Item

Unit / Base

1990-91

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Output

1. Gross Domestic Product at  Factor Cost (at 2004-05 prices)

Rs. crore

10,83,572 **

38,93,457

41,54,973 (Q.E.)

44,53,064 (A.E.)

2. Index number of  Agricultural Production  (All crops)

Triennium ended 1993-94=100

148.4

168.6 ($)

..

..

a. Foodgrains Production

Million tonnes

176.4

230.8

234.5

218.2 £

3. General Index of Industrial Production (1)

1993-94=100

212.6 *

268.0

275.4

304.1 (P)

318.5 (P)

347.3 (P)

Reserve Bank of India (2)

4. Notes in Circulation

Rs. crore

53,784

5,82,055

6,81,058

7,90,223

7,75,040

7,90,223

8,20,203

5. Rupee Securities (3)

"

86,035

83,707

1,21,962

1,76,755

1,60,554

1,76,755

2,03,735

6. Loans and Discount

"

19,900

4,579

21,562

3,822

4,720

3,822

29,969

(a) Scheduled Commercial Banks (4)

"

8,169

4.000

11,728

42

240

42

—

(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

31,96,939

38,34,110

44,92,826

43,67,349

44,92,826

45,57,391(P)

8. Bank Credit (5)

"

1,16,301

23,61,914

27,75,549

32,44,788

30,92,750

32,44,788

32,37,600(P)

9. Investment in Govt. Securities (5)

"

49,998

9,58,661

11,55,786

13,78,395

13,74,164

13,78,395

14,18,491(P)

10. Cheque Clearances (6)

Rs. thousand crore

1,703

7,044

6,020

4,528 (P)

315 (P)

444(P)

358 (P)

11. Money Stock Measures (7)

(a) M₁

Rs. crore

92,892

11,55,837

12,53,364

14,85,991

13,89,501

14,85,991

14,49,268

(b) M₃

"

2,65,828

40,17,883

47,77,069

55,79,567

54,24,560

55,79,567

56,22,402

Cash Reserve Ratio and Interest Rates

12. Cash Reserve Ratio (2), (16)

Per cent

15.00

7.50

5.00

5.75

5.50

5.75

6.00

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

6.15-9.30

2.50-5.75

2.25-5.75

2.00-3.40

2.25-5.75

2.43-3.95

15. Deposit Rate (9)

(a) 30 days and 1 year

"

8.00 (11)

}

3.25-8.00

1.50-6.50

1.50-6.00

1.50-6.50

1.50-6.50

(b) 1 year and above

"

9.00-11.00

8.00-8.50

6.00-7.50

6.00-7.50

6.00-7.50

6.00-7.50

Q.E. : Quick Estimate. A.E. : Advance Estimate. ** : Data for 1990-91 corresponds to 1999-2000 base.
£ : Third Advance Estimates for 2009-10. *: Base : 1980-81 = 100. + : Base : Triennium ending 1981-82=100.
‡ : Base 1982=100.
^ : 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.)

Item

Unit / Base

1990-91

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

16. Prime Lending Rate (10)

"

12.25-12.75

11.50-12.50

11.00-12.00

11.00-12.00

11.00-12.00

17. Yield on 11.40% Loan 2008 @

"

7.26

18. Yield on 7.40% Loan 2012 #

"

7.83

7.26

6.08

6.14

6.15

Government Securities Market (2)

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

Rs. crore

39,957

75,549

71.503

71,503

71,503

71.501

Price Indices

20. Wholesale Prices (13)

1993-94=100

(a) All Commodities

"

182.7 +

215.9

233.9

250.5

250.8 (P)

253.7 (P)

(b) Primary Articles

"

184.9 +

224.8

247.3

285.8

283.2 (P)

289.7 (P)

(c) Fuel, Power, Light and

Lubricants

"

175.8 +

327.2

351.4

357.0

361.8 (P)

364.0 (P)

(d) Manufactured Products

"

182.8 +

188.0

203.1

214.5

214.9 (P)

216.6 (P)

(e) Foodgrains (Cereals + Pulses)

"

179.2 +

215.6

234.1

285.7

281.5 (P)

280.5 (P)

(f) Edible Oils

"

223.3 +

175.4

188.1

173.9

175.8 (P)

172.3 (P)

(g) Sugar, Khandsari & Gur

"

152.3 +

155.2

168.7

285.3

277.2 (P)

261.9 (P)

(h)Raw Cotton

"

145.5 +

193.0

196.6

228.8

231.1 (P)

231.1 (P)

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

(a) Industrial Workers ^

2001=100

193

133

145

163

170

170

170

(b) Urban Non-Manual Employees ^^

1984-85=100

161

515

561

666

663

(c) Agricultural Labourers

July 1986-June 1987=100

..

417

462

538

536

538

Foreign Trade

22. Value of Imports

U.S. $ Million

24,073

251,439

303,696

278,681

25,057 (P)

27,733 (P)

23. Value of Exports

"

18,145

162,904

185,295

176,574

16,091 (P)

19,908 (P)

24. Balance of Trade

"

–5,927

–88,535

–118,401

–102,107

–8,965 (P)

–7,825 (P)

25. Foreign Exchange Reserves (14)

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

U.S. $ Million

2,236

299,230

241,426

254,685

253,991

254,685

254,773

(b) Gold

"

3,496

10,039

9,577

17,986

17,920

17,986

18,537

(c) SDRs

"

102

18

1

5,006

5,053

5,006

4,982

Employment Exchange Statistics (15)

26. Number of Registrations

Thousand

6,541

5,434.2

..

..

..

..

27. Number of Applicants

(a) Placed in Employment

"

265

263.5

..

..

..

..

(b) On live Register (14)

"

34,632

39,974.0

..

..

..

..

Note : Data for 2007-08 Employment Exchange Statistics are End-Decemeber 2007.