The dissemination of macroeconomic and financial data through Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy is increasingly becoming user friendly. The first publication was brought out by the Bank in 1998, the CD-ROM version was started in 1999 and subsequently, since December 2000, it is released on the Bank’s website (www.rbi.org.in). The Handbook was simultaneously released in electronic form on the “Database on Indian Economy (DBIE): Reserve Bank’s Data Warehouse (http://dbie.rbi.org.in)” on September 15, 2009. A new interface facilitating user friendly access to the online version of the Handbook has been made available since March 2012. We are encouraged by the positive response from researchers, analysts, market participants and other users as reflected by substantial increase in usage of the web version.

2. The present volume of Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy for the year 2011-12, 14th in the series, contains 242 statistical tables in print version and 264 statistical tables in CD-ROM version. It covers time series statistics on a wide range of economic and financial indicators pertaining to national income aggregates, output, prices, money, banking, financial markets, public finances, foreign trade, balance of payments and select socio-economic indicators, which are released at various frequencies. This publication in print/CD-ROM form is brought out by the Data Management and Dissemination Division (DMDD), Department of Statistics and Information Management (DSIM).

3. The work has been carried out by N Senthil Kumar, Director; J Navas, Ashish Jaiswal, Amar Nath Yadav, Assistant Advisers; S Sardar, Nanu Ram Meena, and Ms. Anjana Saha, Research Officers; under the guidance of Shri A B Chakraborty, Officer-in-Charge and Shri V Bahuguna, Adviser, DSIM.

4. The support and active co-operation provided by nodal officers of Department of Economic and Policy Research, Department of External Investment and Operations, Financial Markets Department, Foreign Exchange Department, Internal Debt Management Department, Monetary Policy Department and Deposit Insurance & Credit Guarantee Corporation deserve appreciation.

5. We welcome comments and suggestions on the Handbook which may please be forwarded at the following address: The Director, Data Management and Dissemination Division, Department of Statistics and Information Management, Reserve Bank of India, C-9, 3rd Floor, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai 400051. Feedback may also be forwarded to us by e-mail to or through a feedback button available on DBIE site.

Deepak Mohanty
Executive Director
September 14, 2012