RBI Bulletin

Item

Unit / Base

1990-91

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

2001

Mar.

Apr.

May

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Output

1.

Gross Domestic Product

at Factor Cost (at 1993-94 prices)

Rs. crore

6,94,925

10,83,047

11,51,991

12,21,174

(P)

(Q.E.)

(A.E.)

2.

Index number of Agricultural

Triennium ended

Production (All crops)

1981-82=100

148.4

178.0

176.7(P)

168.1(E)

a. Foodgrains Production

million tonnes

176.4

203.6

208.9

196.1(P)

3.

General index of

Industrial Production (1)

1993-94=100

212.6*

145.2

154.9(P)

162.5(P)

176.8(P)

..

..

Money and Banking

Reserve Bank of India (2)

4.

Notes in circulation

Rs. crore

53,784

1,72,541

1,92,483

2,12,858

2,12,858

2,23,090

2,30,573

5.

Rupees Securities (3)

"

86,035

1,45,583

1,40,967

1,50,569

1,50,569

1,53,270

1,49,540

6.

Loans and discount

"

19,900

19,876

37,890

28,143

28,143

34,693

35,673

(a) Scheduled Commercial Banks (4)

"

8,169

2,894

9,513

5,980

5,980

6,235

4,056

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

"

38

13

15

27

27

22

22

(c) Bills purchased and discounted

(internal)

"

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Scheduled Commercial Banks

7.

Aggregate deposits (5)

Rs. crore

1,92,541

7,14,025

8,13,345

9,58,008(P)

9,58,008(P)

9,91,754(P)

9,99,473(P)

8.

Bank credit (5)

"

1,16,301

3,68,837

4,35,958

5,09,082(P)

5,09,082(P)

5,18,833(P)

5,14,965(P)

9.

Investment in Govt. Securities (5)

"

49,998

2,23,217

2,78,456

3,39,080(P)

3,39,080(P)

3,46,469(P)

3,60,312(P)

10.

Cheque clearances (6)

Rs.thousand crore

1,703

5,668

7,183

8,294(P)

911(P)

769(P)

787(P)

11.

Money Stock measures (7)

(a) M₁

Rs. crore

92,892

3,09,128

3,41,555

3,78,003(P)

3,78,003(P)

3,94,646(P)

3,99,119(P)

(b) M₃

"

2,65,828

9,81,020

11,23,933

13,05,567(P)

13,05,567(P)

13,48,278(P)

13,65,693(P)

Cash Reserve Ratio and Interest Rates

12.

Cash Reserve Ratio (2), (16)

per cent

15.00

10.50

9.00

8.00

8.00

8.00

7.50

13.

Bank Rate

per cent per annum

10.00

8.00

8.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

7.00

14.

Inter-bank call money rate

(Mumbai) (8)

"

4.00/70.00

0.50/35.00

4.50/25.00

4.00/19.00

4.00/19.00

6.00/10.00

5.42/9.75

15.

Deposit Rate (9)

(a) 30 days and 1 year

"

8.0 (11)

Free(12)

5.00-7.50

5.25-7.25

5.25-7.25

5.25-7.25

5.00-7.25

(b) 1 year and above

"

9.0-11.0

Free(12)

8.50-10.50

8.50-10.00

8.50-10.00

8.50-10.00

8.00-9.50

16.

Prime Lending Rate (10)

"

-

12.00-13.00

12.00-12.50

11.00-12.00

11.00-12.00

11.00-12.00

11.00-12.00

17.

Yield on 12.5% Loan 2004

"

-

11.85

10.77

10.15

9.18

9.07

8.91

18.

Yield on 11.5% Loan 2008

"

-

12.03

11.30

10.57

10.07

10.02

9.78

Government Securities Market (2)

19.

Govt. of India 91-day Treasury Bills

(Total outstandings)

Rs. crore

1,500

1,520

1,830

1,930

2,355

2,730

Price Indices

20.

Wholesale prices (13)

1993-94=100

(a) All commodities

"

182.7 ⁺

140.7

145.3

..

..

..

..

(b) Primary articles

"

184.9 ⁺

156.2

158.0

..

..

..

..

(c) Fuel, power, light and lubricants

"

175.8 ⁺

148.5

162.0

..

..

..

..

(d) Manufactured products

"

182.8 ⁺

133.6

137.2

..

..

..

..

(e) Foodgrains

"

179.2 ⁺

152.0

176.4

..

..

..

..

(f) Edible oils

"

223.3 ⁺

139.1

122.1

..

..

..

..

(g) Sugar, khandsari & gur

"

152.3 ⁺

153.5

156.0

..

..

..

..

(h) Raw Cotton

"

145.5 ⁺

166.9

147.3

..

..

..

..

21.

Consumer prices (All-India) (1)

(a) Industrial Workers

1982=100

193

414

428

444

445

448

..

(b) Urban Non-Manual Employees

1984-85=100

161

337

352

371

377

..

..

(c) Agricultural Labourers

July 1986-

June 1987=100

..

294

309

..

300

301

..

Foreign Trade

22.

Value of imports

U.S. $ Million

24,073

42,389

49,738

49,814 (P)

4,304 (P)

3,966 (P)

..

23.

Value of exports

"

18,145

33,219

36,822

44,145 (P)

4,277 (P)

3,492 (P)

..

24.

Balance of trade

"

-5,927

-9,170

-12,916

-5,669 (P)

-27 (P)

-474 (P)

..

25.

Foreign exchange reserves (14)

(a) Foreign currency assets

U.S. $ Million

2,236

29,522

35,058

39,554

39,554

39,821

40,171

(b) Gold

"

3,496

2,960

2,974

2,725

2,725

2,695

2,816

(c) SDRs

"

102

8

4

2

2

10

4

Employment Exchange Statistics (15)

26.

Number of registrations

in thousand

6,541

5,852

5,967

6,042

311

..

..

27.

Number of applicants

(a) Placed in employment

"

265

233

222

176

14

..

..

(b) On live register (14)

"

34,632

40,090

40,371

41,344

41,232

..

..

See 'Notes on Tables'.

*

:

Base : 1980-81 = 100.

+

:

Base : 1981-82 = 100.

E

:

Estimated

AE :

Advance Estimate ; QE : Quick Estimate.