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Sep 30, 2020
Developments in India’s Balance of Payments during the First Quarter (April-June) of 2020-21
Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the first quarter (Q1), i.e., April-June 2020-21, are presented in Statements I (BPM6 format) and II (old format). Key Features of India’s BoP in Q1 of 2020-21 India’s current account balance (CAB) recorded a surplus of US$ 19.8 billion (3.9 per cent of GDP) in Q1 of 2020-21 on top of a surplus of US$ 0.6 billion (0.1 per cent of GDP) in the preceding quarter, i.e., Q4 of 2019-20; a deficit of US$ 15.0 billion
Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the first quarter (Q1), i.e., April-June 2020-21, are presented in Statements I (BPM6 format) and II (old format). Key Features of India’s BoP in Q1 of 2020-21 India’s current account balance (CAB) recorded a surplus of US$ 19.8 billion (3.9 per cent of GDP) in Q1 of 2020-21 on top of a surplus of US$ 0.6 billion (0.1 per cent of GDP) in the preceding quarter, i.e., Q4 of 2019-20; a deficit of US$ 15.0 billion
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Sep 25, 2020
Scheduled Banks’ Statement of Position in India as on Friday, September 11, 2020
(Amount in Crore of ₹) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs and SFBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 13-Sep-19 28-AUG-2020 * 11-SEP-2020 * 13-Sep-19 28-AUG-2020 * 11-SEP-2020 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 181589.45 217475.79 218943.55 186621.57 222515.24 223997.94 ** b) Borrowings from banks 66444.3 49329.61 47901.7 66476.6 49329.61 47907.23 c) Other demand & time liabilities 11792.66 15823.59 15844.6 11944.68 16018 16033
(Amount in Crore of ₹) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs and SFBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 13-Sep-19 28-AUG-2020 * 11-SEP-2020 * 13-Sep-19 28-AUG-2020 * 11-SEP-2020 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 181589.45 217475.79 218943.55 186621.57 222515.24 223997.94 ** b) Borrowings from banks 66444.3 49329.61 47901.7 66476.6 49329.61 47907.23 c) Other demand & time liabilities 11792.66 15823.59 15844.6 11944.68 16018 16033
Sep 25, 2020
Reserve Bank of India - Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement - Extract
1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2019 2020 Variation Sep. 20 Sep. 11 Sep. 18 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government – – – – – 4.2 State Governments 64 26615 23430 -3185 23366 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves Item As on September 18, 2020 Variation over Week End–March 2020 Year ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Total Reserves 4003182 545038 20289 3378 4
1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2019 2020 Variation Sep. 20 Sep. 11 Sep. 18 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government – – – – – 4.2 State Governments 64 26615 23430 -3185 23366 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves Item As on September 18, 2020 Variation over Week End–March 2020 Year ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Total Reserves 4003182 545038 20289 3378 4
Sep 24, 2020
Money Supply for the fortnight ended September 11, 2020 (Revised)
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Money Supply for the fortnight ended September 11, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release : 2020-2021/377
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Money Supply for the fortnight ended September 11, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release : 2020-2021/377
Sep 24, 2020
RBI Working Paper No. 11/2020: Inflation Forecast Combinations -The Indian Experience
Today the Reserve Bank of India placed on its website a Working Paper titled “Inflation Forecast Combinations – The Indian Experience” under the Reserve Bank of India Working Paper Series.* The Paper is authored by Joice John, Sanjay Singh and Muneesh Kapur. As India moved to a formal inflation targeting framework in 2016, inflation forecasts, as the intermediate target, have become a critical input for the conduct of monetary policy. Multiple sources of shocks to the
Today the Reserve Bank of India placed on its website a Working Paper titled “Inflation Forecast Combinations – The Indian Experience” under the Reserve Bank of India Working Paper Series.* The Paper is authored by Joice John, Sanjay Singh and Muneesh Kapur. As India moved to a formal inflation targeting framework in 2016, inflation forecasts, as the intermediate target, have become a critical input for the conduct of monetary policy. Multiple sources of shocks to the
Sep 24, 2020
RBI launches Survey on International Trade in Banking Services (ITBS): 2019-20
The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 2019-20 round of its annual Survey on International Trade in Banking Services (ITBS). The survey, conducted annually since 2006-07, provides information on financial services rendered by branches/subsidiaries/joint ventures of Indian banks operating abroad and branches/subsidiaries of foreign banks operating in India, based on explicit/implicit fees/ commission charged to customers. The survey schedule for the 2019-20 round i
The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 2019-20 round of its annual Survey on International Trade in Banking Services (ITBS). The survey, conducted annually since 2006-07, provides information on financial services rendered by branches/subsidiaries/joint ventures of Indian banks operating abroad and branches/subsidiaries of foreign banks operating in India, based on explicit/implicit fees/ commission charged to customers. The survey schedule for the 2019-20 round i
