CURRENT STATISTICS

EPW Research Foundation

Indias real GDP growth during the last four quarters ending Q2 2013-14 ranged between 4.4% and 4.8% without showing any perceptible turnaround. While the performance of Q2 2013-14 over Q1 shows that the services
sector growth declined to 5.9% from 6.6%, growth in industry improved from 0.2% to 2.4% thanks to electricity, gas and water supply improving from 3.7% to 7.7%. Mining and quarrying has shown an improvement from
-2.8% to -0.4% and manufacturing from -1.2% to 1.0%. The growth of agriculture and allied activities improved to 4.6% from 2.7% during the same period.

Macroeconomic Indicators
Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India
(Base: 2004-05 = 100)
All Commodities
Primary Articles
Food Articles
Non-Food Articles
Minerals
Fuel and Power
Manufactured Products
Food Products
Food Index (computed)
All Commodities (Monthly average basis)
* Figures for the latest two months are provisional.

Variation (%): Point-to-Point

Weights
100.0
20.1
14.3
4.3
1.5
14.9
65.0
10.0
24.3
100.0

Cost of Living Indices

Weights
100.0
100.0

October*
2013
180.3
251.6
251.4
212.3
363.7
209.4
151.6
169.8
217.9
175.8

Over
Month
0.3
0.0
-0.4
-0.7
3.3
0.9
0.4
-0.1
-0.3

Latest
Month
24110
76610

Over
Month
1.3
0.9

Over 12 Months
2013
2012
7.0
7.3
14.7
7.8
18.2
6.7
6.8
11.4
7.0
8.6
10.3
11.6
2.5
5.9
1.9
9.8
12.4
7.8
6.3
7.8

Over 12 Months
2012-13 2011-12
11.1
9.6
12.6
9.9

Fiscal Year So Far

2013-14 2012-13
6.0
4.7
12.8
5.6
17.4
7.9
2.3
4.7
3.4
-5.3
9.3
6.7
2.0
3.7
2.5
8.2
12.2
8.0
5.8
7.6

2012-13
5.7
7.4
8.6
9.3
-2.0
7.8
4.3
7.5
8.2
7.4

Full Financial Year

2011-12 2010-11
2009-10
7.7
9.7
10.4
10.4
13.4
22.2
10.1
9.4
20.6
-0.8
27.3
20.4
34.5
15.2
37.9
12.8
12.5
13.8
5.2
7.4
5.3
6.2
2.4
15.1
8.7
6.8
18.5
8.9
9.6
3.8

Variation (%): Point-to-Point

Fiscal Year So Far
2013-14
2012-13
2012-13
2011-12
7.6
8.0
11.4
8.6
8.8
8.8
12.6
6.8

2008-09
1.6
5.4
8.0
0.6
-2.8
-3.4
1.7
6.3
7.3
8.1

Full Fiscal Year

2010-11
2009-10
8.8
14.9
9.1
15.8

2008-09
Industrial Workers (IW) (2001=100)
8.0
Agricultural Labourers (AL) (1986-87=100)
9.5
New Series of CPI: (Base: 2010=100)*
Combined (Rural plus Urban)
General Index (All Groups)
100.0
13810
1.0
10.1
9.8
7.8
8.1
10.4
9.4

