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Oct 15, 2020
Monthly Data on India’s International Trade in Services- August 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 August 2020 are given in the following Table: Table: International Trade in Services (US$ Million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) July - 2020 17,031 10,047 August - 2020 16,441 9,597 Note: Data are provisional. Monthly data on services are provisional and would undergo rev
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 August 2020 are given in the following Table: Table: International Trade in Services (US$ Million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) July - 2020 17,031 10,047 August - 2020 16,441 9,597 Note: Data are provisional. Monthly data on services are provisional and would undergo rev
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Oct 14, 2020
RBI releases ‘Quarterly BSR-1: Outstanding Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks for June 2020'
Today, the Reserve Bank released its web publication entitled ‘Quarterly Basic Statistical Returns (BSR)-1: Outstanding Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs), June 2020’ on its Database on Indian Economy (DBIE) portal (web-link: https://dbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/dbie.rbi?site=publications#!12). It captures various characteristics of bank credit such as occupation/activity and organisational sector of the borrower, type of account, and interest rates. Data covering 1,
Today, the Reserve Bank released its web publication entitled ‘Quarterly Basic Statistical Returns (BSR)-1: Outstanding Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs), June 2020’ on its Database on Indian Economy (DBIE) portal (web-link: https://dbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/dbie.rbi?site=publications#!12). It captures various characteristics of bank credit such as occupation/activity and organisational sector of the borrower, type of account, and interest rates. Data covering 1,
Oct 14, 2020
Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks- March 2020
Today, the Reserve Bank released the web publication ‘Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks – March 2020’ on its Database on Indian Economy (DBIE) portal (web-link: https://dbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/dbie.rbi?site=publications#!18). Scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) {including regional rural banks (RRBs)} report branch-wise data on type of deposits (current, savings and term), its institutional sector wise ownership, maturity pattern of term deposits as well as number of
Today, the Reserve Bank released the web publication ‘Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks – March 2020’ on its Database on Indian Economy (DBIE) portal (web-link: https://dbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/dbie.rbi?site=publications#!18). Scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) {including regional rural banks (RRBs)} report branch-wise data on type of deposits (current, savings and term), its institutional sector wise ownership, maturity pattern of term deposits as well as number of
Oct 14, 2020
RBI launches Quarterly Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey: July-September 2020 (Round 51)
The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 51st round of its Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS). The survey is for the reference period July-September 2020 (Q2:2020-21). The Reserve Bank has been conducting the Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS) of the manufacturing sector on a quarterly basis since 2008. The information collected in the survey includes quantitative data on new orders received during the re
The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 51st round of its Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS). The survey is for the reference period July-September 2020 (Q2:2020-21). The Reserve Bank has been conducting the Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS) of the manufacturing sector on a quarterly basis since 2008. The information collected in the survey includes quantitative data on new orders received during the re
Oct 13, 2020
RBI Releases “Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2019-20”
Today, the Reserve Bank of India released the fifth edition of its statistical publication titled “Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2019-20”. Through this publication, the Reserve Bank has been disseminating wide-ranging data on the regional economy of India. This publication follows the ‘one indicator-one table’ approach in 153 tables. It covers sub-national statistics on socio-demographics, state domestic product, agriculture, industry, infrastructure, bankin
Today, the Reserve Bank of India released the fifth edition of its statistical publication titled “Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2019-20”. Through this publication, the Reserve Bank has been disseminating wide-ranging data on the regional economy of India. This publication follows the ‘one indicator-one table’ approach in 153 tables. It covers sub-national statistics on socio-demographics, state domestic product, agriculture, industry, infrastructure, bankin
Oct 13, 2020
Overseas Direct Investment for September 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 September 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/474
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 September 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/474
Oct 12, 2020
RBI Bulletin - October 2020
The Reserve Bank of India today released the October 2020 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes Monetary Policy Statement, 2020-21, Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) October 7-9, 2020, Monetary Policy Report – October 2020, one Speech, two Articles and Current Statistics. The two articles are: I. GDP Growth Forecasts of the Reserve Bank of India – A Performance Assessment; and II. Demystifying Equity Prices using Dividend Discount Model:
