Item

Unit / Base

1990-91

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

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

26,12,847 (P)

28,64,310 (Q.E.)

31,22,862 (R.E.)

2.

Index Number of

Triennium

Agricultural Production

ended

(All Crops)

1993-94=100

148.4

146.7

163.8 (P)

—

a. Foodgrains Production

Million tonnes

176.4

208.6

217.3

230.7 (A.E.)

3.

General Index of

Industrial Production (1)

1993-94=100

212.6 *

221.5

247.1

268.0 (P)

263.6 (P)

273.0 (P)

Money and Banking

Reserve Bank of India (2)

4.

Notes in Circulation

Rs. crore

53,784

4,21,922

4,96,775

5,82,055

6,01,704

6,03,489

6,38,204

5.

Rupee Securities (3)

"

86,035

70,409

96,861

83,707

84,404

1,32,329

1,56,178

6.

Loans and Discount

"

19,900

4,746

6,585

4,579

2,170

6,690

23,579

(a) Scheduled Commercial

Banks (4)

"

8,169

1,488

6,245

4,000

2,087

6,094

8,454

(b) Scheduled State

Co-operative Banks (4)

"

38

7

—

—

2

22

—

(c) Bills Purchased and

Discounted (Internal)

"

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Scheduled Commercial Banks

7.

Aggregate Deposits (5)

Rs. crore

1,92,541

21,09,049

26,11,933

31,96,939

33,86,836

34,42,138 (P)

35,15,439 (P)

8.

Bank Credit (5)

"

1,16,301

15,07,077

19,31,189

23,61,914

24,60,754

25,42,467 (P)

26,51,524 (P)

9.

Investment in Govt.

Securities (5)

"

49,998

7,00,742

7,76,058

9,58,661

10,03,990

9,68,533 (P)

9,87,250 (P)

10.

Cheque Clearances (6)

Rs. thousand

crore

1,703

6,354

6,467

7,044 (P)

486 (P)

526 (P)

520 (P)

11.

Money Stock Measures (7)

(a)

Rs. crore

92,892

8,26,375

9,66,089

11,50,953

11,08,970

11,37,129

11,35,634

M 1

(b)

"

2,65,828

27,29,545

33,16,093

40,06,722

42,15,609

42,71,086

43,38,172

M 3

Cash Reserve Ratio and

Interest Rates

12.

Cash Reserve Ratio (2), (16)

Per cent

15.00

5.00

6.50

7.50

8.75

9.00

6.00

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

3.00-8.25

0.50-4.90

6.15-9.30

6.25-9.55

9.00-16.00

5.00-21.00

15.

Deposit Rate (9)

(a) 30 days and 1 year

"

8.00 (11)

2.25-5.50

3.00-9.50

3.00-7.50

8.00-8.50

3.00-8.50

3.00-8.75

(b) 1 Year and Above

"

9.00-11.00

}6.00-7.00

7.50-9.60

8.25-9.00

9.75-9.75

9.75-9.75

9.75-9.75

Q.E. : Quick Estimate. R.E. : Revised Estimate. A.E. : Fourth Advance Estimate.
* : Base : 1980-81 = 100. + : Base : Triennium ending 1981-82=100. ‡ : Base 1982=100.
^ : Base : 2001 = 100 from January 2006 onwards.
^^: CPI (UNME) are Linked All - India Index from the April 2008 onwards.
@ : 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

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

16. Prime Lending Rate (10)

"

—

10.25-10.75

12.25-12.50

12.25-12.75

13.25-14.00

13.75-14.00

13.75-14.00

17. Yield on 11.40% Loan 2008 @

"

—

6.40

7.22

7.26

—

—

—

18. Yield on 7.40% Loan 2012 #

"

—

6.95

7.55

7.83

9.36

8.96

8.06

GovernmentSecuritiesMarket(2)

19. Govt. of India 91-day Treasury

Bills (Total Outstandings)

Rs. crore

16,318

45,229

39,957

58,439

59,956

67,206

Price Indices

20. Wholesale Prices (13)

1993-94=100

(a)

All Commodities

"

182.7 +

195.6

206.1

215.9

241.2

..

..

(b)

Primary Articles

"

184.9 +

193.6

208.6

224.8

249.3

..

..

(c)

Fuel, Power, Light and

Lubricants

"

175.8 +

306.8

324.9

327.2

377.9

..

..

(d)

Manufactured Products

"

182.8 +

171.5

179.0

188.0

207.9

..

..

(e)

Foodgrains

(Cereals + Pulses)

"

179.2 +

186.9

205.9

215.6

229.7

..

..

(f)

Edible Oils

"

223.3 +

146.1

154.6

175.4

196.2

..

..

(g)

Sugar, Khandsari & Gur

"

152.3 +

178.8

179.8

155.2

166.2

..

..

(h)

Raw Cotton

"

145.5 +

144.3

151.8

193.0

243.1

..

..

21. Consumer Prices (All-India) (1)

(a)

Industrial Workers ^

2001=100

193

542

125

133

145

146

148

(b)

Urban Non-Manual

Employees ^^

1984-85=100

161

456

486

515

559

565

..

(c)

Agricultural Labourers

July 1986-

June 1987=100

..

358

388

417

450

455

459

Foreign Trade

22. Value of Imports

U.S. $ Million

24,073

1,49,166

1,85,749

2,39,651

29,946 (P)

24,380 (P)

..

23. Value of Exports

"

18,145

1,03,091

1,26,361

1,59,007

16,005 (P)

13,748 (P)

..

24. Balance of Trade

"

–5,927

–46,075

–59,388

–80,644

–13,941 (P)

–10,632 (P)

..

25. Foreign Exchange Reserves (14)

(a)

Foreign Currency Assets

U.S. $ Million

2,236

1,45,108

1,91,924

2,99,230

2,86,117

2,77,300

2,44,045

(b)

Gold

"

3,496

5,755

6,784

10,039

8,692

8,565

8,382

(c)

SDRs

"

102

3

2

18

4

4

9

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

..

..

..

..

..

..