Item

Unit / Base

1990-91

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999

Jul.

Aug.

Sep.

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)

145.2(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

1,79,258

1,79,123

1,78,784

5.

Rupee Securities (3)

"

86,035

1,10,634

1,25,956

1,45,583

1,51,360

1,46,114

1,46,722

6.

Loans and discount

"

19,900

19,809

13,963

19,876

20,395

20,494

22,284

(a) Scheduled commercial banks (4)

"

8,169

560

395

2,894

2,761

2,770

4,204

(b) State co-operative banks (4)

"

38

-

-

13

3

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

7,40,578(P)

7,50,892(P)

7,61,679(P)

8.

Bank credit (5)

"

1,16,301

2,78,401

3,24,079

3,68,837

3,72,028(P)

3,74,582(P)

3,78,394(P)

9.

Investment in Govt. Securities(5)

"

49,998

1,58,890

1,86,957

2,23,217

2,49,742(P)

2,55,789(P)

2,58,367(P)

10.

Cheque clearances (6)

Rs. thousand crore

1,703

4,121

5,049

5,582(P)

487(P)

559(P)

..

11.

Money Stock measures (7)

Rs. crore

(a) M1

"

92,892

2,40,615

2,67,844

3,08,314

3,09,080(P)

3,08,632(P)

3,10,955(P)

(b) M3

"

2,65,828

6,96,012

8,21,332

9,72,204

10,18,205(P)

10,29,433(P)

10,40,411(P)

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

7.00/9.50

7.00/35.00

6.75/12.60

14.

Deposit Rate (9)

(a) 30 days and 1 year

"

8.0 (11)

10.0 (12)

Free

Free (13)

5.0-8.75

5.0-7.5

5.0-7.5

(b) 1 year and above

"

9.0-11.0

Free

Free

8.0-11.0

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

12.00-12.50

12.00-12.50

16.

Yield on 11.75% Loan 2001

"

-

13.50

11.26

11.38

10.81

10.44

10.65

17.

Yield on 11.5% Loan 2008

"

-

14.01

12.27

12.03

11.86

11.48

11.39

Public Finance (2)

18.

Govt. of India 91-day treasury bills

(Total outstanding)

Rs. crore

54,614

1,600

1,500

3,475

2,860

1,760

Price Indices

19.

Wholesale prices (14)

1981-82=100

(a) All commodities

"

182.7

314.6

329.8

..

..

..

..

(b) Primary articles

"

184.9

328.4

339.5

..

..

..

..

(c) Fuel, power, light and lubricants

"

175.8

324.2

365.7

..

..

..

..

(d) Manufactured products

"

182.8

305.0

317.5

..

..

..

..

(e) Foodgrains

"

179.2

353.8

362.7

..

..

..

..

(f) Edible oils

"

223.3

301.1

299.4

..

..

..

..

(g) Sugar, khandsari & gur

"

152.3

251.1

303.9

..

..

..

..

(h) Cotton raw

"

145.5

303.0

346.9

..

..

..

..

20.

Consumer prices (All-India) (1)

(a) Industrial Workers

1982=100

193

342

366

414

424

426

..

(b) Urban Non-Manual Employees

1984-85=100

161

282

302

337

350

352

..

(c) Agricultural Labourers

July 1986-

June 1987=100

..

260

269

294

304

308

..

Foreign Trade

21.

Value of imports

U.S. $ Million

24,073

39,132

41,484

41,858(P)

3,645(P)

3,866(P)

..

22.

Value of exports

"

18,145

33,470

35,006

33,659(P)

3,056(P)

3,067(P)

..

23.

Balance of trade

"

- 5,927

- 5,663

- 6,478

- 8,199(P)

- 589(P)

- 799(P)

..

24.

Foreign exchange reserves (15)

(a) Foreign currency assets

U.S. $ Million

2,236

22,367

25,975

29,522

30,760(P)

30,601(P)

30,485(P)

(b) Gold

"

3,496

4,054

3,391

2,960

2,654(P)

2,659(P)

2,717(P)

(c) SDRs

"

102

2

1

8

8(P)

9(P)

1(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.