The Reserve Bank of India today released the October 2020 issue of its monthly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes Monetary Policy Statement, 2020-21, Resolution of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) October 7-9, 2020, Monetary Policy Report – October 2020, one Speech, two Articles and Current Statistics. The two articles are: I. GDP Growth Forecasts of the Reserve Bank of India – A Performance Assessment; and II. Demystifying Equity Prices using Dividend Discount Model:
Oct 09, 2020
RBI releases the results of forward looking Surveys
The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the results of the following Surveys: Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS) – September 2020 Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) – September 2020 OBICUS Survey on manufacturing sector – Q1:2020-21 Industrial Outlook Survey of the Manufacturing Sector for Q2:2020-21 Survey of Professional Forecasters on Macroeconomic Indicators– Round1 66th The Survey results are based on the feedback received from the r
The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the results of the following Surveys: Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS) – September 2020 Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) – September 2020 OBICUS Survey on manufacturing sector – Q1:2020-21 Industrial Outlook Survey of the Manufacturing Sector for Q2:2020-21 Survey of Professional Forecasters on Macroeconomic Indicators– Round1 66th The Survey results are based on the feedback received from the r
Oct 09, 2020
Reserve Bank of India - Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement - Extract
1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2019 2020 Variation Oct. 4 Sep. 25 Oct. 2 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 46529 – – – -46529 4.2 State Governments 7886 10516 13169 2653 5283 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves Item As on October 2, 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 3990840 545638 1272 361
1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2019 2020 Variation Oct. 4 Sep. 25 Oct. 2 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government 46529 – – – -46529 4.2 State Governments 7886 10516 13169 2653 5283 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves Item As on October 2, 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 3990840 545638 1272 361
Oct 08, 2020
Scheduled Banks’ Statement of Position in India as on Friday, September 25, 2020
(Amount in Crore of ₹) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs and SFBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 27-Sep-19 11-SEP-2020 * 25-SEP-2020 * 27-Sep-19 11-SEP-2020 * 25-SEP-2020 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 187729.45 219238.55 215264.22 192430.92 224292.94 220291.73 ** b) Borrowings from banks 63162.98 47901.7 45302.56 63485.53 47907.23 45302.56 c) Other demand & time liabilities 11777.46 15844.6 15801.75 11915.56 16033.43
(Amount in Crore of ₹) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs and SFBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 27-Sep-19 11-SEP-2020 * 25-SEP-2020 * 27-Sep-19 11-SEP-2020 * 25-SEP-2020 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 187729.45 219238.55 215264.22 192430.92 224292.94 220291.73 ** b) Borrowings from banks 63162.98 47901.7 45302.56 63485.53 47907.23 45302.56 c) Other demand & time liabilities 11777.46 15844.6 15801.75 11915.56 16033.43
Oct 07, 2020
Reserve Money for the week ended October 02, 2020
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended October 02, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/445
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended October 02, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/445
Oct 07, 2020
Money Supply for the fortnight ended September 25, 2020
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Money Supply for the fortnight ended September 25, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/446
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Money Supply for the fortnight ended September 25, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/446
Oct 05, 2020
RBI releases data on ECB/FCCB/RDB for August 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 August 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/434
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 August 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/434
Oct 02, 2020
Reserve Bank of India - Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement - Extract
1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2019 2020 Variation Sep. 27 Sep. 18 Sep. 25 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government – – – – – 4.2 State Governments 459 23430 10516 -12914 10057 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves Item As on September 25, 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 3989568 542021 -13614 -30
1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2019 2020 Variation Sep. 27 Sep. 18 Sep. 25 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government – – – – – 4.2 State Governments 459 23430 10516 -12914 10057 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves Item As on September 25, 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 3989568 542021 -13614 -30
Sep 30, 2020
Marginal Cost of Funds Based Lending Rate (MCLR) for the month September 2020
The Reserve Bank of India has today released Lending Rates of Scheduled Commercial Banks based on data received during the month of September 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/408
The Reserve Bank of India has today released Lending Rates of Scheduled Commercial Banks based on data received during the month of September 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/408
Sep 30, 2020
All-India House Price Index (HPI) for Q1:2020-21
