The Reserve Bank has launched the 44th round of the quarterly Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey (SIOS) for the reference period January-March 2025. The survey assesses the business situation for the current quarter (Q4:2024-25) from selected companies in the services and infrastructure sectors in India and their expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q1:2025-26) 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 (Q2:2025-26 and Q3:2025-26) are also covered.

The Reserve Bank has launched the 109th round of the quarterly Industrial Outlook Survey (IOS) of the Indian manufacturing sector for the reference period January-March 2025. The survey assesses business sentiment for the current quarter (Q4:2024-25) and expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q1:2025-26), 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 (Q2:2025-26 and Q3:2025-26) 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 December 2024.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2024 2025 Variation Jan. 5 Dec. 27 Jan. 3 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 21139 21841 36637 14796 15498 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Money Supply for the fortnight ended December 27, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 29-Dec-23 13-Dec-2024* 27-Dec-2024* 29-Dec-23 13-Dec-2024* 27-Dec-2024* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 266042.93 310793.89 291560.95 269437.45 315564.52 296159.93** b) Borrowings from banks 189078.33 131991.65 138334.17 189114.33 132026.65 138393.41 c) Other demand & time liabilities 69625.55 24423.19 26605.81 70324.03 24724.99 26928.6

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended January 03, 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 68th round of its Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS). The survey is for the reference period October – December 2024 (Q3:2024-25).

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Dec. 29 Dec. 20 Dec. 27 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 2579 19820 21841 2021 19262 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended December 27, 2024. 

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of November 2024 collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, are set out in Statements I and II.

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of December 2024 are set out in Tables 1 to 7.

The value of exports and imports of services during November 2024 is given in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) July – 2024 30,578 (16.6) 15,939 (16.0) August – 2024 30,338 (5.7) 16,460 (9.1)

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH). The January 2025 round of the survey is being launched. The survey aims at capturing subjective assessments on price movements and inflation, based on their individual consumption baskets, across 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi and Thiruvananthapuram. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households on price changes (general prices as well as prices of specific product groups) in the three months ahead as well as in the one year ahead period and quantitative responses on current, three months ahead and one year ahead inflation rates. The results of this survey provide useful inputs for monetary policy.

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS). The January 2025 round of the survey is being launched. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households, regarding their sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price level, households’ income and spending. The survey is conducted regularly in 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi

Today, the Reserve Bank of India releases Volume 45, No.1, 2024 of its Occasional Papers, a research journal containing contributions from its staff. This issue contains three articles and three book reviews. Articles: 1. Determinants of Household Saving Portfolio in India: Evidence from Survey Data This paper provides an assessment of the household saving and investment behaviour by studying both household-specific determinants and time-varying macroeconomic

Today, the Reserve Bank released the December 2024 issue of the Financial Stability Report (FSR), which reflects the collective assessment of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) on the resilience of the Indian financial system and risks to financial stability.

Today, the Reserve Bank released data relating to India’s International Investment Position for end-September 2024[1].

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Dec. 22 Dec. 13 Dec. 20 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 2294 28744 19820 -8924 17526 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the second quarter (Q2), i.e., July-September 2024-25, are presented in Statements I and II. Key Features of India’s BoP in Q2:2024-25 • India’s current account deficit (CAD) moderated marginally to US$ 11.2 billion (1.2 per cent of GDP) in Q2:2024-25 from US$ 11.3 billion (1.3 per cent of GDP) in Q2:2023-24.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs, SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 15-Dec-2023 29-Nov-2024* 13-Dec-2024* 15-Dec-2023 29-Nov-2024* 13-Dec-2024* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 276840.69 273721.88 310793.89 280287.73 278500.30 315564.52** b) Borrowings from banks 192669.26 137597.04 131991.65 192698.15 137620.00 132026.65 c) Other demand & time liabilities 70471.58 24717.72 24455.24 71176.89 25053.36 24757.03

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended December 20, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended

Today, the Reserve Bank released its web publication entitled ‘Statistical Tables relating to Banks in India: 2023-24’ covering the activities of the Indian banking sector. The publication presents entity-wise information on major items of liabilities and assets along with their maturity profile; income and expenses; select financial ratios, number of employees and details of priority sector advances for scheduled commercial banks (excluding regional rural banks). In addition, capital to risk weighted asset ratios (CRARs), non-performing assets (NPAs), exposure to sensitive sectors, contingent liabilities and unclaimed deposits are included. State wise distribution of consolidated balance sheet of rural co-operative banks are also presented.

