Item

Unit / Base

1990-91

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007

Mar.

Apr.

May

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Output

1.

Gross Domestic

Product at Factor

Cost
(at 1999-00 prices)

Rs. crore

6,92,871
#

23,89,660 (P)

26,04,532 (Q.E.)

28,48,157 (R.E.)

2.

Index number of

Triennium

Agricultural Production

ended

(All crops)

1993-94=100

148.4
+

140.8

121.3 (P)

122.9 (P)

a. Foodgrains Production

Million tonnes

176.4

198.4

208.6

211.8 (A.E.)

3.

General Index of

Industrial Production (1)

1993-94=100

212.6
*

204.8

221.5

247.0 (P)

284.5 (P)

255.9 (P)

Money and Banking

Reserve Bank of India (2)

4.

Notes in circulation

Rs. crore

53,784

3,62,487

4,21,922

4,96,775

4,96,775

5,12,672

5,14,502

5.

Rupee Securities (3)

"

86,035

65,455

70,409

96,861

96,861

92,979

84,998

6.

Loans and discount

"

19,900

6,388

4,746

6,585

6,585

5,761

3,294

(a) Scheduled Commercial

Banks (4)

"

8,169

45

1,488

6,245

6,245

4,078

3,139

(b) Scheduled State

Co-operative Banks (4)

"

38

5

7

—

—

6

3

(c) Bills purchased and

discounted (internal)

"

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Scheduled Commercial Banks

7.

Aggregate deposits (5)

Rs. crore

1,92,541

17,00,198

21,09,049

26,08,309

26,08,309

26,00,117 (P)

26,08,665 (P)

8.

Bank credit (5)

"

1,16,301

11,00,428

15,07,077

19,28,913

19,28,913

18,89,557 (P)

18,86,520 (P)

9.

Investment in Govt.

Securities (5)

"

49,998

7,18,982

7,00,742

7,74,980

7,74,980

7,88,753 (P)

7,96,292 (P)

10.Cheque clearances (6)

Rs. thousand

crore

1,703

6,792

6,459

6,480 (P)

674 (P)

501 (P)

571 (P)

11.Money Stock measures (7)

Rs. crore

92,892

6,47,495

8,26,378

9,65,129

9,65,129

9,39,904

9,21,979

(a)M1

"

2,65,828

22,30,675

27,29,547

33,10,212

33,10,212

33,21,671

33,25,247

(b)M3

Cash Reserve Ratio and

Interest Rates

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

Per cent

15.00

5.00

5.00

6.00

6.00

6.25

6.50

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

0.60-6.25

3.00-8.25

6.00-80.00

6.00-80.00

4.00-15.00

1.95-8.25

15.Deposit Rate (9)

(a)30 days and 1 year

"

8.00 (11)

}3.00-5.00

2.25-5.50

3.00-7.00

3.00-7.00

3.00-7.00

3.00-7.00

(b)1 year and above

"

9.00-11.00

5.25-6.25

6.00-7.00

7.50-9.00

7.50-9.00

7,50-9.00

7.50-9.00

Q.E. : Quick Estimate. A.E. : Advance Estimate. R.E. : Revised Estimate. R : Revised.
* : Base : 1980-81 = 100. + : Base : 1993-94 = 100.
$ : Fourth Advance Estimate ^ : Base : 2001 = 100 from January 2006 onwards.
@ : 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.
# : Gross Domestic Product at factor cost (at 1993-94 prices)
## : 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'.

Item

Unit / Base

1990-91

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007

Mar.

Apr.

May

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

16. Prime Lending Rate (10)

"

—

10.25-10.75

10.25-10.75

12.25-12.50

12.25-12.50

12.75-13.25

12,75-13.25

17. Yield on 11.40% Loan 2008 @

"

—

5.73

6.40

7.22

7.90

8.02

7.92

18. Yield on 7.40% Loan 2012 ##

"

—

6.21

6.95

7.55

7.91

8.08

8.10

Government Securities Market (2)

19. Govt. of India 91-day Treasury

Bills (Total outstandings)

Rs. crore

27,792

16,318

45,229

45,229

46,686

46,335

Price Indices

20. Wholesale prices (13)

1993-94=100

(a) All commodities

"

182.7 +

187.3

195.6

206.1

209.8

..

..

(b)Primary articles

"

184.9 +

188.1

193.6

208.6

214.6

..

..

(c) Fuel, power, light and

lubricants

"

175.8 +

280.1

306.8

324.9

319.8

..

..

(d)Manufactured products

"

182.8 +

166.3

171.5

179.0

183.5

..

..

(e) Foodgrains

(Cereals + Pulses)

"

179.2 +

177.5

186.9

205.9

211.1

..

..

(f) Edible oils

"

223.3 +

156.4

146.1

154.6

163.6

..

..

(g) Sugar, khandsari & gur

"

152.3 +

163.5

178.8

179.8

164.3

..

..

(h)Raw cotton

"

145.5 +

165.6

144.3

151.8

158.9

..

..

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

(a) Industrial Workers ^

1982=100

193

520

542

125

127

128

129

(b)Urban Non-Manual

Employees

1984-85=100

161

436

456

486

498

501

503

(c) Agricultural Labourers

July 1986-

June 1987=100

..

342

358

..

392

394

395

Foreign Trade

22. Value of imports

U.S. $ Million

24,073

1,11,517

1,49,166

1,81,343 (R)

16,383 (R)

17,635

..

23. Value of exports

"

18,145

83,536

1,03,091

1,24,598 (R)

12,584 (R)

10,575

..

24. Balance of trade

"

–5,927

–27,981

–46,075

–56,745 (R)

–3,799 (R)

–7,060

..

25. Foreign exchange reserves (14)

(a) Foreign currency assets

U.S. $ Million

2,236

1,35,571

1,45,108

1,91,924

1,91,924

1,96,899

1,97,438

(b)Gold

"

3,496

4,500

5,755

6,784

6,784

7,036

7,036

(c) SDRs

"

102

5

3

2

2

11

1

Employment Exchange

Statistics (15)

26. Number of registrations

Thousand

6,541

5,553

..

..

..

..

..

27. Number of applicants

(a) Placed in employment

"

265

171

..

..

..

..

..

(b)On live register (14)

"

34,632

41,996

..

..

..

..

..