The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended November 03, 2023. Shweta Sharma Deputy General Manager Press Release: 2023-2024/1265

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets*(₹ Crore)Item    2022 2023 VariationOct. 28 Oct. 20    Oct. 27    Week Year1 2 3 4 54 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0

(Amount in ₹ crore)SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS(Including RRBs, SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS21-Oct-22 06-OCT-2023* 20-OCT-2023* 21-Oct-22 06-OCT-2023*    20-OCT-2023* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 186189.57 237269.35 239035.24 189070.38 239604.43 244239.27 **

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 2023 are set out in Tables 1 to 7.

Highlights:

Lending Rates:

The value of exports and imports of services during September 2023 is given in the following table.International Trade in Services(US$ Million)Month    Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports)July – 2023 26,228(8.1) 13,754(-2.2)August – 2023 28,719(8.4) 15,103(-0.8)

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 2023.

Shweta Sharma       
Deputy General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1219

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH). The November 2023 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 agency, M/s Hansa Research Group Pvt. Ltd., M

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS). The November 2023 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, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi and Thiruvananthapuram. The results of this survey provide useful inputs for monetary policy.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended October 27, 2023 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended October 20, 2023.

Shweta Sharma     
Deputy General Manager

Press Release: 2023-2024/1218

Today, the Reserve Bank released the results1 of fourteenth round of its biennial survey on foreign collaboration in Indian industry (FCS) covering the financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23. This survey captures information on financial parameters and operations of the Indian companies having technical collaboration with foreign companies during the reference period, as per the attached schedule.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2022 2023 Variation Oct. 21 Oct. 13   Oct. 20 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5
4 Loans and Advances    

4.1 Central Government    0    0    0    0    0
4.2 State Governments    5092    20364    20227    -137    15135
* Data are provisional.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended October 13, 2023. Ajit Prasad            
Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1174

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item20222023Variation Oct. 14Oct. 6Oct. 13WeekYear 12345 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government00000 4.2 State Governments78362430320364-393912528 * Data are provisional.

SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs, SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 07-Oct-2222-SEP-2023*06-OCT-2023*07-Oct-2222-SEP-2023*06-OCT-2023* ILIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks191780.92238947.18233687.07194707.13241286.81236022.15 **

b) Borrowings from banks61002.31195119.2199276.661308.31195203.11199285.6

c) Other demand & time liabilities50315.1170559.3472142.7950858.9670625.03

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.