Today, in compliance with Section 36 (2) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India released the Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2023-24. This Report presents the performance of the banking sector, including commercial banks, co-operative banks and non-banking financial institutions, during 2023-24 and 2024-25 so far.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the December 2024 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement (December 4-6) 2024-25, ten speeches, four articles, and current statistics.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Dec. 15 Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - 11131 0 -11131 0 4.2 State Governments 15212 34432 28744 -5688 13532 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Today, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the Report “State Finances: A Study of Budgets of 2024-25”. The theme of this year’s Report is “Fiscal Reforms by States”. It provides a comprehensive assessment of the finances of State governments for 2024-25 against the backdrop of actual and revised/provisional accounts for 2022-23 and 2023-24, respectively.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended December 13, 2024.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Dec. 8 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government - - 11131 11131 11131 4.2 State Governments 24583 16465 34432 17967 9849 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

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 November 2024.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 01-Dec-2023 15-Nov-2024* 29-Nov-2024* 01-Dec-2023 15-Nov-2024* 29-Nov-2024* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 249012.95 286037.41 273721.88 252864.88 291221.79 278500.30** b) Borrowings from banks 200300.56 135263.61 136378.04 200371.41 135338.08 136401.00 c) Other demand & time liabilities 71526.81 24650.32 24840.15 72234.28 25006.84 25175.79

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended December 06, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended November 29, 2024.

Today, the Reserve Bank of India released the ninth edition of its statistical publication titled “Handbook of Statistics on Indian States, 2023-24”. Through this publication, the Reserve Bank has been disseminating wide-ranging data on the regional economies of India.

The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the results of the following Surveys: i) Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS) – November 2024 ii) Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) – November 2024 iii) Survey of Professional Forecasters on Macroeconomic Indicators –Round 91st 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.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Dec. 1 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 21748 22714 16465 -6249 -5283 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended November 29, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India hosted the Nineteenth C.D. Deshmukh Memorial Lecture on November 28, 2024 in Mumbai. The lecture was delivered by Dr. P. K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India. The text of his lecture “Transforming Small-holder Agriculture in India in the 21st Century: Challenges and Strategies” is placed at www.rbi.org.in.

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of November 2024 are set out in Tables 1 to 7. Highlights: Lending Rates: • The weighted average lending rate (WALR) on fresh rupee loans of SCBs stood at 9.54 per cent in October 2024 (9.37 per cent in September 2024).

Today, the Reserve Bank released its quarterly house price index (HPI) (base: 2010-11=100) for Q2:2024-25, based on transaction-level data received from the registration authorities in ten major cities . Time series data on all-India and city-wise HPIs are available at the Bank’s database on Indian economy (DBIE) portal (https://data.rbi.org.in/DBIE/#/dbie/home> Statistics > Real Sector > Prices & Wages).

The value of exports and imports of services during October 2024 is given in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) July – 2024 30,580 (16.6) 15,903 (15.7) August – 2024 30,340 (5.7) 16,423 (8.8)

Today, the Reserve Bank released data on the performance of the private corporate sector during the second quarter of 2024-25, drawn from abridged quarterly financial results of 2,911 listed non-government non-financial companies. This summary position also includes comparable data for Q2:2023-24 and Q1:2024-25 to enable study of sequential (q-o-q) and annual (y-o-y) change (web-link https://data.rbi.org.in/DBIE/#/dbie/reports/Statistics/Corporate%20Sector/Listed%20Non-Government%20Non-Financial%20Companies ).

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Nov. 24 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 11817 0 -11817 0 4.2 State Governments 16275 28634 22714 -5920 6439 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of October 2024 collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, are set out in Statements I and II.

