Today the Reserve Bank of India placed on its website a Working Paper titled, “Equity Markets and Monetary Policy Surprises” under the Reserve Bank of India Working Paper Series . The paper is co-authored by Mayank Gupta, Amit Pawar, Satyam Kumar, Abhinandan Borad and Subrat Kumar Seet.  

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended April 19, 2024. Ajit Prasad Press Release: 2024-2025/173 Deputy General Manager (Communications)

Today, the Reserve Bank released the April 2024 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes Monetary Policy Statement (April 3-5) 2024-2025, five speeches, six articles, and current statistics. The six articles are: I. State of the Economy; II. What Drives India's Services Exports?; III. Food and Fuel Prices: Second Round Effects on Headline Inflation in India; IV. India's Foreign Exchange Reserves in High Volatility Episodes – An Empirical Assessment; V. Gauging Linguistic Complexity of Regulatory Communication: A Case Study for India; and VI. Off-site Monitoring System for Surveys (OMOSYS): A Geographic Information System (GIS) Based Approach for Quality Assurance.

The Reserve Bank has launched the 41st round of the quarterly Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey (SIOS) for the reference period April-June 2024. The survey assesses the business situation for the current quarter (Q1:2024-25) from selected companies in the services and infrastructure sectors in India and their expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q2:2024-25) 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 (Q3:2024-25 and Q4:2024-25) are also covered.

The Reserve Bank has launched the 106th round of the quarterly Industrial Outlook Survey (IOS) of the Indian manufacturing sector for the reference period April-June 2024. The survey assesses business sentiment for the current quarter (Q1:2024-25) and expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q2:2024-25), 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 (Q3:2024-25 and Q4:2024-25) are also covered.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Apr. 14 Apr.5 Apr. 12 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans  nd Advances 

(Amount in ₹ crore)  SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 07-Apr-2322-MAR-2024 *05-APR-2024 *07-Apr-2322-MAR-2024 *05-APR-2024 *I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 249235.56294470.85311328.57251872.99298436.48 

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended April 12, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended April 05, 2024. Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2024-2025/125

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 March 2024. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2024-2025/109

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Apr. 7  2. Foreign Exchange Reserves* Item As on April 5, 2024  Variation over 

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended April 5, 2024. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications)

The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 65th round of its Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS). The survey is for the reference period January - March 2024 (Q4:2023-24).

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS  (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 24-Mar-23 08-MAR-2024 * 22-MAR-2024 * 24-Mar-23 08-MAR-2024 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 26119.31 293601.62 294470.85 228516.6 297404.13 

The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the results of the following Surveys:

Reserve Bank of India – Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement – Extract . Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended March 29, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended March 22, 2024.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the data relating to financial performance of non-government non-financial (NGNF) private limited companies during 2022-23 (https://cimsdbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/#/dbie/reports/Statistics/Corporate%20Sector/Non-Government%20Non-Financial%20Private%20Limited%20Companies) based on audited annual accounts of 10,639 companies, which reported in the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind-AS) format for three accounting years from 2020-21 to 2022-23, received from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, which is the primary source of these data.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the data relating to financial performance of non-government non-financial (NGNF) public limited companies during 2022-23 (https://cimsdbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/#/dbie/reports/Statistics/Corporate%20Sector/Non-Government%20Non-Financial%20Public%20Limited%20Companies) based on audited annual accounts of 7,238 companies, which reported in the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind-AS) format for three accounting years from 2020-21 to 2022-23, received from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, which is the primary source of these data. 

The value of exports and imports of services during February 2024 is given in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) October – 2023 28,048 (10.9) 13,460 (-0.4) November – 2023 28,108 (4.4) 13,679 (-11.1)

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item20232024Variation Mar. 24Mar. 15Mar. 22WeekYear 12345 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government00000 4.2 State Governments76251992913251-66785626 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off.2. Foreign Exchange Reserves*

The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the State Governments/Union Territories (UTs), announces that the quantum of total market borrowings by the State Governments/UTs for the quarter April – June 2024, is expected to be ₹2,54,040 Crore. The weekly schedule of auctions to be held during the quarter along with the name of States/UTs who have confirmed participation and tentative amounts indicated by them is as under:

Today, the Reserve Bank released data relating to India’s International Investment Position  for end-December 2023[1]. [1] India’s quarterly IIP is disseminated with a lag of one quarter and the previous quarterly IIP for end-September 2023 was released in the RBI website on December 29, 2023.

