Item

Unit / Base

1990-91

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2 0 0 0

2 0 01

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Output

1.

Gross Domestic Product

at Factor Cost (at 1993-94 prices)

Rs. crore

6,94,925

10,12,816

10,83,047

11,51,991

(P)

(P)

(Q.E.)

2.

Index number of Agricultural

Triennium ended

Production (All crops)

1993-94=100

148.4@

130.9

140.9

139.6(E)

a. Foodgrains Production

million tonnes

176.4

192.3

203.5

208.9

3.

General index of

Industrial Production (1)

1993-94=100

212.6*

139.5

145.2

154.7(P)

161.9 (P)

..

..

Money and Banking

Reserve Bank of India (2)

4.

Notes in circulation

Rs. crore

53,784

1,48,520

1,72,541

1,92,483

2,06,425

2,07,866

2,07,970

5.

Rupees Securities (3)

"

86,035

1,25,956

1,45,583

1,40,967

1,46,202

1,42,956

1,46,115

6.

Loans and discount

"

19,900

13,963

19,876

37,890

28,024

29,255

28,032

(a) Scheduled Commercial Banks (4)

"

8,169

395

2,894

9,513

5,962

6,692

6,099

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

"

38

-

13

15

25

21

21

(c) Bills purchased and discounted

(internal)

"

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Scheduled Commercial Banks

7.

Aggregate deposits (5)

Rs. crore

1,92,541

5,98,485

7,14,025

8,10,065(P)

9,17,279(P)

9,31,657(P)

9,35,510(P)

8.

Bank credit (5)

"

1,16,301

3,24,079

3,68,837

4,34,182(P)

4,80,619(P)

4,95,247(P)

4,99,586(P)

9.

Investment in Govt. Securities (5)

"

49,998

1,86,957

2,23,217

2,77,829(P)

3,23,864(P)

3,25,182(P)

3,24,473(P)

10.

Cheque clearances (6)

Rs.thousand crore

1,703

5,049

5,668(P)

7,183(P)

635(P)

564 (P)

..

11.

Money Stock measures (7)

(a)

Rs. crore

92,892

2,67,844

3,09,128

3,40,620(P)

3,57,461(P)

3,64,781(P)

3,60,419(P)

(b)

"

2,65,828

8,21,332

9,81,020

11,17,201(P)

12,45,825(P)

12,61,770(P)

12,67,330(P)

Interest Rates

12.

Bank Rate

per cent per annum

10.00

10.50

8.00

8.00

8.00

8.00

8.00

13.

Inter-bank call money rate

(Mumbai) (8)

"

4.00/70.00

0.05/120.00

0.50/35.00

4.50/25.00

5.00/13.00

5.00/11.50

7.80/12.30

14.

Deposit Rate (9)

(a) 30 days and 1 year

"

8.0 (11)

Free

Free(12)

5.0-7.5

4.75-7.25

4.75-7.25

5.0-7.25

(b) 1 year and above

"

9.0-11.0

Free

8.5-10.5

8.5-10.0

8.5-10.0

8.5-10.0

15.

Prime Lending Rate (10)

"

-

14.00

12.00-13.00

12.00-12.50

12.00-12.50

12.00-12.50

12.00-12.50

16.

Yield on 11.75% Loan 2001

"

-

11.26

11.38

10.20

10.23

10.05

9.77

17.

Yield on 11.5% Loan 2008

"

-

12.27

12.03

11.30

11.11

10.91

10.47

Government Securities Market (2)

18.

Govt. of India 91-day Treasury Bills

(Total outstandings)

Rs. crore

1,600

1,500

1,520

1,840

1,945

1,945

Item

Unit / Base

1990-91

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000

2001

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Price Indices

19.

Wholesale prices (13)

1993-94=100

(a) All commodities

"

182.7⁺

132.8

140.7

145.3

..

..

..

(b) Primary articles

"

184.9⁺

139.4

156.2

158.0

..

..

..

(c) Fuel, power, light and lubricants

"

175.8⁺

143.8

148.5

162.0

..

..

..

(d) Manufactured products

"

182.8⁺

128.0

133.6

137.2

..

..

..

(e) Foodgrains

"

179.2⁺

139.3

152.0

176.4

..

..

..

(f) Edible oils

"

223.3⁺

113.5

139.1

122.1

..

..

..

(g) Sugar, khandsari & gur

"

152.3⁺

134.4

153.5

156.0

..

..

..

(h) Raw Cotton

"

145.5⁺

155.4

166.9

147.3

..

..

..

20.

Consumer prices (All-India) (1)

(a) Industrial Workers

1982=100

193

366

414

428

450

446

..

(b) Urban Non-Manual Employees

1984-85=100

161

302

337

352

376

375

..

(c) Agricultural Labourers

July 1986-

June 1987=100

..

269

294

309

306

303

..

Foreign Trade

21.

Value of imports

U.S. $ Million

24,073

41,484

42,389

47,212 (P)

4,576 (P)

3,776 (P)

..

22.

Value of exports

"

18,145

35,006

33,219

37,599 (P)

3,538 (P)

3,600 (P)

..

23.

Balance of trade

"

-5,927

-6,478

-9,170

-9,613 (P)

-1,038 (P)

-176 (P)

..

24.

Foreign exchange reserves (14)

(a) Foreign currency assets

U.S. $ Million

2,236

25,975

29,522

35,058

36,286 (P)

37,264 (P)

38,361 (P)

(b) Gold

"

3,496

3,391

2,960

2,974

2,752 (P)

2,811 (P)

2,751 (P)

(c) SDRs

"

102

1

8

4

2 (P)

2 (P)

8 (P)

Employment Exchange Statistics (15)

25.

Number of registrations

in thousand

6,541

6,322

5,852

5,967

..

..

..

26.

Number of applicants

(a) Placed in employment

"

265

275

233

222

..

..

..

(b) On live register (14)

"

34,632

39,140

40,090

40,371

..

..

..

See'Notes on Tables'.

@

Triennium ended 1981-82 = 100

*

Base : 1980-81 = 100.

+

Base : 1981-82 = 100.

E

Estimated ; QE : Quick Estimate.