Item

Unit/Base

1990-91

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998

1999

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

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^@

9,26,412

9,98,978

10,49,191

(P)

(Q.E.)

2.

Index number of Agricultural

Triennium ended

Production (All crops)

1981-82=100

148.4

160.8

176.1

165.7(P)

a.

Foodgrains Production

million tonnes

176.4

180.4

199.3(P)

193.1(P)

3.

General index of

Industrial Production (1)

1993-94=100

212.6*

122.3

129.1

137.6

141.5(Q.E)

..

..

Money and Banking

Reserve Bank of India (2)

4.

Notes in circulation

Rs. crore

53,784

1,20,073

1,34,889

1,48,520

1,59,074

1,62,882

1,66,968

5.

Rupees Securities (3)

Rs. crore

86,035

1,17,169

1,10,634

1,25,956

1,44,512

1,48,670

1,49,348

6.

Loans and discount

Rs. crore

19,900

16,496

19,809

13,963

20,388

22,157

19,990

(a)

Scheduled commercial banks (4)

Rs. crore

8,169

4,847

560

395

5,349

6,310

5,330

(b)

State co-operative banks (4)

Rs. crore

38

1

-

-

44

11

11

(c)

Bills purchased and discounted

(internal)

Rs. crore

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Scheduled Commercial banks

7.

Aggregate deposits (5)

Rs. crore

1,92,541

4,33,819

5,05,599

6,05,410

6,79,566(P)

6,81,970(P)

6,90,269(P)

8.

Bank credit (5)

Rs. crore

1,16,301

2,54,015

2,78,401

3,24,079

3,36,759(P)

3,40,301(P)

3,49,829(P)

9.

Investment in Govt. Securities(5)

Rs. crore

49,998

1,32,227

1,58,890

1,86,957

2,19,306(P)

2,17,364(P)

2,19,435(P)

10.

Cheque clearances (6)

Rs.thousand crore

1,703

3,447

4,121

5,049(P)

387(P)

489

..

11.

Money Stock measures (7)

Rs. crore

(a)

M₁

Rs. crore

92,892

2,14,835

2,40,615(P)

2,67,222(P)

2,78,327(P)

2,81,198(P)

2,86,229(P)

(b)

M₃

Rs. crore

2,65,828

6,04,007

7,01,848(P)

8,25,389(P)

9,19,252(P)

9,25,253(P)

9,37,481(P)

Interest Rates

12.

Bank Rate

per cent per annum

10.00

12.00

12.00

10.50

9.00

9.00

9.00

13.

Inter-bank call money rate

(Mumbai) (8)

per cent per annum

4.00/70.00

0.25/85.00

0.10/20.00

0.05/120.00

7.10/9.00

5.60/10.00

5.50/35.00

14.

Deposit Rate(9)

(a)

30 days and 1year

per cent per annum

8.0 (11)

12.0 (12)

10.0 (13)

Free

5.0-9.0

5.0-9.0

5.0-9.0

(b)

1 year and above

per cent per annum

9.0-11.0

Free

Free

9.0-11.5

9.0-11.5

9.0-11.5

15.

Prime Lending Rate(10)

per cent per annum

-

16.50

14.50-15.00

14.00

12.75-13.00

12.75-13.00

12.75-13.00

16.

Yield on 11.75% Loan 2001

per cent per annum

-

13.47

13.50

11.26

11.57

11.53

11.52

17.

Yield on 11.5% Loan 2008

per cent per annum

-

12.83

14.01

12.27

12.11

12.11

12.11

Public Finance (2)

18.

Govt. of India 91-day treasury bills

(Total outstanding)

Rs. crore

41,941

54,614

1,600

6,230

5,880

4,475

Price Indices

19.

Wholesale prices (14)

1981-82=100

(a)

All commodities

1981-82=100

182.7

295.8

314.6

329.8

..

..

..

(b)

Primary articles

1981-82=100

184.9

304.1

328.4

339.5

..

..

..

(c)

Fuel, power, light and lubricants

1981-82=100

175.8

285.4

324.2

365.7

..

..

..

(d)

Manufactured products

1981-82=100

182.8

293.1

305.0

317.5

..

..

..

(e)

Foodgrains

1981-82=100

179.2

313.0

353.8

362.7

..

..

..

(f)

Edible oils

1981-82=100

223.3

301.6

301.1

299.4

..

..

..

(g)

Sugar, khandsari & gur

1981-82=100

152.3

244.2

251.1

303.9

..

..

..

(h)

Cotton raw

1981-82=100

145.5

376.4

303.0

346.9

..

..

..

20.

Consumer prices (All-India) (1)

(a)

Industrial Workers

1982=100

193

313

342

366

438

..

..

(b)

Urban Non-Manual Employees

1984-85=100

161

259

282

302

350

345

..

(c)

Agricultural Labourers

July 1986-

June 1987=100

21.

Security prices

(ordinary shares) (14)

1980-81=100

500.3

1,189.6

1,146.8

1,061.0

915.0

917.1

..

Foreign Trade

22.

Value of imports

U S $ Million

24,073

36,675

39,132

40,779(P)

3,485(P)

3,399(P)

..

23.

Value of exports

U S $ Million

18,145

31,795

33,470

33,980(P)

2,551(P)

2,785(P)

..

24.

Balance of trade

U S $ Million

- 5,927

- 4,880

- 5,663

- 6,799(P)

- 934(P)

- 614(P)

..

25.

Foreign exchange reserves (15)

(a)

Foreign currency assets

U S $ Million

2,236

17,044

22,367

25,975(P)

26,539(P)

26,958(P)

27,429(P)

(b)

Gold

U S $ Million

3,496

4,561

4,054

3,391(P)

3,041(P)

3,015(P)

2,969(P)

(c)

SDRs

U S $ Million

102

82

2

1(P)

87(P)

83(P)

47(P)

Employment Exchange Statistics (16)

26.

Number of registrations

in thousand

6,541

5,858

5,872

..

..

..

..

27.

Number of applicants

(a)

Placed in employment

in thousand

265

215

233

..

..

..

..

(b)

On live register (15)

in thousand

34,632

36,742

37,430

..

..

..

..

See 'Notes on Tables'.

@

:

At 1980-81 prices.

QE

:

Quick Estimate.

*

:

Base:1980-81=100.