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

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of February 2024[1] collected from 41 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 95 per cent of the totalnon-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, are set out in Statements I and II.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended March 22, 2024. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/2129

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the third quarter (Q3), i.e., October-December 2023-24, are presented in Statements I and II. Key Features of India’s BoP in Q3:2023-24 India’s current account balance recorded a deficit of US$ 10.5 billion (1.2 per cent of GDP) in Q3:2023-24, lower than US$ 11.4 billion (1.3 per cent of GDP) in Q2:2023-24 and US$ 16.8 billion (2.0 per cent of GDP) a year ago [i.e., Q3:2022-23].
 

Today, the Reserve Bank of India released balance of payments (BoP) data for October-December 2023 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during April-December 2023 are detailed below in Table 1

Reserve Bank of India – Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement – Extract 1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Mar. 17 Mar. 8 Mar. 15 Week Year  

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 10-Mar-23 23-FEB-2024 * 08-MAR-2024 * 10-Mar-23 23-FEB-2024 * 08-MAR-2024 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 218699.94 266228.42 293601.62 220990.08 269753.71 297404.13 **  b) Borrowings from banks 81541.3 178118.67 182369.52 81963.31 178124.17 183015.74  c) Other demand & time liabilities 59183.75 71817.98 71907.6 59827.09 72457.75 72556.82

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended March 15, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended March 08, 2024.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the March 2024 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes four speeches, three articles, and current statistics. The three articles are: I. State of the Economy; II. Pandemic-induced Policy Stimulus and Inflation: A Cross-Country Perspective; and III. Seasonality in India’s Key Economic Indicators.

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 February 2024. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/2065

Reserve Bank of India – Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement – Extract1. Reserve Bank of India -Liabilities and Assets*(₹ Crore_Item 2023 2024 Mar. 10 Mar. 1 

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended March 08, 2024. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/204

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Mar. 3 Feb. 23 Mar. 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 14077 14809 3252 -11557 -10825 * Data are provisional; difference, if any, is due to rounding off. 

Scheduled Banks’ Statement of Position in India as on Friday, February 23, 2024

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended March 01, 2024 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended February 23, 2024.

Today the Reserve Bank of India placed on its website a Working Paper titled, “Drivers of Commercial Paper Rate Spread – An Empirical Assessment” under the Reserve Bank of India Working Paper Series[1]. The paper is co-authored by Priyanka Priyadarshini, Anshul, Srijashree Sardar, Dipak R. Chaudhari and Sangeeta Das.

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 January 2024.

Today the Reserve Bank of India placed on its website a Working Paper titled “Pricing of Interdealer OTC Derivatives in a Limit Order Market” under the Reserve Bank of India Working Paper Series[1]. The Paper is co-authored by Vidya Kamate and Abhishek Kumar.

Today, the Reserve Bank of India releases Volume 44, No.1, 2023 of its Occasional Papers, a research journal containing contributions from its staff. This issue contains three articles and four book reviews.

The value of exports and imports of services during January 2024 is given in the following table.

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2023 2024 Variation Feb. 24 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 0 0 0 0 0 4.2 State Governments 9515 13292 14809 1517 5294 * 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 February 2024 are set out in Tables 1 to 7.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the web publication ‘Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks – December 2023’ on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ portal[1] (https://dbie.rbi.org.in Homepage > Publications).

Today, the Reserve Bank released its web publication entitled ‘Quarterly Basic Statistical Returns (BSR)-1: Outstanding Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) - December 2023’ on its ‘Database on Indian Economy’ portal[1] (https://dbie.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[2]. Data reported by 90 SCBs (excluding Regional Rural Banks) are presented for bank groups, population groups[3] and states[4].

The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS). The January 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. 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 of India has been regularly conducting Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH). The March 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 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.

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of January 2024[1] 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[2] registered a growth of 16.2 per cent in January 2024[3] as compared with 16.7 per cent a year ago. 

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended February 23, 2024.