CURRENT STATISTICS

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The payments and settlements system in India has been moving fast towards paperless processing. The share of paper clearing in terms of volume has come down from 64.7% in 2009-10 to 15.4% in 2012-13. In parallel,
the share of card usage volume has gone up from 19.0% to 74.9%. The total outstanding debit and credit cards increased from 200.3 million in 2009-10 to 350.8 million in 2012-13. The share of real-time gross settlement
customer transactions in terms of value covered was 38.6% of total transactions in 2012-13.

Macroeconomic Indicators
Variation (%): Point-to-Point

Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India

(Base: 2004-05 = 100)

Weights

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.

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

July*
2013
175.4
238.8
237.7
210.7
328.5
199.8
150.2
168.9
209.5
172.7

Over
Month
1.6
2.7
3.4
0.9
1.1
3.0
0.6
0.7
2.5

Latest
Month
2357
7407

Over
Month
1.7
1.5

Over 12 Months
2013
2012
5.79
7.52
8.99
10.54
11.91
10.17
5.51
13.34
-2.38
8.65
11.31
8.39
2.81
5.87
5.04
6.99
9.54
9.05
6.49
8.26

Over 12 Months
2012-13 2011-12
10.8
9.8
12.8
8.6

Fiscal Year So Far

2013-14 2012-13
3.12
2.98
7.0
16.4
11.0
18.7
1.5
4.3
-6.6
26.1
4.3
13.9
1.0
7.7
2.0
10.8
7.9
15.8
5.0
9.5

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
4.9
5.5
11.4
8.6
5.1
5.0
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
1337
1.3
9.6
9.9
4.4
5.1
10.4
9.4

