, ceramic, 
   enamels, varnishes, 
   cement, etc.        3.05    14.00  1.25    6   0.68   1.72     -45.6
7. Other commodities   1.52     7.00   5.66   22  6.55   16.54    15.72
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    Total              21.78    100   25.27  100  39.61  100       56.75



Remarks: The item "other commodities" above includes new items of export
in 1995-96 such as sugar & molasses, electronic goods, project goods,
etc.
Source: DGCIS, 1996-97 (Available with CII).

(Table 3)

MAJOR COMMODITIES IMPORTED FROM BURMA 


S.	ITEMS		(1994-95)		(1995-96)		(1996-97)	%change
No.			US$ mn.  %age		US$ mn.  %age		US$ mn.  %age	over 1995-96


1.	Pulses		62.72	50.00		92.48	     -		82.03	49.33	-11.30
2.	Wood &		53.12	42.00		46.07	     -		42.96	25.83	-  6.75
	Wood products
3.	Sugar		1.98	  2.00		    -	     -		    -	    -	     -
4.	Fruit &		    -	    -		2.04	      -		    -	    -	     -
	Nuts incl.

	Cashew nuts
5.	Other		7.81	6.00		17.14	      -		41.30	24.84	140.96
	Commodities

	Total		126.58	100		157.73	      -		166.29	100.00	5.43


Remarks:

The item "other commodities" marked above includes new items of export
in 1995-96 such as cashew nuts, spices, transport equipment, leather,
natural rubber etc. apart from fruits & nuts indicated at Table No. 3.
(Source: DGCIS, 1996-97, available with CII, FICCI)


(Table 4)

The Total trade between India-Burma during 1997-98
(US$ Million)

			April 1997 -March 1998		April -December 1998

Imports		:	218.20			  123.40
Export		:	46.45			   22.77

(Source: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry)


(Table 5)

The volume of trade across the Indo-Burma border in 1995-96
(Rupees in Crores )

Exports 		Imports 		Total
84.5			528			612.5


The total volume of trade across the border from 12 April 1995 till 15
June 1996 was Rs. 25.77 crores with exports totaling Rs. 16.71 crores
and imports totaling Rs. 9.06 crores. (Source : CII)


End of Part One.
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Dear Subscribers and readers,

MIZZIMA News Group, in May 1999, has sent you an in-depth research and
analysis on the Indo-Burma Border Trade. As some of our readers asked
and suggested, we are now presenting you overall Indo-Burma Bilateral
Trade. This is a series of four-parts:

Part One: Current Indo-Burma Trade
Part Two: Background of the Trade
Part Three: Indian Industries on the Trade
Part Four: Some of the Views on the Trade

Your feedback on the series is welcomed.

Truly,

MIZZIMA News Group
Delhi Office
H-3/15, 1st Floor, Vikas Puri,
New Delhi - 110018, India
Tel./Fax. 91-11-5529817
Emial.  Mizzima@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

------------------------------------------------------------------------------


INDO-BURMA BILATERAL TRADE

(Sources: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Government of India,
MIZZIMA Files and interviews.)

By MIZZIMA News Group
July 1999

PART: ONE: Current Indo-Burma Trade

India has become the largest export market for Burma accounting for 23
per cent of Burma's total export. Although there was no investments by
India in Burma or vice-versa till 1998, a Xinhua report in June 1999,
citing the latest economic indicators issued by Burma's Central
Statistical Organization, said that India invested US $ 4.5 million
beginning February this year in a manufacturing project in Burma.

According to available figures, during the first ten months of 1998,
India's imports from Burma increased to US $ 124 million from US $ 114
million during the same period in 1997 showing an increase of nearly ten
per cent. However, India's share in Burma's total exports during the
first ten months of last year declined to 14.5 per cent compared to the
share of 16.2 per cent during the same period in 1997.

India's exports to Burma fell sharply from the level of US $ 89 million
in first ten months of 1997 to US $ 59 during the first ten months of
1998 showing a decline of 34 per cent.

During 1996-97, exports of primary and semi-finished iron and steel
comprised of 36% of the total Indian exports to Burma while
miscellaneous processed items comprised 22% of the exports. 10% each of
the exports to Burma were engineering goods and iron and steel bars/rods
etc. The major items imported from Burma were pulses (49%), wood and
wood products (26%) in 1996-97.