Sep 23, 2020
RBI Working Paper No. 10/2020: Are Food Prices Really Flexible? Evidence from India
The Reserve Bank of India today placed on its website a Working Paper titled “Are Food Prices Really Flexible? Evidence from India” under the Reserve Bank of India Working Paper Series1. The paper is authored by GV Nadhanael. The paper looks at the price setting behaviour in food sector in India using a novel micro level dataset. The paper reaffirms that contrary to the conventional notion of flexible prices, food prices in India exhibit varying degrees of price stick
The Reserve Bank of India today placed on its website a Working Paper titled “Are Food Prices Really Flexible? Evidence from India” under the Reserve Bank of India Working Paper Series1. The paper is authored by GV Nadhanael. The paper looks at the price setting behaviour in food sector in India using a novel micro level dataset. The paper reaffirms that contrary to the conventional notion of flexible prices, food prices in India exhibit varying degrees of price stick
Sep 23, 2020
Reserve Money for the week ended September 18, 2020
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended September 18, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release : 2020-2021/374
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended September 18, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release : 2020-2021/374
Sep 22, 2020
RBI Working Paper No. 09/2020: Measuring Financial Stress in India
Today, the Reserve Bank of India placed on its website a Working Paper titled “Measuring Financial Stress in India” under the Reserve Bank of India Working Paper Series1. The paper is authored by Manjusha Senapati and Rajesh Kavediya. This paper focuses on the construction of financial stress indices for the Indian financial system using market-based indicators and three different aggregation methods. The paper finds that these indices provide useful information, whic
Today, the Reserve Bank of India placed on its website a Working Paper titled “Measuring Financial Stress in India” under the Reserve Bank of India Working Paper Series1. The paper is authored by Manjusha Senapati and Rajesh Kavediya. This paper focuses on the construction of financial stress indices for the Indian financial system using market-based indicators and three different aggregation methods. The paper finds that these indices provide useful information, whic
Sep 21, 2020
Performance of Private Corporate Business Sector during 2019-20
Today, the Reserve Bank released data on the performance of the private corporate sector during 2019-20 drawn from abridged financial results of 3,0641 listed non-government non-financial (NGNF) companies. Data pertaining to 2018-19 are also presented in the tables to enable comparison. The data can be accessed at the web-link https://dbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/dbie.rbi?site=statistics#!2_42. Highlights Sales Sales of manufacturing companies declined by 7.4 per cent during
Today, the Reserve Bank released data on the performance of the private corporate sector during 2019-20 drawn from abridged financial results of 3,0641 listed non-government non-financial (NGNF) companies. Data pertaining to 2018-19 are also presented in the tables to enable comparison. The data can be accessed at the web-link https://dbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/dbie.rbi?site=statistics#!2_42. Highlights Sales Sales of manufacturing companies declined by 7.4 per cent during
Sep 18, 2020
Reserve Bank of India - Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement - Extract
1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2019 2020 Variation Sep. 13 Sep. 4 Sep. 11 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government – – – – – 4.2 State Governments 1461 18834 26615 7781 25154 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves Item As on September 11, 2020 Variation over Week End–March 2020 Year ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Total Reserves 3982893 541660 18695 -353 3
1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2019 2020 Variation Sep. 13 Sep. 4 Sep. 11 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government – – – – – 4.2 State Governments 1461 18834 26615 7781 25154 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves Item As on September 11, 2020 Variation over Week End–March 2020 Year ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Total Reserves 3982893 541660 18695 -353 3
Sep 18, 2020
RBI releases Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2019-20
Today, the Reserve Bank released its annual publication titled “Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy, 2019-20” (HBS). This publication, the 22nd in the series, disseminates time series data on various economic and financial indicators relating to the Indian economy. The current volume contains 240 statistical tables covering national income aggregates, output, prices, money, banking, financial markets, public finances, foreign trade and balance of payments and
Today, the Reserve Bank released its annual publication titled “Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy, 2019-20” (HBS). This publication, the 22nd in the series, disseminates time series data on various economic and financial indicators relating to the Indian economy. The current volume contains 240 statistical tables covering national income aggregates, output, prices, money, banking, financial markets, public finances, foreign trade and balance of payments and
Sep 16, 2020
Reserve Money for the week ended September 11, 2020
