Item

Unit / Base

1990-91

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Output

1.

Gross Domestic Product

at Factor Cost (at 1993-94 prices)

Rs. crore

2,12,253@

9,98,978

10,49,191

11,12,206

(P)

(Q.E.)

(R.E.)

2.

Index number of Agricultural

Triennium ended

Production (All crops)

1981-82=100

148.4

175.8

165.9(P)

178.5(E)

a. Foodgrains Production

million tonnes

176.4

199.4

192.4

202.5(P)

3.

General index of

Industrial Production (1)

1993-94=100

212.6*

129.1

137.6

143.1(P)

146.2(Q.E.)

..

..

Money and Banking

Reserve Bank of India (2)

4.

Notes in circulation

Rs. crore

53,784

1,34,889

1,48,520

1,72,541

1,79,123

1,78,784

1,83,757

5.

Rupee Securities (3)

,,

86,035

1,10,634

1,25,956

1,45,583

1,46,114

1,46,722

1,51,457

6.

Loans and discount

,,

19,900

19,809

13,963

19,876

20,494

22,284

30,225

(a) Scheduled commercial banks (4)

,,

8,169

560

395

2,894

2,770

4,204

7,481

(b) State co-operative banks (4)

,,

38

-

-

13

13

13

13

(c) Bills purchased and discounted

(internal)

,,

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Scheduled Commercial banks

7.

Aggregate deposits (5)

Rs. crore

1,92,541

4,99,763

5,98,485

7,14,025

7,50,892(P)

7,61,679(P)

7,72,358(P)

8.

Bank credit (5)

,,

1,16,301

2,78,401

3,24,079

3,68,837

3,74,582(P)

3,78,394(P)

3,91,910(P)

9.

Investment in Govt. Securities(5)

,,

49,998

1,58,890

1,86,957

2,23,217

2,55,789(P)

2,58,367(P)

2,60,560(P)

10.

Cheque clearances (6)

Rs. thousand crore

1,703

4,121

5,049

5,582(P)

559(P)

470(P)

..

11.

Money Stock measures (7)

Rs. crore

(a)

,,

92,892

2,40,615

2,67,844

3,08,314

3,08,632(P)

3,10,955(P)

3,17,934(P)

M1

(b)

,,

2,65,828

6,96,012

8,21,332

9,72,204

10,29,433(P)

10,40,411(P)

10,54,004(P)

M3

Interest Rates

12.

Bank Rate

per cent per annum

10.00

12.00

10.50

8.00

8.00

8.00

8.00

13.

Inter-bank call money rate

(Mumbai) (8)

,,

4.00/70.00

0.10/20.00

0.05/120.00

0.50/35.00

7.00/35.00

6.75/12.60

7.50/23.00

14.

Deposit Rate (9)

(a) 30 days and 1 year

,,

8.0 (11)

10.0 (12)

Free

Free (13)

5.0-7.5

5.0-7.5

5.0-7.5

(b) 1 year and above

,,

9.0-11.0

Free

Free

8.0-10.5

8.0-10.5

8.0 -10.5

15.

Prime Lending Rate (10)

,,

-

14.50-15.00

14.00

12.00-13.00

12.00-12.50

12.00-12.50

12.00-12.50

16.

Yield on 11.75% Loan 2001

,,

-

13.50

11.26

11.38

10.44

10.65

10.63

17.

Yield on 11.5% Loan 2008

,,

-

14.01

12.27

12.03

11.48

11.39

11.41

Public Finance (2)

18.

Govt. of India 91-day treasury bills

(Total outstanding)

Rs. crore

54,614

1,600

1,500

2,860

1,760

1,735

Price Indices

19.

Wholesale prices (14)

1981-82=100

(a) All commodities

,,

182.7

314.6

329.8

352.4

..

..

..

(b) Primary articles

,,

184.9

328.4

339.5

379.1

..

..

..

(c) Fuel, power, light and lubricants

,,

175.8

324.2

365.7

381.3

..

..

..

(d) Manufactured products

,,

182.8

305.0

317.5

332.0

..

..

..

(e) Foodgrains

,,

179.2

353.8

362.7

392.7

..

..

..

(f) Edible oils

,,

223.3

301.1

299.4

348.6

..

..

..

(g) Sugar, khandsari & gur

,,

152.3

251.1

303.9

310.5

..

..

..

(h) Cotton raw

,,

145.5

303.0

346.9

366.6

..

..

..

20.

Consumer prices (All-India) (1)

(a) Industrial Workers

1982=100

193

342

366

414

426

..

..

(b) Urban Non-Manual Employees

1984-85=100

161

282

302

337

352

353

..

(c) Agricultural Labourers

July 1986-

June 1987=100

..

260

269

294

308

310

..

Foreign Trade

21.

Value of imports

U.S. $ Million

24,073

39,132

41,484

41,858(P)

4,126(P)

3,957(P)

..

22.

Value of exports

,,

18,145

33,470

35,006

33,659(P)

3,106(P)

3,088(P)

..

23.

Balance of trade

,,

- 5,927

- 5,663

- 6,478

- 8,199(P)

- 1,020(P)

- 869(P)

..

24.

Foreign exchange reserves (15)

(a) Foreign currency assets

U.S. $ Million

2,236

22,367

25,975

29,522

30,601(P)

30,485(P)

30,578(P)

(b) Gold

,,

3,496

4,054

3,391

2,960

2,659(P)

2,717(P)

3,216(P)

(c) SDRs

,,

102

2

1

8

9(P)

1(P)

11(P)

Employment Exchange Statistics (16)

25.

Number of registrations

in thousand

6,541

5,872

6,322

5,852

..

..

..

26.

Number of applicants

(a) Placed in employment

,,

265

233

275

233

..

..

..

(b) On live register (15)

,,

34,632

37,430

39,140

40,090

..

..

..

See 'Notes on Tables'.

@

:

At 1980-81 prices.

*

:

Base : 1980-81 = 100.

QE

:

Quick Estimate.

RE

:

Revised Estimate.

E

:

Estimated.