The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH). The September 2023 round of the survey is being launched. The survey aims at capturing subjective assessments on price movements and inflation, based on their individual consumption baskets, across 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi and Thiruvananthapuram. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households on price changes (general prices as well as prices of specific product groups) in the three months ahead as well as in the one year ahead period and quantitative responses on current, three months ahead and one year ahead inflation rates. The results of this survey provide useful inputs for monetary policy.

The agency, M/s Hansa Research Group Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai has been engaged to conduct the survey of this round on behalf of the Reserve Bank of India. For this purpose, the selected households will be approached by the agency and they are requested to provide their response. Other individuals, who are not approached by the agency can also participate in this survey by providing their responses using the linked survey schedule. The filled in survey schedule may be e-mailed as per contact details given below. In case of any query/clarification, kindly contact at the following address:

The Director,
Division of Household Surveys,
Department of Statistics and Information Management,
Reserve Bank of India,
C-8, 2nd Floor,
Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East),
Mumbai-400051;
Phone: 022-2657 8398, 022-2657 8520;
Please click here to send email.

Ajit Prasad            
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/855

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS). The September 2023 round of the survey is being launched. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households, regarding their sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price level, households’ income and spending. The survey is conducted regularly in 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi and Thiruvananthapuram. The results of this survey provide useful inputs for monetary policy.

The agency, M/s Hansa Research Group Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai has been engaged to conduct the survey of this round on behalf of the Reserve Bank of India. For this purpose, the selected households will be approached by the agency and they are requested to provide their responses. Other individuals, who are not approached by the agency, can also participate in this survey by providing their responses using the linked survey schedule. The filled in survey schedule may be e-mailed as per the contact details given below. In case of any query/clarification, kindly contact at the following address:

The Director,
Division of Household Surveys,
Department of Statistics and Information Management,
Reserve Bank of India,
C-8, 2nd Floor,
Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East),
Mumbai-400051;
Phone: 022-2657 8398, 022-2657 8332;
Please click here to send email.

The value of exports and imports of services during July 2023 is given in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ Million) MonthReceipts (Exports)Payments (Imports) April – 2023 25, 842 (7.5) 13, 626 (-3.1) May – 2023 27, 060
(7.7)15, 502 (2.0) June – 202327,861 (3.5) 15, 236
(-3.4) July – 2023 26, 228
(8.1)13, 754 (-2.2) Notes: (i) Data are provisional; and (ii) Figures in brackets are growth rates over the corresponding month of the previous year which have been revised on the basis of balance of payments statistics.

The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the results of the following Surveys: Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS) – July 2023 Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) – July 2023 OBICUS Survey on manufacturing sector – Q4:2022-23 Industrial Outlook Survey of the Manufacturing Sector for Q1:2023-24 Survey of Professional Forecasters on Macroeconomic Indicators– Round1 83rd Bank Lending Survey for Q1:2023-24 Services and Infrastructure Outlook Sur

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2022 2023 Variation Jul. 22 Jul. 14 Jul. 21 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 12688 17596 12928 -4668 240 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves* Item As on July 21, 2023 Variation over Week End-March 2023 Year ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Total Reserves 4975431 607035 -28586 -1987 22

The Reserve Bank has launched the 38th round of the quarterly Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey (SIOS) for the reference period July-September 2023. The survey assesses the business situation for the current quarter (Q2:2023-24) from selected companies in the services and infrastructure sectors in India and their expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q3:2023-24) based on qualitative responses on a set of indicators pertaining to demand conditions, financial c