Item

Unit / Base

1990-91

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999

Apr.

May

Jun.

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

11,09,983

(P)

(Q.E.)

(A.E.)

2.

Index number of Agricultural

Triennium ended

Production (All crops)

1981-82=100

148.4

175.7

165.5(P)

177.4(E)

a. Foodgrains Production

million tonnes

176.4

199.4

192.4(P)

200.9(P)

3.

General index of

Industrial Production (1)

1993-94=100

212.6*

129.1

137.6

143.0(P)

147.4(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

1,82,260

1,85,290

1,84,801

5.

Rupee Securities (3)

"

86,035

1,10,634

1,25,956

1,45,583

1,50,028

1,46,896

1,48,098

6.

Loans and discount

"

19,900

19,809

13,963

19,876

28,927

30,869

31,718

(a) Scheduled commercial banks (4)

"

8,169

560

395

2,894

7,371

8,415

7,114

(b) State co-operative banks (4)

"

38

-

-

13

13

13

3

(c) Bills purchased and discounted

(internal)

"

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Scheduled Commercial banks

7.

Aggregate deposits (5)

Rs. crore

1,92,541

5,05,599

6,05,410

7,17,271(P)

7,27,925(P)

7,30,078(P)

7,29,417(P)

8.

Bank credit (5)

"

1,16,301

2,78,401

3,24,079

3,66,003(P)

3,69,913(P)

3,67,917(P)

3,66,435(P)

9.

Investment in Govt. Securities(5)

"

49,998

1,58,890

1,86,957

2,22,744(P)

2,32,926(P)

2,39,289(P)

2,44,792(P)

10.

Cheque clearances (6)

Rs. thousand crore

1,703

4,121

5,049

5,582(P)

545(P)

545(P)

..

11.

Money Stock measures (7)

Rs. crore

(a) M1

"

92,892

2,40,615(P)

2,67,481(P)

3,04,198(P)

3,12,773(P)

3,14,739(P)

3,23,613(P)

(b) M3

"

2,65,828

7,01,848(P)

8,27,209(P)

9,74,328(P)

9,96,480(P)

10,06,361(P)

10,19,232(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

0.25/9.50

7.00/11.10

6.75/9.00

14.

Deposit Rate (9)

(a) 30 days and 1year

"

8.0 (11)

10.0 (12)

Free

Free (13)

5.0-8.5

5.0-8.5

5.0-8.5

(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

16

Yield on 11.75% Loan 2001

"

-

13.50

11.26

11.38

11.12

11.10

10.29

17

Yield on 11.5% Loan 2008

"

-

14.01

12.27

12.03

11.80

11.67

11.81

Public Finance (2)

18.

Govt. of India 91-day treasury bills

(Total outstanding)

Rs. crore

54,614

1,600

1,500

1,365

2,090

3,525

Price Indices

19.

Wholesale prices (14)

1981-82=100

(a) All commodities

"

182.7

314.6

329.8

..

354.8(P)

..

..

(b) Primary articles

"

184.9

328.4

339.5

..

380.4(P)

..

..

(c) Fuel, power, light and lubricants

"

175.8

324.2

365.7

..

385.2(P)

..

..

(d) Manufactured products

"

182.8

305.0

317.5

..

334.6(P)

..

..

(e) Foodgrains

"

179.2

353.8

362.7

..

415.9(P)

..

..

(f) Edible oils

"

223.3

301.1

299.4

..

341.3(P)

..

..

(g) Sugar, khandsari & gur

"

152.3

251.1

303.9

..

291.9(P)

..

..

(h) Cotton raw

"

145.5

303.0

346.9

..

336.2(P)

..

..

20.

Consumer prices (All-India) (1)

(a) Industrial Workers

1982=100

193

342

366

414

415

..

..

(b) Urban Non-Manual Employees

1984-85=100

161

282

302

337

341

344

..

(c) Agricultural Labourers

July 1986-

June 1987=100

..

260

269

294

295

298

..

Foreign Trade

21.

Value of imports

U.S. $ Million

24,073

39,132

41,484

41,858(P)

3,188(P)

3,403(P)

..

22.

Value of exports

"

18,145

33,470

35,006

33,659(P)

2,655(P)

2,646(P)

..

23.

Balance of trade

"

- 5,927

- 5,663

- 6,478

- 8,199(P)

-533(P)

- 757(P)

..

24.

Foreign exchange reserves (14)

(a) Foreign currency assets

U.S. $ Million

2,236

22,367

25,975

29,522

29,611

30,615

30,559(P)

(b) Gold

"

3,496

4,054

3,391

2,960

2,919

2,860

2,706(P)

(c) SDRs

"

102

2

1

8

8

-

-

Employment Exchange Statistics (15)

25.

Number of registrations

in thousand

6,541

5,872

..

..

..

..

..

26.

Number of applicants

(a) Placed in employment

"

265

233

..

..

..

..

..

(b) On live register (14)

"

34,632

37,430

..

..

..

..

..

See 'Notes on Tables'.

@

:

At 1980-81 prices.

*

:

Base : 1980-81 = 100.

QE

:

Quick Estimate.

AE

:

Advance Estimate.

E

:

Estimated.