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India is amongst the leading exporter countries of stones in the world, being a close competitor to China and Italy who are the leaders.

	Value in Rs. lakhs
Item	2005-06	2004-05	2003-04	2002-03	2001-02
Granite cut blocks/ slabs	133555.54	127629.70	102204.78	102921.26	87397.11
Granite monuments	41127.10	18916.37	21821.95	21523.02	17242.74
Granite Products n.e.s	24620.39	13747.37	16664.70	10500.85	8309.62
Granite tiles	149756.10	95933.35	124688.80	111113.12	91681.95
Marble blocks/ slabs	8937.55	9336.73	8006.70	753.35	4709.61
Marble monuments	421.12	774.29	452.02	524.89	209.32
Marble tiles	7330.36	6722.60	11467.57	21636.03	15932.58
Other stones & Products	69375.71	52753.43	40961.73	35023.22	26639.22
Slate Stone	21074.97	18551.49	14598.09	13915.11	9334.84
Grand Total	456198.84	344365.33	340866.34	317910.85	261456.99

Source: DGCI&S/ CAPEXIL.

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Indian Stone Exports comprise mainly Granite Cut Blocks, Granite Slabs and Tiles. The share of marble, slate and sandstone are steadily increasing for the past few years. The major importers of Indian stones are USA, Italy, Taiwan, Japan, Germany and China.

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