Item

Unit / Base

1990-91

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999

Mar.

Apr.

May

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Output

1.

Gross Domestic Product

at Factor Cost (at 1993-94 prices)

Rs. crore

2,12,253@

9,98,978

10,49,191

11,09,983

(P)

(Q.E.)

(A.E.)

2.

Index number of Agricultural

Triennium ended

Production (All crops)

1981-82=100

148.4

175.7

165.5(P)

177.4(E)

a. Foodgrains Production

million tonnes

176.4

199.4

192.4(P)

200.9(P)

3.

General index of

Industrial Production (1)

1993-94=100

212.6*

129.1

137.6

142.8(P)

156.0(Q.E.)

..

..

Money and Banking

Reserve Bank of India (2)

4.

Notes in circulation

Rs. crore

53,784

1,34,889

1,48,520

1,72,541

1,72,541

1,82,260

1,85,290

5.

Rupee Securities (3)

"

86,035

1,10,634

1,25,956

1,45,583

1,45,583

1,50,028

1,46,896

6.

Loans and discount

"

19,900

19,809

13,963

19,876

19,876

28,927

30,869

(a)

Scheduled commercial banks (4)

"

8,169

560

395

2,894

2,894

7,371

8,415

(b)

State co-operative banks (4)

"

38

-

-

13

13

13

13

(c)

Bills purchased and discounted

(internal)

"

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Scheduled Commercial banks

7.

Aggregate deposits (5)

Rs. crore

1,92,541

5,05,599

6,05,410

7,17,271(P)

7,17,271(P)

7,27,925(P)

7,30,078(P)

8.

Bank credit (5)

"

1,16,301

2,78,401

3,24,079

3,66,003(P)

3,66,003(P)

3,69,913(P)

3,67,917(P)

9.

Investment in Govt. Securities(5)

"

49,998

1,58,890

1,86,957

2,22,744(P)

2,22,744(P)

2,32,926(P)

2,39,289(P)

10.

Cheque clearances (6)

Rs. thousand crore

1,703

4,121

5,049(P)

5,582(P)

612(P)

520(P)

..

11.

Money Stock measures (7)

Rs. crore

(a)

M1

"

92,892

2,40,615(P)

2,67,481(P)

3,04,198(P)

3,04,198(P)

3,12,126(P)

3,13,869(P)

(b)

M3

"

2,65,828

7,01,848(P)

8,27,209(P)

9,74,328(P)

9,74,328(P)

9,91,732(P)

10,00,657(P)

Interest Rates

12.

Bank Rate

per cent per annum

10.00

12.00

10.50

8.00

8.00

8.00

8.00

13.

Inter-bank call money rate

(Mumbai) (8)

"

4.00/70.00

0.10/20.00

0.05/120.00

0.50/35.00

3.00/14.00

0.25/9.50

7.00/11.10

14.

Deposit Rate (9)

(a)

30 days and 1year

"

8.0 (11)

10.0 (12)

Free

Free (13)

5.0-9.0

5.0-8.5

5.0-8.5

(b)

1 year and above

"

9.0-11.0

Free

Free

9.0-11.5

8.0-10.5

8.0-10.5

15.

Prime Lending Rate (10)

"

-

14.50-15.00

14.00

12.00-13.00

12.00-13.00

12.00-12.50

12.00-12.50

16

Yield on 11.75% Loan 2001

"

-

13.50

11.26

11.38

11.25

11.12

11.10

17

Yield on 11.5% Loan 2008

"

-

14.01

12.27

12.03

11.81

11.80

11.67

Public Finance (2)

18.

Govt. of India 91-day treasury bills

(Total outstanding)

Rs. crore

54,614

1,600

1,500

1,525

1,365

2,090

Price Indices

19.

Wholesale prices (14)

1981-82=100

(a)

All commodities

"

182.7

314.6

329.8

..

..

..

..

(b)

Primary articles

"

184.9

328.4

339.5

..

..

..

..

(c)

Fuel, power, light and lubricants

"

175.8

324.2

365.7

..

..

..

..

(d)

Manufactured products

"

182.8

305.0

317.5

..

..

..

..

(e)

Foodgrains

"

179.2

353.8

362.7

..

..

..

..

(f)

Edible oils

"

223.3

301.1

299.4

..

..

..

..

(g)

Sugar, khandsari & gur

"

152.3

251.1

303.9

..

..

..

..

(h)

Cotton raw

"

145.5

303.0

346.9

..

..

..

..

20.

Consumer prices (All-India) (1)

(a)

Industrial Workers

1982=100

193

342

366

414

414

..

..

(b)

Urban Non-Manual Employees

1984-85=100

161

282

302

337

340

..

..

(c)

Agricultural Labourers

July 1986-

June 1987=100

..

260

269

294

296

295

..

21.

Security prices

(ordinary shares) (14)

1980-81=100

500.3

1,146.8

1,061.0

976.4

1,025.1

993.4

..

Foreign Trade

22.

Value of imports

U.S. $ Million

24,073

39,132

41,484

41,858(P)

3,577(P)

3,156(P)

..

23.

Value of exports

"

18,145

33,470

35,006

33,659(P)

3,396(P)

2,632(P)

..

24.

Balance of trade

"

- 5,927

- 5,663

- 6,478

- 8,199(P)

- 182(P)

-524(P)

..

25.

Foreign exchange reserves (15)

(a)

Foreign currency assets

U.S. $ Million

2,236

22,367

25,975

29,522

29,522

29,611(P)

30,615(P)

(b)

Gold

"

3,496

4,054

3,391

2,960

2,960

2,919(P)

2,960(P)

(c)

SDRs

"

102

2

1

8

8

8(P)

-

Employment Exchange Statistics (16)

26.

Number of registrations

in thousand

6,541

5,872

..

..

..

..

..

27.

Number of applicants

(a)

Placed in employment

"

265

233

..

..

..

..

..

(b)

On live register (15)

"

34,632

37,430

..

..

..

..

..

See 'Notes on Tables'.

@

:

At 1980-81 prices.

*

:

Base : 1980-81 = 100.

QE

:

Quick Estimate.

AE

:

Advance Estimate.

E

:

Estimated.