(Amount in ₹ Crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs, SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 17-Nov-2023 01-Nov-2024* 15-Nov-2024* 17-Nov-2023 01-Nov-2024* 15-Nov-2024* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 241123.09 289863.65 285900.51 244489.67 294354.23 291084.89** b) Borrowings from banks 187366.53 135897.86 136118.41 187461.76 136048.36 136192.88 c) Other demand & time liabilities 71762.95 24969.58 24937.38 72490.30 25304.29 25293.90

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended November 22, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended November 15, 2024.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the web publication ‘Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks – September 2024 ’ on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ portal (https://data.rbi.org.in Homepage > Publications). Scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) {excluding regional rural banks (RRBs)} report branch-wise data on type of deposits (current, savings and term), its institutional sector wise ownership, age wise distribution of deposits pertaining to individuals, maturity pattern, size and interest rate range wise distribution of term deposits as well as number of employees in the quarterly ‘Basic Statistical Return’ (BSR) - 2 return. These data are released at disaggregated level (viz., population groups , bank groups, states, districts and centres).

Today, the Reserve Bank released its web publication entitled ‘Quarterly Basic Statistical Returns (BSR)-1: Outstanding Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) - September 2024 ’ on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ portal (https://data.rbi.org.in Homepage > Publications). It captures various characteristics of bank credit such as occupation/activity and organisational sector of the borrower, type of account and interest rates based on account-level reporting . Data reported by SCBs {excluding Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)} are presented for bank groups, population groups and states.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Nov. 17 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 11817 11817 11817 4.2 State Governments 17338 37124 28634 -8490 11296 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended November 15, 2024.

Today, the  Reserve Bank released the November 2024 issue of its monthly  Bulletin. The Bulletin includes five  speeches, five articles, and current statistics. The five articles  are: I. State of the Economy; II. A Suite of Approaches for Estimating  Equilibrium Exchange Rates for India; III. Dynamic Landscape of Monetary Policy  Communication in India; IV. Agri-tech Startups and Innovations in Indian  Agriculture; and V. Seasonality in Key Economic Indicators of India.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Nov. 10 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 20013 31294 37124 5830 17111 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Money Supply for the fortnight ended November 01, 2024.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 03-Nov-2023 18-Oct-2024* 01-Nov-2024* 03-Nov-2023 18-Oct-2024* 01-Nov-2024* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 242686.82 294002.82 290287.21 246091.59 298612.42 294777.80** b) Borrowings from banks 195603.05 130776.35 135892.91 196154.31 130806.35 136043.42 c) Other demand & time liabilities 72833.36 23257.12 24605.44 73572.48 23586.00 24940.14

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended November 08, 2024.

Today, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the Report on Municipal Finances. The Report with the theme “Own Sources of Revenue Generation in Municipal Corporations: Opportunities and Challenges” presents an analysis of the budgetary data for 232 municipal corporations (MCs), which covers more than 90 per cent of total MCs in the country. It may be recalled that the Reserve Bank had released its maiden Report on Municipal Finances in November 2022 followed by a study on the Finances of Panchayati Raj Institutions in January 2024.

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 October 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of September 2024.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Nov. 3 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 26781 24079 31294 7214 4513 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended November 01, 2024.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Oct. 27 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 21871 23398 24079 682 2208 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of October 2024 are set out in Tables 1 to 7.

The Reserve Bank today released data on India’s invisibles as per the IMF’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) format for April - June of 2024-25.

The value of exports and imports of services during September 2024 is given in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) July – 2024 30,580 (16.6) 15,903 (15.7) August – 2024 30,340 (5.7) 16,423 (8.8) September – 2024 32,579 (14.6) 16,507 (13.2) Notes: (i) Data are provisional; and (ii) Figures in parentheses are growth rates over the corresponding month of the previous year which have been revised on the basis of balance of payments statistics.

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of September 2024 collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, are set out in Statements I and II. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit in September 2024 grew at 14.4 per cent, as compared to 15.3 per cent a year ago.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 20-Oct-2023 04-Oct-2024* 18-Oct-2024* 20-Oct-2023 04-Oct-2024* 18-Oct-2024* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 240291.21 287920.78 294002.82 244279.94 292252.74 298612.42** b) Borrowings from banks 200948.20 127899.61 130776.35 201039.57 127950.17 130806.35 c) Other demand & time liabilities 71636.68 22225.29 23256.84 72437.00 22565.39 23585.72

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended October 25, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended October 18, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH). The November 2024 round of the survey is being launched. The survey aims at capturing subjective assessments on price movements and inflation, based on their individual consumption baskets, across 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi and Thiruvananthapuram.

