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Value & percentage of imports (1) by country of origin: 1999 -2002

Country

1999 

2000 2001 2002*

Value Rs.Mn.

Percent Value Rs.Mn. Percent Value Rs.Mn. Percent Value Rs.Mn.

Percent

Total

378,509

100.00

477,489

100.00

408,662

100.00

578,301

100.00

Japan

39,479

10.43

48,957

10.25

30,105

6.22

33,989

5.88

India

36,013

9.51

45,477

9.52

53,750

11.11

79,847

13.81

Hong Kong

32,317

8.54

39,091

8.19

44,709

9.24

46,988

8.13

Singapore

31,801

8.40

37,593

7.87

36,677

7.58

41,459

7.17

S.Korea

27,226

7.19

30,034

6.29

29,979

6.20

29,058

5.02

Taiwan

24,446

6.46

29,584

6.20

28,844

5.96

27,549

4.76

United Kindom

17,707

4.68

23,602

4.94

19,715

4.08

25,263

4.37

U.S.A.

15,222

4.02

19,319

4.05

23,730

4.91

20,906

3.62

Indonisia

12,115

3.20

13,032

2.73

12,765

2.64

14,135

2.44

Malaysia

11,851

3.13

16,465

3.45

18,554

3.84

19,562

3.38

China

11,368

3.00

19,028

3.99

19,696

4.07

24,732

4.28

Belgium

10,210

2.70

12,171

2.55

14,534

3.00

16,115

2.79

Thailand

9,587

2.53

12,771

2.67

13,160

2.72

13,984

2.42

Germany

9,576

2.53

11,894

2.49

12,332

2.55

11,631

2.01

U.Arabic Emirates

7,851

2.07

10,801

2.26

13,492

2.79

25,463

4.40

Australia

7,563

2.00

12,404

2.60

14,380

2.97

16,052

2.78

Pakistan

6,667

1.76

5,469

1.15

6,597

1.36

6,303

1.09

Netherland

6,013

1.59

6,409

1.34

6,985

1.44

4,842

0.84

Other

61,497

16.25

83,391

17.46

83,651

17.30

120,423

20.82

* Provisional

(1) Excludes bullion and specie

Source -     Sri Lanka Customs

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