Today, the Reserve Bank released its quarterly house price index (HPI)1 (base: 2010-11=100) for Q1:2020-21, based on transaction level data received from housing registration authorities in ten major cities (viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai). Time series on all-India and city-wise HPI are available at the Bank’s Database of Indian Economy (DBIE) portal (https://dbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/dbie.rbi?site=statistics
Today, the Reserve Bank released its quarterly house price index (HPI)1 (base: 2010-11=100) for Q1:2020-21, based on transaction level data received from housing registration authorities in ten major cities (viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai). Time series on all-India and city-wise HPI are available at the Bank’s Database of Indian Economy (DBIE) portal (https://dbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/dbie.rbi?site=statistics
Sep 30, 2020
Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit - August 2020
Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit collected from select 33 scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 90 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, for the month of August 2020 are set out in Statements I and II. Highlights of the sectoral deployment of bank credit are given below: On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit growth decelerated to 6.0 per cent in August 2020 from 9.8 per cent in August 201
Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit collected from select 33 scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 90 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, for the month of August 2020 are set out in Statements I and II. Highlights of the sectoral deployment of bank credit are given below: On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit growth decelerated to 6.0 per cent in August 2020 from 9.8 per cent in August 201
Sep 30, 2020
Reserve Money for the week ended September 25, 2020
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended September 25, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/416
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended September 25, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/416
Sep 30, 2020
India’s International Investment Position (IIP), June 2020
Today, the Reserve Bank released data relating to India’s International Investment Position at end-June 2020. Key Features of India’s IIP in June 2020 Net claims of non-residents on India declined for the fourth consecutive quarter and stood at US$ 345.7 billion at end-June 2020 (Table 1). The decline of US$ 29.7 billion in net claims during Q1:2020-21 was mainly due to an increase of US$ 27.9 billion in reserve assets. Among the constituents of foreign-owned assets,
Today, the Reserve Bank released data relating to India’s International Investment Position at end-June 2020. Key Features of India’s IIP in June 2020 Net claims of non-residents on India declined for the fourth consecutive quarter and stood at US$ 345.7 billion at end-June 2020 (Table 1). The decline of US$ 29.7 billion in net claims during Q1:2020-21 was mainly due to an increase of US$ 27.9 billion in reserve assets. Among the constituents of foreign-owned assets,
Sep 30, 2020
India’s External Debt as at the end of June 2020
The stock of external debt at end-June 2020 as well as revised data for earlier quarters are set out in Statements I (old format) and II (IMF format)1. The major developments relating to India’s external debt as at end-June 2020 are presented below. Highlights At end-June 2020, India’s external debt was placed at US$ 554.5 billion, recording a decrease of US$ 3.9 billion over its level at end-March 2020 (Table 1). The external debt to GDP ratio increased to 21.8 per c
The stock of external debt at end-June 2020 as well as revised data for earlier quarters are set out in Statements I (old format) and II (IMF format)1. The major developments relating to India’s external debt as at end-June 2020 are presented below. Highlights At end-June 2020, India’s external debt was placed at US$ 554.5 billion, recording a decrease of US$ 3.9 billion over its level at end-March 2020 (Table 1). The external debt to GDP ratio increased to 21.8 per c
Sep 30, 2020
Sources of Variation in Foreign Exchange Reserves in India during April-June 2020
Earlier today, the Reserve Bank of India released balance of payments (BoP) data for April-June 2020 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during April-June 2020 are detailed below. Sources of Variation in Foreign Exchange Reserves: April-June 2020 During April-June 2020, there was an increase in the foreign exchange reserves, the sources of which are set out in Table 1. Table 1: Sources of V
Earlier today, the Reserve Bank of India released balance of payments (BoP) data for April-June 2020 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during April-June 2020 are detailed below. Sources of Variation in Foreign Exchange Reserves: April-June 2020 During April-June 2020, there was an increase in the foreign exchange reserves, the sources of which are set out in Table 1. Table 1: Sources of V
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
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
Sep 10, 2020
Measuring Productivity at the Industry Level - The India KLEMS Database
The Reserve Bank of India today placed on its website the update on “Measuring Productivity at the Industry Level – The India KLEMS Database” - Data Manual 2019 along with time-series data on productivity for 27 industries covering the period 1980-81 to 2017-18, prepared under the India KLEMS [capital (K), labour (L), energy (E), material (M) and services (S)] research project. The database is part of a research project supported by the Reserve Bank to analyse product
The Reserve Bank of India today placed on its website the update on “Measuring Productivity at the Industry Level – The India KLEMS Database” - Data Manual 2019 along with time-series data on productivity for 27 industries covering the period 1980-81 to 2017-18, prepared under the India KLEMS [capital (K), labour (L), energy (E), material (M) and services (S)] research project. The database is part of a research project supported by the Reserve Bank to analyse product
