TABLE 32

COTTON BALANCE SHEET FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS

                                                                                (In lakh bales of 170 Kg. each)

    1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96
(Oct to
Sept.)		 1996-97
(Oct to
Sept.)		 1997-98
(Oct to
Sept.)
as on
19.8.99 		1998-99
(Oct to
Sept.)
as on
19.11.99
 SUPPLY
 Opening Stock
 Crop
 Import (DGCIS)
32.78
138.00
1.15
33.15
121.50
3.00
26.75
138.50
5.89
23.52
170.20
0.50
39.16
177.90
0.30
30.38
158.00
4.13
30.00
163.00
7.87
 TOTAL 171.93 157.65 171.14 194.22 217.36 192.51 200.87
 DEMAND
 A.) Consumption
  I. Mill
  I. Non - Mill
  III. Small Spinners
 

112.81
8.00
4.20
 
 
114.00
8.00
5.00
 
119.37
9.50
6.17
 
138.29
9.50
6.50
 
150.41
11.86
7.89
 
143.24
9.23
6.54
 
145.51
11.62
6.24
 IV. Sub Total 125.01 127.00 135.04 154.29 170.16 159.01 163.37
 DEMAND
 B.) Export
  I. Quota
  II. Registered
  III. Shipped
 

17.855
15.413
13.766
 
 
5.695
4.024
3.90
 
1.856
1.128
1.08
 
15.90
13.51
8.00
 
14.42
12.60
16.82*
 
7.20
4.02
3.50
 
5.00
Projected@
1.00@
 (A) IV+(B)III 138.776 130.90 136.12 162.29 186.98 162.51 164.37
 BALANCE 33.15 26.75 35.02 31.93 ** 30.38 30.00 36.50

Note : Govt. released 7.20 lakh bales of export quota after CAB meeting in respect of Pvt. Traders and all federation for the cotton season 1997-98 (Oct.-Sept.).

(*) = Inclusive of spillover 1995-96 i.e. 4.69 lakh bales.

@ = As on 19.11.1999.

** = 1995-96 Closing stock (derived) was subsequently revised to 39.16 lakh bales based on verification of physically held stocks within the country.

(Source :- O/o the Textile Commissioner, Govt. of India)



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