Item

Unit/Base

1990-91

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009

Feb.

Mar.

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

28,71,120

31,29,717 (Q.E.)

33,51,653 (A.E.)

2.

Index number of Agricultural Production (All crops)

Triennium
ended
1993-94=100

148.4

167.2

168.6 ($)

—

a. Foodgrains Production

Million tonnes

176.4

217.3

230.8

227.9 £

3.

General Index of Industrial Production (1)

1993-94=100

212.6*

247.1

268.0 (P)

—

280.4 (P)

272.8 (P)

—

Money and Banking

Reserve Bank of India (2)

4.

Notes in Circulation

Rs. crore

53,784

4,96,775

5,82,055

6,81,058

6,49,226

6,65,243

6,81,058

5.

Rupee Securities (3)

"

86,035

96,861

83,707

1,21,962

51,965

52,320

1,21,962

6.

Loans and Discount

"

19,900

6,585

4,579

21,562

19,305

22,500

21,562

(a) Scheduled Commercial Banks (4)

"

8,169

6,245

4,000

11,728

6,261

7,113

11,728

(b) Scheduled State
Co-operative Banks (4)

"

38

—

—

—

—

—

—

(c) Bills Purchased and Discounted (internal)

"

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Scheduled Commercial Banks

7.

Aggregate Deposits (5)

Rs. crore

1,92,541

26,11,933

31,96,939

38,30,322 (P)

36,68,375

37,34,739

38,30,322 (P)

8.

Bank Credit (5)

"

1,16,301

19,31,189

23,61,914

27,70,012 (P)

26,37,780

26,67,928

27,70,012 (P)

9.

Investment in Govt. Securities (5)

"

49,998

7,76,058

9,58,661

11,48,168 (P)

11,58,338

11,76,105

11,48,168 (P)

10.

Cheque Clearances (6)

Rs. thousand crore

1,703

6,467

7,044 (P)

508 (P)

426 (P)

397 (P)

508 (P)

11.

Money Stock Measures (7)

(a) M₁

Rs. crore

92,892

9,65,989

11,52,432

12,45,557

11,52,555

11,80,385

12,45,557

(b) M₃

"

2,65,828

33,15,993

40,17,573

47,58,504

45,54,150

46,42,531

47,58,504

Cash Reserve Ratio and Interest Rates

12.

Cash Reserve Ratio (2), (16)

Per cent

15.00

6.50

7.50

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

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

0.50-4.90

6.15-9.30

2.50-5.75

2.00-4.20

2.50-4.15

2.50-5.75

15.

Deposit Rate (9)

(a) 30 days and 1 year

"

8.00 (11)

}

3.00-9.50

3.00-7.50

3.25-8.00

3.25-8.00

3.25-8.00

3.25-8.00

(b) 1 year and above

"

9.00-11.00

7.50-9.60

8.25-9.00

8.00-8.50

8.00-9.00

8.00-8.50

8.00-8.50

Q.E.:   Quick Estimate.                             A.E. : Advance Estimate.
*      :   Base : 1980-81 = 100.    + : Base : Triennium ending 1981-82=100.           ‡ :   Base 1982=100.                £ : Second Advance Estimates for 2008-09.
^      :   Base : 2001 = 100 from January 2006 onwards.        ^^ : CPI (UNME) are Linked All - India Index from the April 2008 onwards.
$      :   Based on Fourth Advance Estimates for 2007-08 as released on July 9, 2008.
@    :  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.)  

2009

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

16. Prime Lending Rate (10)

"

—

12.25-12.50

12.25-12.75

11.50-12.50

12.00-12.50

11.50-12.50

11.50-12.50

17. Yield on 11.40% Loan 2008 @

"

—

7.22

7.26

—

—

—

—

18. Yield on 7.40% Loan 2012 #

"

—

7.55

7.83

6.06

5.69

5.67

6.06

Government Securities Market (2)

19. Govt. of India 91-day Treasury Bills (Total outstandings)

Rs. crore

45,229

39,957

75,549

76,448

76,025

75,549

Price Indices

20. Wholesale Prices (13)

1993-94=100

(a) All Commodities

"

182.7 +

206.1

215.9

..

228.9

..

..

(b) Primary Articles

"

184.9 +

208.6

224.8

..

248.6

..

..

(c) Fuel, Power, Light and  
     Lubricants

"

175.8 +

324.9

327.2

328.8

(d) Manufactured Products

"

182.8 +

179.0

188.0

..

199.9

..

..

(e) Foodgrains
     (Cereals + Pulses)

"

179.2 +

205.9

215.6

242.2

(f) Edible Oils

"

223.3 +

154.6

175.4

..

182.2

..

..

(g) Sugar, Khandsari & Gur

"

152.3 +

179.8

155.2

..

175.8

..

..

(h) Raw Cotton

"

145.5 +

151.8

193.0

..

215.6

..

..

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

(a) Industrial Workers ^

2001=100

193

125

133

..

148

148

..

(b) Urban Non-Manual  
      Employees ^^

1984-85=100

161

486

515

574

575

(c) Agricultural Labourers

July 1986-
June 1987=100

..

388

417

..

461

462

..

Foreign Trade

22. Value of Imports

U.S. $ Million

24,073

1,85,749

2,39,651

..

18,455 (P)

16,823 (P)

..

23. Value of Exports

"

18,145

1,26,361

1,59,007

..

12,381 (P)

11,913 (P)

..

24. Balance of Trade

"

-5,927

-59,388

-80,644

..

-6,075 (P)

-4,910 (P)

..

25. Foreign Exchange Reserves (14)

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

U.S. $ Million

2,236

1,91,924

2,99,230

2,41,426

2,38,894

2,38,715

2,41,426

(b) Gold

"

3,496

6,784

10,039

9,577

8,884

9,746

9,577

(c) SDRs

"

102

2

18

1

3

1

1

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

..

..

..

..

..

..