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended September 11, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/340
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended September 11, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/340
Sep 16, 2020
RBI releases data on ECB/FCCB/RDB for July 2020
The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of July 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/339
The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of July 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/339
Sep 15, 2020
Monthly Data on India’s International Trade in Services- July 2020
The Reserve Bank of India releases monthly data on India’s international trade in services with a lag of around 45 days. The value of exports and imports of services during the month of July 2020 are given in the following Table: Table: International Trade in Services (US$ Million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) April - 2020 16,450 9,301 May - 2020 16,766 9,938 June - 2020 16,995 9,960 July - 2020 17,031 10,047 Note: Data are provisional. Monthly data on
The Reserve Bank of India releases monthly data on India’s international trade in services with a lag of around 45 days. The value of exports and imports of services during the month of July 2020 are given in the following Table: Table: International Trade in Services (US$ Million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) April - 2020 16,450 9,301 May - 2020 16,766 9,938 June - 2020 16,995 9,960 July - 2020 17,031 10,047 Note: Data are provisional. Monthly data on
Sep 14, 2020
Overseas Direct Investment for August 2020
The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Overseas Direct Investment, both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of August 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/329
The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Overseas Direct Investment, both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of August 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/329
Sep 14, 2020
Scheduled Banks’ Statement of Position in India as on Friday, August 28, 2020
(Amount in Crore of ₹) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs and SFBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 30-Aug-19 14-AUG-2020 * 28-AUG-2020 * 30-Aug-19 14-AUG-2020 * 28-AUG-2020 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 180831.54 221539.2 217475.34 185889.76 226553.37 222514.79 ** b) Borrowings from banks 72094.58 54621.19 49298.98 72192.19 54629.19 49298.98 c) Other demand & time liabilities 13120.53 15718.65 15823.34 13242.89 15916.41
(Amount in Crore of ₹) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs and SFBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 30-Aug-19 14-AUG-2020 * 28-AUG-2020 * 30-Aug-19 14-AUG-2020 * 28-AUG-2020 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 180831.54 221539.2 217475.34 185889.76 226553.37 222514.79 ** b) Borrowings from banks 72094.58 54621.19 49298.98 72192.19 54629.19 49298.98 c) Other demand & time liabilities 13120.53 15718.65 15823.34 13242.89 15916.41
Sep 11, 2020
RBI Bulletin - September 2020
The Reserve Bank of India today released the September 2020 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes one speech, three Articles and Current Statistics. The three articles are: I. Microfinance: Reaching out to the Bottom of the Pyramid; II. Derived Inflation Forecasts from Recent Inflation Expectations: An Ex Post Facto Analysis; and III. Efficacy of Import Measures: An Analysis of Select Commodities. I. Microfinance: Reaching Out to the Bottom of the Pyram
The Reserve Bank of India today released the September 2020 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes one speech, three Articles and Current Statistics. The three articles are: I. Microfinance: Reaching out to the Bottom of the Pyramid; II. Derived Inflation Forecasts from Recent Inflation Expectations: An Ex Post Facto Analysis; and III. Efficacy of Import Measures: An Analysis of Select Commodities. I. Microfinance: Reaching Out to the Bottom of the Pyram
Sep 11, 2020
Money Supply for the fortnight ended August 28, 2020
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Money Supply for the fortnight ended August 28, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release : 2020-2021/322
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Money Supply for the fortnight ended August 28, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release : 2020-2021/322
Sep 11, 2020
Reserve Bank of India - Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement - Extract (Updated)
1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2019 2020 Variation Sep. 6 Aug. 28 Sep. 4 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government – – – – – 4.2 State Governments 421 9033 18834 9801 18413 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves Item As on September 4, 2020 Variation over Week End–March 2020 Year ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Total Reserves 3964198 542013 -9535 582 362043
1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2019 2020 Variation Sep. 6 Aug. 28 Sep. 4 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government – – – – – 4.2 State Governments 421 9033 18834 9801 18413 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves Item As on September 4, 2020 Variation over Week End–March 2020 Year ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. ₹ Cr. US$ Mn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Total Reserves 3964198 542013 -9535 582 362043
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