I. Grains export from India to Sri Lanka
This table shows data on quantity of grains exported to Sri Lanka from India and the figures, given in tonnes, represent every five years starting from 1999.

Let us begin with the figures of wheat export. In 1999 the quantity was 345 tonnes, but it showed a fall by 10% in the following year. However, there was a remarkable increase in the following two periods. When 2009 had an export of 400 tonnes, export went up to 440 tonnes in 2009.

If we compare these figures with that of rise, there are striking contrasts. In 1999 the export of rise was almost two times more than wheat and so is the case with the figure of 2004, 600 tonnes. Recoding an all time high increase of 50%, 2009 figures stood at 1050 tonnes but the following period did not make much difference, it was 1100 tonnes, hardly 5% increase.

Maize is the least exported grain. The periods 1999 and 2009 recorded the same quantity,150 tonnes. Similarly 2004 and 2010 had the same figure, 200 each. And finally coming to corn, with a fall of nearly 50% in 2004, all three periods had an export of above 300 tonnes.

All together, export of grains from India to Sri Lanka show varying figures over the years with rise being the most and corn the least exported grains in the given period.
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II. Indian businessmen to neighbouring countries

The table breaks up data on number of Indian businessmen who visited India’s four neighbouring countries for four years starting from 2005.

It is clear that Sri Lanka witnessed the highest number of Indian businessmen. When 2005 saw 20000 visits, the figures kept on increasing over the years. The corresponding figures are 29, 40 and 51 thousand. Coming to visits to Bangladesh, the there was a rising trend but it was small compared to Sri Lanka. The numbers are 21, 22, 26 and 31000.

It is very much obvious that India’s trade relation with Pakistan was in very low ebb in this period. The figures stood between 5000 and 6000. But it seems that India maintained good relation with its neighbour China. When 11000 Indian businessmen went to China in 2005, in the following year, the figure went upto 16000, recording more than 5% increase. Again there were remarkable changes. Recording a three times increase from the 2005 figure, it recorded an all time high visit of 33000 businessmen.

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III. Businessmen from four neighbouring states to India

The table breaks up data on the number of businessmen who visited India from four neighbouring countries for four years starting from 2005.

It is very clear that Bangladesh recorded the highest number of business contingent in all four periods. In 2005 it was 21,000, but it kept on increasing over the years like 2006, 2007 recording an increase 1000 visits each, and finally 2008 touched the 30,000 mark. Closely followed by Bangladesh was Sri Lanka. The figures for all the four periods were constantly rising from 10000 in 2005 to 25000 in 2008.

Now let us look at the figures that represent Pakistan and China. In 2005 and 2007 both the countries posted 7000 business visits to India. But there was slight difference in the year 2006 and 2008. The figures for Pakistan are 6000 and 7000 respectively and for China it is 8000 each.

So it is obvious that India’s trade relation with its neighbour Bangladesh is much better than all the other three neighbours.
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IV. Air accidents in developing countries

The table breaks data on the number of air accidents happened in four developing countries for four successive years starting from 2005.

The table shows that Sri Lanka had the least number of air accidents in all the years. When 2005 and 2007 witnessed two accidents each, the remaining two years saw no accidents at all. It is followed by Bangladesh where the year 2007 went without any accidents but the preceding years, 2005 and 2006 recoded four accidents each, and in the final year 2008, there was only one.

Conversely, Pakistan had the highest number of accidents in all the years put together, say 17 accidents distributed in descending order, 6,5,4,2 representing 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. And finally China stands close to Pakistan. When the first three years had same number of accidents, three each, the year 2008 recorded only one air accident constituting 11 accidents, all the years’ put together.
In short, Sri Lanka is the only country which had two zero accident in five years. It is followed by Bangladesh, with one accident-free aviation year.

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V. Air accidents in developed countries

Let us see the number of air accidents in four developed countries. This table breaks figure of four countries for four successive years starting 2005.

It is evident that the most developed economy, the US, had the highest number of air accidents, making it to 73 accidents distributed like 24,12, 26 and 11 representing all the four years successively. Closely followed the US is its immediate ally the UK with 46 air accidents. When 2005 and 2005 witnessed four accidents each, the remaining two years, 2006 and 2008, recorded 16 and 22 respectively, 2008 being the saddest aviation year.

Now let us see how France and Germany fared. They had relatively very few accidents compared to the other two economies. The figures are 4, 3. 8 and 2 and 2007 being the worst aviation year. And finally, Germany’s figures show an ascending pattern like 7, 8, 11 and 14 representing all four years constituting 40 accidents.

It is very clear that there is a close relating between the size and strength of the economies and the number of accidents they recorded four years.

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