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS). The November 2024 round of the survey is being launched. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households, regarding their sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price level, households’ income and spending.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Oct. 20 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 20227 9074 23398 14324 3171 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the results of 2023-24 round of its survey on international trade in banking services (ITBS). This annual survey focuses on cross-border fund-based banking services (e.g., deposits, credit) as well as financial auxiliary services with explicit/implicit fees/commissions charged by foreign branches/ subsidiaries (including joint ventures) of Indian banks as well as foreign banks operating in India (details of the services are given in the Annex). The latest round of the survey covers 14 Indian banks having overseas branches/subsidiaries and 45 foreign banks having branches/subsidiaries in India.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended October 18, 2024.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the October 2024 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes Monetary Policy Statement (October 7-9) 2024-2025, six speeches, seven articles, and current statistics. The seven articles are: I. State of the Economy; II. Monetary Policy Transmission in India: The Recent Experience; III. Nowcasting Food Inflation in India: Leveraging Price and Non-Price Signals through Machine Learning; IV. How Indian Banks are Adopting Artificial Intelligence?; V. COVID-19 and Performance of MSME Clusters in India; VI. Cash Usage Indicator for India; and VII. New Digital Economy and the Paradox of Productivity.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the data related to the 2023-24 round of its annual survey on computer software and information technology enabled services (ITES) exports. The survey collects details on India’s exports of software services {computer services and ITES/business process outsourcing (BPO) services} as per type of activity, on-site/off-site nature of services, country of destination and modes of supply.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Oct. 13 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 20364 35809 9074 -26735 -11290 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 06-Oct-2023 20-Sep-2024* 04-Oct-2024* 06-Oct-2023 20-Sep-2024* 04-Oct-2024* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 233633.16 305203.01 287752.63 235968.24 309831.75 292084.59** b) Borrowings from banks 199276.58 134095.86 128068.94 199285.58 134219.35 128119.50 c) Other demand & time liabilities 71823.77 22841.08 22578.52 72475.18 23153.09 22918.62 II LIABILITIES TO OTHERS (A)

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of August 2024.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended October 11, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended October 04, 2024.

The Reserve Bank has launched the 108th round of the quarterly Industrial Outlook Survey (IOS) of the Indian manufacturing sector for the reference period October-December 2024. The survey assesses business sentiment for the current quarter (Q3:2024-25) and expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q4:2024-25), 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 (Q1:2025-26 and Q2:2025-26) are also covered.

The Reserve Bank has launched the 43rd round of the quarterly Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey (SIOS) for the reference period October-December 2024. The survey assesses the business situation for the current quarter (Q3:2024-25) from selected companies in the services and infrastructure sectors in India and their expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q4:2024-25) 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 (Q1:2025-26 and Q2:2025-26) 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 2024.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the provisional results of the 2023-24 round of the annual census on foreign liabilities and assets (FLA) covering cross-border liabilities and assets of the entities {viz., companies, limited liability partnerships (LLPs), alternative investment funds (AIFs) and partnership firms} with inward/outward direct investment (DI). Out of the 41,653 entities which responded in the latest census, 37,407 reported foreign direct investment (FDI) and/or overseas direct investment (ODI) in their balance sheet for March 2024. Of these entities, 29,926 had also reported in the previous census round and 7,481 have newly reported in the current round. Over three-fourths of the companies that reported inward direct investment were subsidiaries of foreign companies (i.e., single foreign investor holding more than 50 per cent of total equity).

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Oct. 6 Sep. 27 Oct. 4 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 24303 24412 35809 11397 11506 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 67th round of its Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS). The survey is for the reference period July - September 2024 (Q2:2024-25).

The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the results of the following Surveys: i) Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS) – September 2024 ii) Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) – September 2024 iii) OBICUS Survey on manufacturing sector – Q1:2024-25

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended October 04, 2024.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Sep. 29 Sep. 20 Sep. 27 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 11606 26447 24412 -2034 12806 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended September 27, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended September 20, 2024.

