Average

Item

2000-01P

1999-2000P

1998-99

1997-98

1996-97

1992-93 to

1980-81 to

1999-2000

1989-90

(8 years)

(10 years )

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1.

Real GDP ( % change )

5.2 (R.E.)

6.4 (Q.E.)

6.6P

4.8

7.8

6.4

5.8

2.

Industrial Production ( % change ) #

5.1

6.7

4.1

6.6

6.1

6.6 &

7.8 $

3.

Agricultural Production ( % change) @

-6.5

-0.7

7.9

-5.7

9.3

2.6

5.2

4.

Foodgrains Production ( Million tonnes )

196.1

208.9

203.6

192.3

199.4

192.5

146.5

5.

Gross Domestic Saving Rate ( % of GDP)

..

22.3

22.0

23.5

23.2

23.1

19.4

6.

Gross Domestic Investment Rate ( % of GDP )

..

23.3

23.0

25.0

24.5

24.4

21.2

7.

Central Government Finances (% of GDP)

a)

Total Revenue Receipts

9.4(R.E.)

9.3

8.5

8.8

9.2

9.1

9.8

b)

Total Expenditure

15.4(R.E.)

15.2

15.9

15.2

14.7

15.6

17.7

c)

Revenue Deficit

3.5(R.E.)

3.5

3.8

3.1

2.4

3.1

1.7

d)

Gross Fiscal Deficit @@

5.1(R.E.)

5.4

6.4

5.8

4.9

5.7

6.8

e)

Net RBI Credit to Centre

0.3(R.E.)

-0.3

0.7

0.8

0.1

0.5

2.1

f)

Interest Payments

4.6(R.E.)

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.4

4.3

2.6

g)

Domestic Debt

50.6(R.E.)

49.2

47.5

47.5

45.4

47.8

41.7

8.

Monetary Aggregates ( % change )

a)

Broad Money (M3)

16.7

14.6 +

19.4+

18.0+

16.2+

17.2+

17.2

b)

Narrow Money (M1)

11.1

10.6

15.4

11.3

12.0

14.8

15.1

c)

Reserve Money

8.1

8.2

14.5

13.2

2.8

14.0

16.9

9.

Scheduled Commercial Banks ( % change)

a)

Aggregate Deposits

18.4

13.9 +

19.3 +

18.4

+

16.5+

17.1+

18.1

b)

Bank Credit

17.3

18.2

13.8

16.4

9.6

17.0

16.8

c)

Non-Food Credit

14.9

16.5

13.0

15.1

10.9

16.7

17.8

d)

Investments in Government Securities

22.1

24.7

19.4

17.7

20.2

20.6

19.4

10.

Wholesale Price Index ( % change ) ##

a)

Point-to-Point

4.9

6.5

5.3

4.5

5.4

7.6

7.5

b)

Average

7.2

3.3

5.9

4.4

4.6

7.2

8.0

11.

Consumer Price Index - Industrial

Workers ( % change )

a)

Point-to-Point

2.5

4.8

8.9

8.3

10.0

8.3

8.9

b)

Average

3.8

3.4

13.1

6.8

9.4

8.8

9.1

12.

BSE Sensitive Index ( % change )

-27.3

41.4

-13.6

9.9

5.5

14.7

22.3

13.

Trade and Balance of Payments

a)

Exports in US $ ( % change )

20.4

10.8

-5.1

4.6

5.3

9.8

8.1

b)

Imports in US $ ( % change )

-0.2

17.3

2.2

6.0

6.7

12.8

7.2

c)

Current Account ( % of GDP )

-0.5

-1.0

-1.0

-1.4

-1.2

-1.2

-2.0

d)

Capital Account ( % of GDP )

1.9

2.3

2.0

2.4

3.1

2.3

1.7

14.

Foreign Exchange Reserves* (US $ Million)

42,281

38,036

32,490

29,367

26,423

25,284

5,579

15.

External Debt* ( US $ Million )

1,00,255

98,158

96,851

93,531

93,470

94,683

..

a)

Debt-GDP Ratio

21.4

21.9

23.4

24.3

24.5

27.9

..

b)

Debt-Service Ratio

17.1

16.2

17.8

18.9

21.2

22.2

..

16.

Exchange Rate ( Rupee / US$ )

a)

High

43.61

42.44

39.48

35.70

34.14

b)

Low

46.89

43.64

43.42

40.36

35.96

P

Provisional.

.. Not available.

* As at the end of the period.

$ Average 1981-82 to 1989-90 (9 years).

&

Average 1992-93 to 2000-01 (9 years).

#

Base : 1993-94 =100 for columns 2 to 6, 1980-81=100 as also 1993-94=100 for column 7 and 1970=100 as also 1980-81=100 for column 8.

B.E. : Budget Estimates..

R.E. : Revised Estimates

E

Estimated. Q.E. : Quick Estimates.

@

Base : Triennium ending 1980-81 = 100. Index of Agricultural Production is based on the latest production estimates (including the latest production figures of Tea, Coffee and other crops).

@@

Since 1999-2000, gross fiscal deficit excludes States' share in small savings collections.

+

Revised in line with the new accounting standards and consistent with the methodology suggested by the Working Group on Money Supply : Analytics and Methodology of Compilation (June 1998). The revision is in respect of pension and provident funds with commercial banks which are classified as other demand and time liabilities and includes those banks which have reported such changes so far.

##

The base year for the WPI series has been revised from 1981-82 to 1993-94 from 1994-95 onwards.