Item

Unit / Base

1990-91

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000

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@

10,12,816

10,81,834

     11,51,355

(P)

(Q.E.)

(R.E.)

2.

Index number of Agricultural

Triennium ended

Production (All crops)

1981-82=100

148.4

165.1

178.6

176.2(E)

a. Foodgrains Production

million tonnes

176.4

192.3

203.0

205.9(A)

3.

General index of

Industrial Production (1)

1993-94=100

212.6*

139.1

144.4

156.2(P)

154.5 (Q.E.)

..

..

Money and Banking

Reserve Bank of India (2)

4.

Notes in circulation

Rs. crore

53,784

1,48,520

1,72,541

1,92,483

1,98,052

1,98,060

1,96,300

5.

Rupees Securities (3)

"

86,035

1,25,956

1,45,583

1,40,967

1,51,652

1,46,331

1,55,707

6.

Loans and discount

"

19,900

13,963

19,876

37,890

27,928

27,758

26,977

(a) Scheduled Commercial Banks (4)

"

8,169

395

2,894

9,513

5,847

6,251

6,719

(b) Scheduled State Co-operative Banks (4)

"

38

—

13

15

—

20

25

(c) Bills purchased and discounted

(internal)

"

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

Scheduled Commercial Banks

7.

Aggregate deposits (5)

Rs. crore

1,92,541

5,98,485

7,14,025

8,10,065(P)

8,53,893(P)

8,60,983(P)

8,88,034(P)

8.

Bank credit (5)

"

1,16,301

3,24,079

3,68,837

4,34,182(P)

4,57,503(P)

4,61,769(P)

4,71,248(P)

9.

Investment in Govt. Securities (5)

"

49,998

1,86,957

2,23,217

2,77,829(P)

3,00,172(P)

3,01,484(P)

3,05,286(P)

10.

Cheque clearances (6)

Rs.thousand crore

1,703

5,049

5,668(P)

7,183(P)

651(P)

642(P)

..

11.

Money Stock measures (7)

(a)M₁

Rs. crore

92,892

2,67,844

3,09,128

3,40,620(P)

3,42,810(P)

3,41,784(P)

3,44,924(P)

(b)M₃

"

2,65,828

8,21,332

9,81,020

11,17,201(P)

11,69,891(P)

11,77,862(P)

11,90,774(P)

Interest Rates

12.

Bank Rate

per cent per annum

10.00

10.50

8.00

8.00

8.00

8.00

8.00

13.

Inter-bank call money rate

(Mumbai) (8)

"

4.00/70.00

0.05/120.00

0.50/35.00

4.50/25.00

5.90/13.00

6.00/17.00

7.00/18.00

14.

Deposit Rate (9)

(a) 30 days and 1 year

"

8.0 (11)

Free

Free(13)

5.0-7.5

4.5-7.5

4.5-7.25

4.75-7.25

(b) 1 year and above

"

9.0-11.0

Free

8.5-10.5

8.0-9.5

8.5-10.0

8.5-10.0

15.

Prime Lending Rate (10)

"

—

14.00

12.00-13.00

12.00-12.50

11.25-11.75

12.00-12.25

12.00-12.50

16.

Yield on 11.75% Loan 2001

"

—

11.26

11.38

10.20

9.81

10.78

10.65

17.

Yield on 11.5% Loan 2008

"

—

12.27

12.03

11.30

10.71

10.71

11.21

Government Securities Market (2)

18.

Govt. of India 91-day Treasury Bills

(Total outstandings)

Rs. crore

1,600

1,500

1,520

1,630

1,645

1,700

Price Indices

19.

Wholesale prices (14)

1993-94=100

(a) All commodities

"

182.7⁺

132.8

140.7

145.3

..

..

..

(b) Primary articles

"

184.9⁺

139.4

156.2

158.0

..

..

..

(c) Fuel, power, light and lubricants

"

175.8⁺

143.8

148.5

162.0

..

..

..

(d) Manufactured products

"

182.8⁺

128.0

133.6

137.2

..

..

..

(e) Foodgrains

"

179.2⁺

139.3

152.0

176.4

..

..

..

(f) Edible oils

"

223.3⁺

113.5

139.1

122.1

..

..

..

(g) Sugar,khandsari & gur

"

152.3⁺

134.4

153.5

156.0

..

..

..

(h) Raw Cotton

"

145.5⁺

155.4

166.9

147.3

..

..

..

20.

Consumer prices (All-India) (1)

(a) Industrial Workers

1982=100

193

366

414

428

445

443

..

(b) Urban Non-Manual Employees

1984-85=100

161

302

337

352

370

370

..

(c) Agricultural Labourers

July 1986-

June 1987=100

..

269

294

309

310

308

..

Foreign Trade

21.

Value of imports

U.S. $ Million

24,073

41,484

42,389

47,212 (P)

4,299(P)

4,131 (P)

..

22.

Value of exports

"

18,145

35,006

33,219

37,599 (P)

3,554(P)

3,602 (P)

..

23.

Balance of trade

"

–5,927

–6,478

–9,170

–9,613 (P)

–745(P)

-529 (P)

..

24.

Foreign exchange reserves (15)

(a) Foreign currency assets

U.S. $ Million

2,236

25,975

29,522

35,058

33,299(P)

32,787 (P)

32,602 (P)

(b) Gold

"

3,496

3,391

2,960

2,974

2,924(P)

2,830 (P)

2,834 (P)

(c) SDRs

"

102

1

8

4

8(P)

2 (P)

2 (P)

Employment Exchange Statistics (16)

25.

Number of registrations

in thousand

6,541

6,322

5,852

..

..

..

..

26.

Number of applicants

(a) Placed in employment

"

265

275

233

..

..

..

..

(b) On live register (15)

"

34,632

39,140

40,090

..

..

..

..

See ‘Notes on Tables’.

@

:

At 1980-81 prices.

*

:

Base : 1980-81 = 100.

+

:

Base : 1981-82=100.

A

:

Advance ; RE : Revised Estimate.

E

:

Estimated ; QE : Quick Estimate.