Item

Unit / Base 

1990-91 

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009

Jul.

Aug.

Sep.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Output

1.

Gross Domestic Product at Factor Cost (at 1999-00 prices)

Rs. crore

10,83,572

28,71,120

31,29,717 (Q.E.)

33,39,375 (R.E.)

2.

Index number of Agricultural Production (All crops)

Triennium
ended
1993-94=100

148.4

167.2

168.6 ($)

a. Foodgrains Production

Million tonnes

176.4

217.3

230.8

233.9 £

3.

General Index of Industrial Production (1)

1993-94=100

212.6*

247.1

268.0

275.4

289.7 (P)

292.3 (P)

Money and Banking Reserve Bank of India (2)

4.

Notes in Circulation

Rs. crore

53,784

4,96,775

5,82,055

6,81,058

6,93,409

6,96,058

7,11,316

5.

Rupee Securities (3)

"

86,035

96,861

83,707

1,21,962

59,219

60,281

84,793

6.

Loans and Discount

"

19,900

6,585

4,579

21,562

10,652

 8,966

9,734

(a) Scheduled Commercial Banks (4)

"

8,169

6,245

4,000

11,728

296

—

—

(b) Scheduled State
Co-operative Banks (4)

"

38

—

—

—

—

—

—

(c) Bills Purchased and Discounted (internal)

"

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Scheduled Commercial Banks

7.

Aggregate Deposits (5)

Rs. crore

1,92,541

26,11,933

31,96,939

38,34,110

40,70,458

40,80,711

41,20,007 (P)

8.

Bank Credit (5)

"

1,16,301

19,31,189

23,61,914

27,75,549

28,05,224

28,06,741

28,73,155 (P)

9.

Investment in Govt. Securities (5)

"

49,998

7,76,058

9,58,661

11,55,786

13,26,870

13,57,134

13,57,137 (P)

10.

Cheque Clearances (6)

Rs. thousand crore

1,703

6,467

7,044

6,020 (P)

417 (P)

389 (P)

372 (P)

11.

Money Stock Measures (7)

(a) M₁

Rs. crore

92,892

9,67,955

11,55,837

12,53,184

12,66,389

12,78,842

13,07,215

(b) M₃

"

2,65,828

33,10,068

40,17,883

47,64,019

50,23,552

50,43,113

50,95,812

Cash Reserve Ratio and Interest Rates

12.

Cash Reserve Ratio (2), (16)

Per cent

15.00

6.50

7.50

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

13.

Bank Rate

Per cent Per annum

10.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

14.

Inter-bank Call Money Rate (Mumbai) (8)

"

4.00-70.00

0.50-4.90

6.15-9.30

2.50-5.75

1.50-3.30

1.75-3.30

2.15-4.30

15.

Deposit Rate (9)

(a) 30 days and 1 year

"

8.00 (11)

}

3.00-9.50

3.00-7.50

3.25-8.00

2.50-6.50

1.50-6.25

1.50-6.25

(b) 1 year and above

"

9.00-11.00

7.50-9.60

8.25-9.00

8.00-8.50

6.50-7.75

6.50-7.75

6.50-7.75

Q.E.:  Quick Estimate.   R.E. : Revised Estimate.
*    :  Base : 1980-81 = 100.   + : Base : Triennium ending 1981-82=100.    ‡ : Base 1982=100.  £ : Fourth Advance Estimates for 2008-09.
^    :  Base : 2001 = 100 from January 2006 onwards.    ^^ : CPI (UNME) are Linked All - India Index from the April 2008 onwards.
$  :   Based on Fourth Advance Estimates for 2007-08 as released on July 9, 2008.
@  :  As the security 12.50% 2004 had matured on March 23, 2004, it has been substituted by 11.40% Loan 2008, with effect from March 2004, to represent the short-term yield.
#   :  As the maturity of the security 11.50% 2008, which represents the trends in long term yield, had become less than 5 years, it has been substituted by 7.40% Loan 2012, with effect from April 2004. Also see 'Notes on Tables'.

No. 1: Selected Economic Indicators (Concld.)

Item

Unit / Base

1990-91

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009

Jul.

Aug.

Sep.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

16.

Prime Lending Rate (10)

"

12.25-12.50

12.25-12.75

11.50-12.50

11.00-12.00

11.00-12.00

11.00-12.00

17.

Yield on 11.40% Loan 2008 @

"

7.22

7.26

18.

Yield on 7.40% Loan 2012 #

"

7.55

7.83

7.26

5.69

6.02

6.57

Government Securities Market (2)

19.

Govt. of India 91-day Treasury Bills (Total outstandings)

Rs. crore

45,229

39,957

75,549

76,500

76,500

76,500

Price Indices

20.

Wholesale Prices (13)

1993-94=100

(a) All Commodities

"

182.7 +

206.1

215.9

233.9

238.4

..

..

(b) Primary Articles

"

184.9 +

208.6

224.8

247.3

266.7

..

..

(c) Fuel, Power, Light and Lubricants

"

175.8 +

324.9

327.2

351.4

338.2

(d) Manufactured Products

"

182.8 +

179.0

188.0

203.1

206.4

..

..

(e) Foodgrains
(Cereals + Pulses)

"

179.2 +

205.9

215.6

234.1

259.1

(f) Edible Oils

"

223.3 +

154.6

175.4

188.1

176.4

..

(g) Sugar, Khandsari & Gur

"

152.3 +

179.8

155.2

168.7

212.6

..

..

(h)Raw Cotton

"

145.5 +

151.8

193.0

196.6

213.4

..

..

21.

Consumer Prices (All-India) (1)

(a) Industrial Workers ^

2001=100

193

125

133

145

160

162

163

(b) Urban Non-Manual Employees ^^

1984-85=100

161

486

515

561

624

631

(c) Agricultural Labourers

July 1986-June 1987=100

..

388

417

462

499

508

515

Foreign Trade

22. Value of Imports

U.S. $ Million

24,073

1,85,735

2,51,439

2,91,475

19,621 (P)

22,661 (P)

23.

Value of Exports

"

18,145

1,26,414

1,62,904

1,82,631

13,623 (P)

14,289 (P)

24.

Balance of Trade

"

-5,927

-59,321

-88,535

-1,08,844

–5,998 (P)

–8,372 (P)

25.

Foreign Exchange Reserves (14)

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

U.S. $ Million

2,236

1,91,924

2,99,230

2,41,426

2,60,631

2,61,247

2,64,373

(b) Gold

"

3,496

6,784

10,039

9,577

9,671

9,828

10,316

(c) SDRs

"

102

2

18

1

1

4,828

5,224

Employment Exchange Statistics (15)

26.

Number of Registrations

Thousand

6,541

..

..

..

..

..

27.

Number of Applicants

(a) Placed in Employment

"

265

..

..

..

..

..

(b) On live Register (14)

"

34,632

..

..

..

..

..