Today the Reserve Bank of India placed on its website a Working Paper titled, “Vegetables Inflation in India: A Study of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP)” under the Reserve Bank of India Working Paper Series . The paper is co-authored by Ranjana Roy, Sanchit Gupta, Harsh Wardhan, Suvendu Sarkar, Soumasree Tewari, Rohan Bansal, Shelja Bhatia and Ashok Gulati.

Today the Reserve Bank of India placed on its website a Working Paper titled, “Pulses Inflation in India: A Study of Gram, Tur and Moong” under the Reserve Bank of India Working Paper Series . The paper is co-authored by Shyma Jose, Sanchit Gupta, Manish Kumar Prasad, Sandip Das, Asish Thomas George, Thangzason Sonna, D. Suganthi and Ashok Gulati.

Today the Reserve Bank of India placed on its website a Working Paper titled, “Price Dynamics and Value Chain of Fruits in India: A Study of Grapes, Bananas and Mangoes” under the Reserve Bank of India Working Paper Series . The paper is co-authored by Raya Das, Ranjana Roy, Sanchit Gupta, Sanjib Bordoloi, Rishabh Kumar, Renjith Mohan and Ashok Gulati.

Today the Reserve Bank of India placed on its website a Working Paper titled, “Livestock and Poultry Inflation in India: A Study of Milk, Poultry Meat and Eggs” under the Reserve Bank of India Working Paper Series . The paper is co-authored by Shyma Jose, Manish Kumar Prasad, Sabarni Chowdhury, Binod B. Bhoi, Vimal Kishore, Himani Shekhar and Ashok Gulati.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 22-Sep-2023 06-Sep-2024* 20-Sep-2024* 22-Sep-2023 06-Sep-2024* 20-Sep-2024* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 238947.16 298116.19 305242.17 241286.78 302401.77 309870.91** b) Borrowings from banks 195119.20 128865.30 134120.98 195203.10 129153.89 134244.47 c) Other demand & time liabilities 70559.31 23518.75 22914.77 70625.00 23846.90 23226.77

The Reserve Bank of India today placed on its website the Report of the Committee on MIBOR Benchmark (Chairperson: Shri R. Subramanian). The Committee was set up to review the Rupee interest rate benchmarks in the country, especially the usage of Mumbai Interbank Outright Rate (MIBOR) and to examine the need for transition to new benchmarks.

Today, the Reserve Bank of India released on its website the DRG Study titled, “Monetary Policy Transmission and Labour Markets in India.” The study is co-authored by Chetan Ghate, Satadru Das, Debojyoti Mazumder, Sreerupa Sengupta, and Satyarth Singh.

Today, the Reserve Bank of India releases Volume 44, No.2, 2023 of its Occasional Papers, a research journal containing contributions from its staff. This issue contains three articles and three book reviews. Articles: 1. Cross-border Capital Flows and Sudden Stops: Lessons from Emerging Market Economies

Today, the Reserve Bank released data relating to India’s International Investment Position for end-June 2024[1]. Key Features of India’s IIP in end-June 2024: Net claims of non-residents on India increased by US$ 6.7 billion during Q1:2024-25 to US$ 368.3 billion in June 2024. •    The rise in net claims of non-residents during the quarter was due to higher increase in foreign-owned assets in India (US$ 28.8 billion) vis-à-vis that in Indian residents’ overseas financial assets (US$ 22.1 billion) (Table 1). •    Inward direct investment was the largest contributor to the rise in foreign liabilities during April-June 2024 followed by currency and deposits, loans and trade credit. 

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of September 2024 are set out in Tables 1 to 7. Highlights:

The value of exports and imports of services during August 2024 is given in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) April – 2024 30,179 (17.1) 16,749 (20.0) May – 2024 29,614 (9.7) 16,863 (6.2)

The stock of external debt at end-June 2024 as well as revised data for earlier quarters are set out in Statements I (IMF format ) and II (old format). The major developments relating to India’s external debt as at end-June 2024 are presented below. Highlights • At end-June 2024, India’s external debt was placed at US$ 682.3 billion, an increase of US$ 13.3 billion over its level at end-March 2024 (Table 1).

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of August 2024 collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 95 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, are set out in Statements I and II.