Item

Unit/Base

1990-91

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998

1999

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Output

1.

Gross Domestic Product at Factor

Cost (at 1993-94 prices)

Rs. crore

2,12,253@

9,26,412

9,98,978

10,49,191

(P)

(Q.E.)

2.

Index number of Agricultural

Triennium ended

Production (All crops)

1981-82=100

148.4

160.7

175.4(P)

164.9(P)

a.

Foodgrains Production

million tonnes

176.4

180.4

199.4(P)

192.4(P)

3.

General index of

Industrial Production (1)

1993-94=100

212.6*

122.3

129.1

137.6

150.0(Q.E)

..

..

Money and Banking

Reserve Bank of India (2)

4.

Notes in circulation

Rs. crore

53,784

1,20,073

1,34,889

1,48,520

1,62,882

1,66,968

1,69,969

5.

Rupees Securities (3)

"

86,035

1,17,169

1,10,634

1,25,956

1,48,670

1,49,348

1,47,797

6.

Loans and discount

"

19,900

16,496

19,809

13,963

22,157

19,990

23,708

(a)

Scheduled commercial banks (4)

"

8,169

4,847

560

395

6,310

5,330

4,730

(b)

State co-operative banks (4)

"

38

1

-

-

11

11

11

(c)

Bills purchased and discounted

(internal)

"

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Scheduled Commercial banks

7.

Aggregate deposits (5)

Rs. crore

1,92,541

4,33,819

5,05,599

6,05,410

6,81,970(P)

6,90,269(P)

6,95,207(P)

8.

Bank credit (5)

"

1,16,301

2,54,015

2,78,401

3,24,079

3,40,301(P)

3,49,829(P)

3,52,047(P)

9.

Investment in Govt. Securities(5)

"

49,998

1,32,227

1,58,890

1,86,957

2,17,364(P)

2,19,435(P)

2,21,038(P)

10.

Cheque clearances (6)

Rs. thousand crore

1,703

3,447

4,121

5,049(P)

489(P)

479(P)

..

11.

Money Stock measures (7)

Rs. crore

(a)

M₁

"

92,892

2,14,835

2,40,615(P)

2,67,222(P)

2,81,198(P)

2,86,229(P)

2,89,158(P)

(b)

M₃

"

2,65,828

6,04,007

7,01,848(P)

8,25,389(P)

9,25,253(P)

9,37,481(P)

9,45,505(P)

Interest Rates

12.

Bank Rate

per cent per annum

10.00

12.00

12.00

10.50

9.00

9.00

9.00

13.

Inter-bank call money rate

(Mumbai) (8)

"

4.00/70.00

0.25/85.00

0.10/20.00

0.05/120.00

5.60/10.00

5.50/35.00

7.00/9.75

14.

Deposit Rate(9)

(a)

30 days and 1year

"

8.0 (11)

12.0 (12)

10.0 (13)

Free

5.0-9.0

5.0-9.0

5.0-9.0

(b)

1 year and above

"

9.0-11.0

Free

Free

9.0-11.5

9.0-11.5

9.0-11.5

15.

Prime Lending Rate(10)

"

-

16.50

14.50-15.00

14.00

12.75-13.00

12.75-13.00

12.75-13.00

16.

Yield on 11.75% Loan 2001

"

-

13.47

13.50

11.26

11.53

11.52

11.48

17.

Yield on 11.5% Loan 2008

"

-

12.83

14.01

12.27

12.11

12.11

11.54

Public Finance (2)

18.

Govt. of India 91-day treasury bills

(Total outstandings)

Rs. crore

41,941

54,614

1,600

5,880

4,475

2,750

Price Indices

19.

Wholesale prices (14)

1981-82=100

(a)

All commodities

"

182.7

295.8

314.6

329.8

356.3(P)

..

..

(b)

Primary articles

"

184.9

304.1

328.4

339.5

390.0(P)

..

..

(c)

Fuel, power, light and lubricants

"

175.8

285.4

324.2

365.7

382.1(P)

..

..

(d)

Manufactured products

"

182.8

293.1

305.0

317.5

332.4(P)

..

..

(e)

Foodgrains

"

179.2

313.0

353.8

362.7

409.8(P)

..

..

(f)

Edible oils

"

223.3

301.6

301.1

299.4

356.0(P)

..

..

(g)

Sugar, khandsari & gur

"

152.3

244.2

251.1

303.9

295.5(P)

..

..

(h)

Cotton raw

"

145.5

376.4

303.0

346.9

360.4(P)

..

..

20.

Consumer prices (All-India) (1)

(a)

Industrial Workers

1982=100

193

313

342

366

429

..

..

(b)

Urban Non-Manual Employees

1984-85=100

161

259

282

302

345

..

..

(c)

Agricultural Labourers

July 1986-

June 1987=100

21.

Security prices

(ordinary shares) (14)

1980-81=100

500.3

1,189.6

1,146.8

1,061.0

917.1

986.0

..

Foreign Trade

22.

Value of imports

U.S. $ Million

24,073

36,675

39,132

40,779(P)

3,399(P)

3,356(P)

..

23.

Value of exports

"

18,145

31,795

33,470

33,980(P)

2,785(P)

2,854(P)

..

24.

Balance of trade

"

- 5,927

- 4,880

- 5,663

- 6,799(P)

- 614(P)

- 502(P)

..

25.

Foreign exchange reserves (15)

(a)

Foreign currency assets

U.S. $ Million

2,236

17,044

22,367

25,975

26,958(P)

27,429(P)

27,779(P)

(b)

Gold

"

3,496

4,561

4,054

3,391

3,015(P)

2,969(P)

2,971(P)

(c)

SDRs

"

102

82

2

1

83(P)

47(P)

8(P)

Employment Exchange Statistics (16)

26.

Number of registrations

in thousand

6,541

5,858

5,872

..

..

..

..

27.

Number of applicants

(a)

Placed in employment

"

265

215

233

..

..

..

..

(b)

On live register (15)

"

34,632

36,742

37,430

..

..

..

..

See 'Notes on Tables'.

@

:

At 1980-81 prices.

QE

:

Quick Estimate.

:

Base:1980-81=100.