Item

Unit/Base

1990-91

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Output

1.

Gross Domestic Product

at Factor Cost (at 1980-81 prices)

Rs. crore

2,12,253

2,57,700

2,76,132

2,96,845

3,11,887

(P)

(P)

(P)

(Q.E.)

(R.E.)

2.

Index number of Agricultural

Triennium ended

Production (All crops)

1981-82=100

148.4

165.2

161.2

176.1(P)

165.7(E)

a.

Foodgrains Production

million tonnes

176.4

191.5

180.4

199.3(P)

193.1(P)

3.

General index of

Industrial Production (1)

1993-94=100

212.6*

108.4

122.3

129.1

137.6(P)

135.0(QE)

..

..

Money and Banking

Reserve Bank of India (2)

4.

Notes in circulation

Rs. crore

53,784

1,02,302

1,20,073

1,34,889

1,48,520

1,51,986

1,53,109

1,58,592

5.

Rupee Securities (3)

"

86,035

98,091

1,17,169

1,10,634

1,25,956

1,39,741

1,34,134

1,43,048

6.

Loans and discount

"

19,900

20,170

16,496

19,809

13,963

12,763

16,698

20,904

(a)

Scheduled commercial banks (4)

"

8,169

7,415

4,847

560

395

1,075

3,306

5,296

(b)

State co-operative banks (4)

"

38

5

1

-

-

-

-

-

(c)

Bills purchased and discounted

(internal)

"

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Scheduled Commercial banks

7.

Aggregate deposits (5)

Rs. crore

1,92,541

3,86,859

4,33,819

5,05,599

6,05,410

6,52,198(P)

6,64,006(P)

  6,78,952(P)

8.

Bank credit (5)

"

1,16,301

2,11,560

2,54,015

2,78,401

3,24,079

3,23,670(P)

3,28,132(P)

3,37,520(P)

9.

Investment in Govt. Securities (5)

"

49,998

1,17,685

1,32,227

1,58,890

1,86,957

2,12,487(P)

2,19,901(P)

2,15,909(P)

10.

Cheque clearances (6)

Rs. thousand

1,703

3,237

3,447

4,121

5,049(P)

466

...

..

crore

11.

Money Stock measures (7)

Rs. crore

(a)

M1

"

92,892

1,92,257

2,14,835

2,40,615(P)

2,67,222(P)

2,65,951(P)

2,69,765(P)

2,78,699(P)

(b)

M3

"

2,65,828

5,31,426

6,04,007

7,01,848(P)

8,25,389(P)

8,82,705(P)

8,95,718(P)

9,15,074(P)

Interest Rates

12.

Bank Rate

per cent

10.00

12.00

12.00

12.00

10.50

9.00

9.00

9.00

per annum

13.

Inter-bank call money rate

"

4.0-70.0

0.25-60.0

0.25-85.0

0.10-20.0

0.05-120.0

0.50/30.00

3.00/12.50

4.00/9.75

(Mumbai) (8)

14.

Deposit Rate (9)

"

a.

30 days and 1 year

"

8.0 (11)

11.0 (12)

12.0 (13)

10.0 (14)

Free

5.0-9.0

5.0-9.0

5.0-9.0

b.

1 year and above

"

9.0-11.0

11.0 (12)

12.0 (13)

Free

Free

9.0-11.5

9.0-11.5

9.0-11.5

15.

Prime Lending Rate(10)

"

15.0

16.5

14.5-15.0

14.0

12.75-13.0

12.75-13.0

12.75-13.00

16.

Yield on Zero Coupon Bond 1999

"

-

-

15.29

16.45

15.53

7.53

10.12

10.50

17.

Yield on 11.5% Loan 2008

"

-

-

12.83

14.01

12.27

12.29

12.29

12.13

Public Finance(2)

18.

Govt. of India 91-day treasury bills

Rs. crore

(Total outstandings)

..

32,331

41,941

54,614

1,600

4,527

5,862

6,260

Price Indices

19.

Wholesale prices(15)

1981-82=100

(a)

All commodities

"

182.7

274.7

295.8

314.6

..

352.7(P)

..

..

(b)

Primary articles

"

184.9

283.2

304.1

328.4

..

379.8(P)

..

..

(c)

Fuel, power, light and

lubricants

"

175.8

280.4

285.4

324.2

..

379.9(P)

..

..

(d)

Manufactured products

"

182.8

268.8

293.1

305.0

..

332.2(P)

..

..

(e)

Foodgrains

"

179.2

293.2

313.0

353.8

..

385.6(P)

..

..

(f)

Edible oils

"

223.3

279.9

301.6

301.1

..

343.2(P)

..

..

(g)

Sugar, khandsari & gur

"

152.3

259.0

244.2

251.1

..

333.2(P)

..

..

(h)

Cotton raw

"

145.5

388.3

376.4

303.0

..

377.3(P)

..

..

20.

Consumer prices (All-India) (1)

(a)

Industrial Workers

1982=100

193

284

313

342

366

413

..

..

(b)

Urban Non-Manual

Employees

1984-85=100

161

237

259

282

302

337

..

..

(c)

Agricultural Labourers

July 1986-

June 1987=100

..

..

240 (18)

260

269

293

..

..

21.

Security prices

1980-81=100

500.3

1,537.3

1,189.6

1,146.8

1,061.0

911.8

918.0

..

(ordinary shares) (15)

Foreign Trade

22.

Value of imports

in million

24,072

28,654

36,678

39,132

40,779(P)

3,273(P)

3,681(P)

..

of US$

23.

Value of exports

"

18,145

26,331

31,797

33,470

33,980(P)

2,797(P)

2,757(P)

..

24.

Balance of trade

"

-5,927

-2,324

-4,881

-5,663

-6,799(P)

-476(P)

-924(P)

..

25.

Foreign exchange reserves (16)

in million

(a)

Foreign currency assets

of U.S.$

2,236

20,809

17,044

22,367

25,975(P)

24,810(P)

26,184(P)

26,582(P)

(b)

Gold

"

3,496

4,370

4,561

4,054

3,391(P)

2,941(P)

2,984(P)

3,062(P)

(c)

SDRs

"

102

7

82

2

1(P)

14(P)

14(P)

113(P)

Employment Exchange Statistics(17)

26.

Number of registrations

in thousand

6,541

5,927

5,858

5,872

..

..

..

..

27.

Number of applicants

(a)

Placed in employment

"

265

205

215

233

..

..

..

..

(b)

On live register(16)

"

34,632

36,691

36,742

37,430

..

..

..

..

See 'Notes on Tables'.

RE

:

Revised Estimate.

QE

:

Quick Estimate.

E

:

Estimated.

*

:

Base: 1980-81=100