Sep 09, 2020
Reserve Money for the week ended September 04, 2020
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended September 04, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release : 2020-2021/307
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended September 04, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release : 2020-2021/307
Sep 04, 2020
Reserve Bank of India - Bulletin Weekly Statistical Supplement - Extract
1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2019 2020 Variation Aug. 30 Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government – – – – – 4.2 State Governments 606 5810 9033 3223 8427 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves Item As on August 28, 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 3973733 541431 -49626 3883 371578
1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Crore) Item 2019 2020 Variation Aug. 30 Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and Advances 4.1 Central Government – – – – – 4.2 State Governments 606 5810 9033 3223 8427 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves Item As on August 28, 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 3973733 541431 -49626 3883 371578
Sep 02, 2020
Reserve Money for the week ended August 28, 2020
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended August 28, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/277
The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended August 28, 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/277
Aug 31, 2020
Sectoral Deployment of Bank Credit - July 2020
Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit collected from select 33 scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 90 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, for the month of July 2020 are set out in Statements I and II. Highlights of the sectoral deployment of bank credit are given below: On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit growth at 6.7 per cent in July 2020 was the same as in June 2020 but lower than the
Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit collected from select 33 scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 90 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, for the month of July 2020 are set out in Statements I and II. Highlights of the sectoral deployment of bank credit are given below: On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit growth at 6.7 per cent in July 2020 was the same as in June 2020 but lower than the
Aug 31, 2020
RBI Releases 'Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of SCBs: June 2020’
Today, the Reserve Bank released Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs), June 2020 on its Database on Indian Economy (DBIE) portal (web-link: https://dbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/dbie.rbi?site=publications#!3). Data on total credit and deposits disaggregated by type, are classified by states/union territories (UTs), districts, centres, population groups and bank groups. These data are collected from SCBs (including Regional Rural Bank
Today, the Reserve Bank released Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs), June 2020 on its Database on Indian Economy (DBIE) portal (web-link: https://dbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/dbie.rbi?site=publications#!3). Data on total credit and deposits disaggregated by type, are classified by states/union territories (UTs), districts, centres, population groups and bank groups. These data are collected from SCBs (including Regional Rural Bank
Aug 31, 2020
Marginal Cost of Funds Based Lending Rate (MCLR) for the month August 2020
The Reserve Bank of India has today released Lending Rates of Scheduled Commercial Banks based on data received during the month of August 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/262
The Reserve Bank of India has today released Lending Rates of Scheduled Commercial Banks based on data received during the month of August 2020. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2020-2021/262
Aug 28, 2020
Scheduled Banks’ Statement of Position in India as on Friday, August 14, 2020
(Amount in Crore of ₹) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs and SFBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 16-Aug-19 31-JUL-2020 * 14-AUG-2020 * 16-Aug-19 31-JUL-2020 * 14-AUG-2020 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 178859.53 227270.13 221629.88 183950.27 232337.24 226644.05 ** b) Borrowings from banks 75098.08 61085.32 54621.19 75414.08 61085.32 54629.19 c) Other demand & time liabilities 12033.1 16417.44 15704.25 12214.56 16574.37
(Amount in Crore of ₹) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs and SFBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 16-Aug-19 31-JUL-2020 * 14-AUG-2020 * 16-Aug-19 31-JUL-2020 * 14-AUG-2020 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 178859.53 227270.13 221629.88 183950.27 232337.24 226644.05 ** b) Borrowings from banks 75098.08 61085.32 54621.19 75414.08 61085.32 54629.19 c) Other demand & time liabilities 12033.1 16417.44 15704.25 12214.56 16574.37
Aug 28, 2020
RBI launches the September 2020 round of Consumer Confidence Survey
The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS). The September 2020 round of the survey is now being launched. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households, regarding their sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price level, households’ income and spending. The survey is conducted regularly in 13 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, L
The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS). The September 2020 round of the survey is now being launched. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households, regarding their sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price level, households’ income and spending. The survey is conducted regularly in 13 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, L
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