India's Major Exports to Burma

? Misc. Processed items
? Chemicals, cosmetics drugs pharmaceuticals etc.
? Engineering goods
? Iron and steel Bar/Rods etc.
? Primary & semi-finished iron and steel
? Glass, glassware, paints ceramic, enamels, varnishes, cement, etc.

India's Major Imports from Burma

? Pulses
? Wood & Wood products
? Sugar
? Fruits & nuts including cashew nuts


(Table 1)

India's trade with Burma
(Value in US$ million)

Year      Exports      %       imports     %        total
%           Balance
                            growth                growth
growth       of Trade

1990-91  1.87      133.75   85.53     69.83    87.40     70.83
-83.66
1991-92  3.81      103.74   50.92    -40.46    54.73    -37.37
-47.00
1992-93  6.79       78.21  111.27    118.06   118.06    115.71    115.71

1993-94  21.00     209.27  121.00      8.74   142.00     20.27      -100

1994-95  21.78       3.71  126.58      4.61   148.36         4.47
-104.80
1995-96  25.27      16.02  157.73     24.60   183.00    18.92
-132.47
1996-97  39.61      56.75  166.28      5.43   205.89    12.51
-126.67

Source: DGCIS (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, April - November 1997). Available with Confederation of Indian
Industry.


(Table 2)

Major Commodities Exported from India to Burma

S.No. Items          1993-94       1995-96     1996-97         %change
                          US$mn    %  US$mn   %  US$mn   %      over
1995-96


1.  Misc. processed 1.58  7.00  4.05    16  8.79  22.17      117.04
    Items
2.  Chemicals,Cosmetics,
    drugs,
    Pharmaceuticals,
    etc.                      3.44  2.00   1.41    6  1.52
3.83         16.21
3. Engineering goods3.44 16.00   3.94   16  3.85    9.72        -2.28
4. Iron & Steel bar/
   Rods etc.              3.37  16.00  1.83    6  4.11    10.38
114.59
5. Primary & semi-
   Finished iron &
   Steel                     7.26   33.00   7.13   28  14.11   35.62
97.90
6. Glass, glassware,
   paints, ceramic,
   enamels, varnishes,
   cement, etc.          3.05    14.00  1.25    6   0.68   1.72
-45.6
7. Other commodities1.52     7.00   5.66   22  6.55   16.54    15.72
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total                   21.78    100   25.27  100  39.61  100
56.75



Remarks: The item "other commodities" above includes new items of export
in 1995-96 such as sugar & molasses, electronic goods, project goods,
etc.
Source: DGCIS, 1996-97 (Available with CII).

(Table 3)

MAJOR COMMODITIES IMPORTED FROM BURMA


S.       ITEMS            (1994-95)             (1995-96)
(1996-97)        %change
No.                       US$ mn.  %age  US$ mn.  %age  US$ mn.  %age
over '95-96


1.     Pulses          62.72     50.00          92.48      -
82.03 49.33      -11.30
2.     Wood &      53.12     42.00          46.07      -          42.96
25.83     -  6.75
         Wood products
3.     Sugar             1.98       2.00              -
-          -         -                -
4.     Fruit &              -             -              2.04
-          -         -               -
        Nuts incl.
        Cashew nuts
5.     Other              7.81     6.00              17.14       -
41.30 24.84      140.96
         Commodities

Total                      126.58 100              157.73    100
166.29 100          5.43


Remarks:

The item ?other commodities? marked above includes new items of export
in 1995-96 such as cashew nuts, spices, transport equipment, leather,
natural rubber etc. apart from fruits & nuts indicated at Table No. 3.
(Source: DGCIS, 1996-97, available with CII, FICCI)


(Table 4)

The Total trade between India-Burma during 1997-98
(US$ Million)

   April 1997 -March 1998  April -December 1998

Imports  : 218.20                     123.40
Export  :  46.45                         22.77

(Source: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry)


(Table 5)

The volume of trade across the Indo-Burma border in 1995-96
(Rupees in Crores )

Exports           Imports           Total
84.5               528                  612.5


The total volume of trade across the border from 12 April 1995 till 15
June 1996 was Rs. 25.77 crores with exports totaling Rs. 16.71 crores
and imports totaling Rs. 9.06 crores. (Source : CII)


End of Part One.


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