Today, the Reserve Bank released the October 2023 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes two speeches, six articles and current statistics.

The six articles are: I. State of the Economy; II. Measuring Uncertainty: An Indian Perspective; III. Impact of G-Sec Yield Movements on Bank Profitability in India; IV. Production Weighted Rainfall Index and Agriculture Production: Relationship Re-visited; V. Housing Finance Companies and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Does Size Matter?; and VI. COVID-19 Pandemic and the Resilience of India’s R&D Expenditure.

The Reserve Bank has launched the 39th round of the quarterly Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey (SIOS) for the reference period October-December 2023. The survey assesses the business situation for the current quarter (Q3:2023-24) from selected companies in the services and infrastructure sectors in India and their expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q4:2023-24) based on qualitative responses on a set of indicators pertaining to demand conditions, financial conditions, employment conditions and the price situation. The outlook on key parameters for the two subsequent quarters (Q1:2024-25 and Q2:2024-25) are also covered.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended October 13, 2023 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended October 06, 2023.

The Reserve Bank has launched the 104th round of the quarterly Industrial Outlook Survey (IOS) of the Indian manufacturing sector for the reference period October-December 2023. The survey assesses business sentiment for the current quarter (Q3:2023-24) and expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q4:2023-24), based on qualitative responses on a set of indicators pertaining to demand conditions, financial conditions, employment conditions and the price situation. The outlook on key parameters for the two subsequent quarters (Q1:2024-25 and Q2:2024-25) are also covered.

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Overseas Direct Investment, both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of September 2023.

Ajit Prasad           
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/1105

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item20222023Variation Oct. 7Sep. 29Oct. 6WeekYear 12345 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government00000 4.2 State Governments1083911606243031269713464 * Data are provisional.

2. Foreign Exchange Reserves*

ItemAs on October 6, 2023Variation over

WeekEnd-March 2023 Year

₹ Cr.US$ Mn.₹ Cr.US$ Mn.₹ Cr.US$ Mn.₹ Cr.US$ Mn.

12345678

1 Total Reserves4867956584742-14828-2166113691629248102051873

1.1 Foreign Currency Assets #4325067519529-3057-707135935983844342148033

1.2 Gold35220042306-11624-1425-19299-2894315003352

1.3 SDRs14921217923-31-15-1952-4694467342

1.4 Reserve Position in the IMF414774983-116-19-992-1831631147

* Difference, if any, is due to rounding off.
# Excludes (a) SDR holdings of the Reserve Bank, as they are included under the SDR holdings; (b) investment in bonds issued by IIFC (UK); and (c) amounts lent under the SAARC Currency swap arrangements.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the data1 related to the 2021-22 round of its annual survey on computer software and information technology enabled services exports. The survey2 collects details on India’s exports of software services {computer services and information technology enabled services (ITES)/business process outsourcing (BPO) services} as per type of activity, on-site/off-site nature of services, country of destination and four modes of supply. For 2021-2

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended September 22, 2023. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1002

The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the results of the following Surveys: Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS) – September 2023 Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) – September 2023 OBICUS Survey on manufacturing sector – Q1:2023-24 Industrial Outlook Survey of the Manufacturing Sector for Q2:2023-24 Survey of Professional Forecasters on Macroeconomic Indicators – Round1 84rd

Bank Lending Survey for Q2:2023-24

Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey for Q2:2023-24

The Survey results are based on the feedback received from the respondents to the Surveys and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Reserve Bank of India.

Ajit Prasad            
Director (Communications)

Press Release: 2023-2024/1070

1 The survey results reflect the respondents’ views, which are not necessarily shared by the Reserve Bank. Results of the previous survey round were released on the Bank’s website on August 10, 2023.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item20222023Variation Sep. 30Sep. 22Sep. 29WeekYear 12345 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government00000 4.2 State Governments56111348011606-18745995 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves* ItemAs on September 29, 2023Variation over WeekEnd-March 2023Year ₹ Cr.US$ Mn.₹ Cr.US$ Mn.₹ Cr.US$ Mn.₹ Cr.US$ Mn. 12345678 1 Total Reserves4882783586908-15553 3794128519845854879654244 1.1 Foreign Currency Assets #4328124520236-11803-31271389921054548124247429

1.2 Gold36382443731-3586-576-7676-1469578606126

1.3 SDRs14924317939-123-74-1921-4537456512

1.4 Reserve Position in the IMF415935002-40-18-876-1642238176

* Difference, if any, is due to rounding off.
# Excludes (a) SDR holdings of the Reserve Bank, as they are included under the SDR holdings; (b) investment in bonds issued by IIFC (UK); and (c) amounts lent under the SAARC Currency swap arrangements.