Food (computed)
45.6
14310
1.6
12.6
11.5
11.1
10.9
12.4
8.0

10
Miscellaneous (Services Sector)
26.3
128
0.2
6.9
7.0
4.6
5.0
7.4
8.6

10
Rural
56.7
139
1.2
10.1
9.9
8.7
9.0
10.4
8.7

Urban
43.4
13510
0.8
10.2
9.5
6.8
7.0
10.4
10.3

* The CSO, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation releases CPI (base 2010=100) for all-India and states/UTs separately for rural, urban and combined every month with effect from January 2011.
Note: Superscript numeral denotes month to which figure relates, e g, superscript 10 stands for October 2013.
Variation
Money and Banking (Rs crore)
Over Month
Year-on-Year
Fiscal Year So Far
Full Fiscal Year
2013
2013-14
2012-13
2012-13
2011-12
2010-11
Money Supply (M3) (15 November)
9074140
124900(1.4)
1100140(13.8)
692120(8.3)
609160(8.3)
1017180(13.8)
860730(13.2)
901400(16.1)
Currency with Public
1229320
39540(3.3)
121560(11.0)
84570(7.4)
85110(8.3)
122100(11.9)
110820(12.2)
144350(18.8)
Deposit Money with Banks
7840980
85110(1.1)
976080(14.2)
606940(8.4)
525530(8.3)
894670(14.1)
750740(13.4)
757230(15.7)
of which: Demand Deposits
735210
19360(2.7)
57880(8.5)
-11740(-1.6)
-33650(-4.7)
35970(5.1)
-11880(-1.6)
4890(0.7)
Time Deposits
7105770
65750(0.9)
918200(14.8)
618680(9.5)
559180(9.9)
858700(15.3)
762620(15.7)
752340(18.3)
Net Bank Credit to Government
3022360
35710(1.2)
375840(14.2)
315160(11.6)
274830(11.6)
335510(14.1)
387800(19.5)
314710(18.9)
Bank Credit to Commercial Sector
6030240
34960(0.6)
753510(14.3)
365580(6.5)
318290(6.4)
706220(14.2)
721780(17.0)
745270(21.3)
Net Foreign Exchange Assets
1770440
59320(3.5)
145460(9.0)
133780(8.2)
81200(5.3)
92880(6.0)
150440(10.8)
111880(8.7)
Banking Sectors Net Non-Monetary Liabilities
1765130
5090(0.3)
176370(11.1)
123290(7.5)
66230(4.3)
119310(7.8)
400010(35.6)
271880(32.0)
of which: RBI
901880
31260(3.6)
186530(26.1)
209380(30.2)
111510(18.5)
88660(14.7)
235500(63.9)
66700(22.1)
Reserve Money (29 November)
1615940
4840(0.3)
174480(12.1)
101050(6.7)
15110(1.1)
88540(6.2)
49530(3.6)
220240(19.0)
Net RBI Credit to Centre
658430
-50420(-)
122740(-)
67930(-)
1270(-)
56080
140380
180690
Scheduled Commercial Banks (15 November)
Aggregate Deposits
7389750
83930(1.1)
983540(15.4)
639300(9.5)
497130(8.4)
841370(14.2)
701110(13.5)
715140(15.9)
Demand
655560
19380(3.0)
59740(10.0)
-6740(-1.0)
-29510(-4.7)
36970(5.9)
-16380(-2.6)
-3890(-0.6)
Time
6734190
64550(1.0)
923790(15.9)
646030(10.6)
526640(10.0)
804400(15.2)
717500(15.7)
719040(18.7)
Investments (for SLR purposes)
2208110
25720(1.2)
245190(12.5)
202010(10.1)
225140(13.0)
268320(15.4)
236160(15.7)
116870(8.4)
Bank Credit
5649910
34980(0.6)
757400(15.5)
389450(7.4)
280660(6.1)
648610(14.1)
669770(17.0)
697290(21.5)
Non-Food Credit
5548130
25750(0.5)
763800(16.0)
384090(7.4)
253780(5.6)
633490(14.0)
652750(16.8)
681500(21.3)
Note: Government Balances as on 31 March 2013 are before closure of accounts.
Index of Industrial Production
September*
Fiscal Year So Far
Full Fiscal Year Averages
(Base 2004-05=100)
Weights
2013
2013-14
2012-13
2012-13
2011-12
2010-11
2009-10
2008-09
General Index
100.00
166.3(2.0)
166.8(0.4)
166.2(0.1)
172.2(1.1)
170.3(2.9)
165.5(8.2)
152.9(5.3)
145.2(2.5)
Mining
14.157
114.9(3.3)
117.4(-2.5)
120.4(-1.1)
125.4(-2.4)
128.5(-2.0)
131.0(5.2)
124.5(7.9)
115.4(2.6)
Manufacturing
75.527
175.6(0.6)
176.4(0.1)
176.3(-0.3)
183.2(1.3)
181.0(3.0)
175.7(9.0)
161.3(4.8)
153.8(2.5)
Electricity
10.316
169.0(12.9)
164.2(5.9)
155.0(4.6)
155.2(4.0)
149.3(8.2)
138.0(5.6)
130.8(6.1)
123.3(2.8)
* Indices for the month are Quick Estimates.
Fiscal Year So Far
2012-13
End of Fiscal Year
Capital Market
6 December 2013
Month Ago
Year Ago
Trough
Peak
Trough
Peak
2012-13
2011-12
2010-11
S&P BSE Sensitive Index (Base:1978-79=100)
20997(7.7)
20895
19487(16.0)
17906
21239
15948
20104
18836(10.0)
17404(-9.8)
19445(10.9)
S&P BSE-100 (Base: 1983-84=100)
6258(4.7)
6214
5978*
5273
6310
4861
9296
5679(-36.8)
9164(-8.6)
10096(8.6)
S&P BSE-200 (1989-90=100)
2495(3.0)
2478
2422(19.2)
2101
2509
1969
2489
2288(8.3)
2158(-8.8)
2379(8.1)
S&P CNX Nifty (Base: 3 Nov 1995=1000)
6260(5.5)
6215
5931(17.7)
5285
6317
4836
6082
5683(9.4)
5296(-8.5)
5834(11.1)
Skindia GDR Index (Base: 3 Jan 1995=1000)
-(-)