Food (computed)
45.6
1377
1.9
11.2
11.7
6.4
7.6
12.4
8.0

7
Miscellaneous (Services Sector)
26.3
125
1.0
6.8
7.5
2.2
2.7
7.4
8.6

7
Rural
56.7
134
1.3
9.1
9.8
4.3
5.5
10.4
8.7

Urban
43.4
1327
1.3
10.3
10.1
4.5
4.6
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 7 stands for July 2013.
Variation
Money and Banking (Rs crore)
23 August
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)
8774220
35210(0.4)
956380(12.2)
392200(4.7)
453000(6.2)
1017180(13.8)
860730(13.2)
901400(16.1)
Currency with Public
1163580
5400(0.5)
97800(9.2)
18840(1.6)
43140(4.2)
122100(11.9)
110800(12.2)
144350(18.8)
Deposit Money with Banks
7601270
26630(0.4)
851190(12.6)
367220(5.1)
410710(6.5)
894680(14.1)
750740(13.4)
757230(15.7)
of which: Demand Deposits
738350
-10880(-1.5)
49250(7.1)
-8610(-1.2)
-21880(-3.1)
35980(5.1)
-11880(-1.6)
4890(0.7)
Time Deposits
6862920
37510(0.5)
801940(13.2)
375830(5.8)
432590(7.7)
858700(15.3)
762620(15.7)
752340(18.3)
Net Bank Credit to Government
2929390
-37750(-1.3)
327110(12.6)
222180(8.2)
230580(9.7)
335510(14.1)
387800(19.5)
314710(18.9)
Bank Credit to Commercial Sector
5936020
126220(2.2)
833480(16.3)
271350(4.8)
144090(2.9)
706220(14.2)
721780(17.0)
745270(21.3)
Net Foreign Exchange Assets
1832370
134060(7.9)
205480(12.6)
195710(12.0)
83110(5.4)
92880(6.0)
150440(10.8)
111880(8.7)
Banking Sectors Net Non-Monetary Liabilities
1939280
187330(10.7)
411200(26.9)
297430(18.1)
5550(0.4)
119320(7.8)
400010(35.6)
271880(32.0)
of which: RBI
912280
113660(14.2)
220730(31.9)
219780(31.7)
87710(14.5)
88660(14.7)
235500(63.9)
66700(22.1)
Reserve Money (30 August 2013)
1558020
7680(0.5)
103510(7.1)
43130(2.8)
28160(2.0)
88540(6.2)
49530(3.6)
220240(19.0)
Net RBI Credit to Centre
664560
-7070(-)
118870(-)
74060(-)
11270(-)
56080
140380
180690
Scheduled Commercial Banks (23 August 2013)
Aggregate Deposits
7113030
26180(0.4)
817860(13.0)
362570(5.4)
386080(6.5)
841370(14.2)
701120(13.5)
715140(15.9)
Demand
654120
-10930(-1.6)
47870(7.9)
-8180(-1.2)
-19070(-3.0)
36980(5.9)
-16390(-2.6)
-3890(-0.6)
Time
6458910
37120(0.6)
770000(13.5)
370750(6.1)
405150(7.7)
804400(15.2)
717500(15.7)
719040(18.7)
Investments (for SLR purposes)
2156370
-27430(-1.3)
199470(10.2)
150260(7.5)
219110(12.6)
268320(15.4)
236170(15.7)
116870(8.4)
Bank Credit
5529480
124230(2.3)
806210(17.1)
269020(5.1)
111410(2.4)
648600(14.1)
669780(17.0)
697290(21.5)
Non-Food Credit
5427170
123070(2.3)
800710(17.3)
263140(5.1)
95920(2.1)
633490(14.0)
652740(16.8)
681500(21.3)
Note: Government Balances as on 31 March 2013 are before closure of accounts.
Index of Industrial Production
June*
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
164.3(-2.2)
165.7(-1.1)
167.5(-0.3)
172.2(1.1)
170.3(2.9)
165.5(8.2)
152.9(5.3)
145.2(2.5)
Mining
14.157
117.1(-4.1)
120.0(-4.5)
125.6(-1.5)
125.4(-2.4)
128.5(-2.0)
131.0(5.2)
124.5(7.9)
115.4(2.6)
Manufacturing
75.527
174.2(-2.2)
174.6(-1.2)
176.7(-0.8)
183.2(1.3)
181.0(3.0)
175.7(9.0)
161.3(4.8)
153.8(2.5)
Electricity
10.316
157.0(0.0)
162.8(3.5)
157.3(6.4)
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 Sept 2013
Month Ago
Year Ago
Trough
Peak
Trough
Peak
2012-13
2011-12
2010-11
S&P BSE Sensitive Index (Base:1978-79=100)
19270(11.1)
18733
17346(2.9)
17906
20302
15948
20104
18836(10.0)
17404(-9.8)
19445(10.9)
S&P BSE-100 (Base: 1983-84=100)
5652(8.1)
5500
5228*
5273
6200
4861
9296
5679(-36.8)
9164(-8.6)
10096(8.6)
S&P BSE-200 (1989-90=100)
2246(6.1)
2187
2116(1.4)
2101
2491
1969
2489
2288(8.3)
2158(-8.8)
2379(8.1)
S&P CNX Nifty (Base: 3 Nov 1995=1000)
5680(8.4)
5542
5238(3.4)
5285
6187
4836
6082
5683(9.4)
5296(-8.5)
5834(11.1)
Skindia GDR Index (Base: 3 Jan 1995=1000)
1919(-4.6)
2031
2012(-15.9)
1777
2448
1874
2613
2316(-26.5)
3151(9.3)
Net FII Investment in (US $ Mn Equities) - period end
137706(20.9)
138646
113907(11.2)

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.
July*
2013
154427
25834
227760
38103
25393
-73333
-12268

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.

Fiscal Year So Far

2013-14
2012-13
559531(6.3)
526301(14.6)
98290(1.7)
96632(-6.0)
911927(7.1)
851290(16.4)
160738(2.8)
156328(-4.6)
106154(2.9)
103154(-7.4)
-352396
-324988
-62448
-59696

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
30 August 24 August 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
1676180
1459940 1436170
130260
216240
240010
106570
82800
108086
73038
US $ mn
251777
262013
264054
-2471
-10236
-12276
-2525
-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
gold but including revaluation effects)

Economic & Political Weekly

EPW

september 21, 2013

vol xlviii no 38

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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