2358(11.5)
1777
2448
1874
2613
2316(-26.5)
3151(9.3)
Net FII Investment in (US $ Mn Equities) - period end
144056(18.0)
142543
122130(19.8)

136298(23.2)
110465(9.1) 101454(31.5)
* Index rebased with effect from 4 June 2012. As on 4 June 2012, the index value was 4861.35.
October*
Fiscal Year So Far
2013
2013-14
2012-13
168032
1069227(16.4)
918270(12.7)
27271
179376(6.3)
168707(-5.2)
233073
1598773(4.7)
1527089(17.1)
37827
270059(-3.8)
280738(-1.4)
22609
171965(-7.4)
185769(-6.1)
-65042
-529546
-608818
-10556
-90682
-112031

Foreign Trade
Exports:

Rs crore
US $ mn
Imports:
Rs crore
US $ mn
Non-POL
US $ mn
Balance of Trade: Rs crore
US $ mn
* Provisional figures.

2012-13
1635261(11.5)
300571(-1.8)
2673113(14.0)
491487(0.4)
322234(-3.6)
-1037852
-190917

2011-12
1465959(28.3)
305964(21.8)
2345463(39.3)
489320(32.3)
334352(26.7)
-879504
-183356

2010-11
1142922(35.2)
251136(40.5)
1683467(23.4)
369769(28.2)
263805(31.1)
-540545
-118633

Full Fiscal Year

2009-10
845534(0.6)
178751(-3.5)
1363736(-0.8)
288373(-5.0)
201237(-4.2)
-518202
-109621

2008-09
840754(28.2)
185295(13.6)
1374434(35.8)
303696(20.7)
210029(22.2)
-533680
-118401

2007-08
655863(14.7)
163132(29.0)
1012312(20.4)
251654(35.5)
171940(33.5)
-356449
-88522

Variation Over
29 Nov
30 Nov 31 March
Fiscal Year So Far
Full Fiscal Year
2013
2012
2013
Month Ago
Year Ago
2013-14
2012-13
2012-13
2011-12
2010-11
Rs crore
1673230
1441900 1436170
75900
231330
237060
88530
82800
108086
73038
US $ mn
268169
264442
264054
10137
3727
4115
-96
-485
-14361
19208
Figures in brackets are percentage variations over the specified or over the comparable period of the previous year. () not relevant.
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Foreign Exchange Reserves (excluding
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december 21, 2013

vol xlviii no 51

2009-10
-57826
18264

2006-07
571779(25.3)
126361(22.6)
840506(27.3)
185749(24.5)
128790(22.4)
-268727
-59388

2008-09
33975
-57821

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