TABLE 1.2
Trends of major macroeconomic indicators : 1990-91--2000-01

ITEMS

1990-91 1991-92 1007-98 1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

1. Growth rates (per cent):
     GDP at constant factor cost 5.6 1.3 4.8 6.6

P

6.4

Q

6.0

A

     Industrial production (IIP) 8.2 0.6 6.7 4.1 6.6 5.7

a

          of which, Electricity 7.8 8.5 6.6 6.5 6.6 4.8

a

     Agricultural production 3.8 -2.0 -6.1 7.7 -0.7 P -3.5 P
     Foodgrains production 3.1 -4.5 -3.6 5.8 2.7 P -4.7 P
     Exports (BOP in terms of US $) 9.0 -1.1 4.5 -3.9 11.6 20.4 b
     Imports (BOP in terms of US $) 14.4 -24.5 4.6 -7.1 16.5 9.0 b
         of which POL 60.0 -11.7 -18.7 -21.6 63.8 78.2 b
2. Foodgrains prodn. (million tonnes) 176.4 168.4 192.3 203.5 208.9 199.0 E
3. Electricity generated (million Kwh) 264.3 287.0 421.7 448.6 480.7 372.6 c
4. Average exchange rae (Rs./US$) 17.94 24.65 37.17 42.07 43.33 45.51 d
5. Growth rate of money supply (M3) 15.1 19.3 18.0 19.4 13.9 15.8 e
6. Average rate of inflation (per cent)
    In terms of WPI 12.1 13.6 4.8 6.9 3.3 6.6 f
    In terms of CPI 13.6 13.9 6.8 13.1 3.4 4.0 g
7. As per cent of GDP at current
   market prices :
    Gross domestic savings (GDS) 23.1 22.0 23.5 22.0 22.3
    Gross domestic investment (GDI) 26.3 22.5 25.0 23.0 23.3
    Central Government expenditure 17.3 16.2 14.2 14.6 15.3 PU 15.5 BE
    Central Government receipts 15.3 15.2 14.2 14.6 15.3 PU 15.5 BE
    Gross fiscal deficit of central Govt. 6.6 4.7 4.8 5.1 5.5 PU 5.1 BE
    Export for (BOP) 5.8 6.9 8.7 8.2 8.5
    Imports cif (BOP) 8.8 7.9 12.5 11.4 12.3
    Trade balance -3.0 -1.0 -3.8 -3.2 -3.8
    Net invisibles -0.1 0.7 2.4 2.2 2.9
    Current account balance -3.1 -0.3 -1.4 -1.0 -0.9
    Total capital flows 2.7 1.7 2.3 1.9 2.3
    Total foreign investment net (BOP) 0.03 0.05 1.3 0.6 1.1
        Foreign direct investment (FDI) net 0.03 0.05 0.9 0.6 0.4
         Portfolio investment negl. negl. 0.4 -0.02 0.7
8. Parameters for external debt:
    External debt/GDP ratio (per cent) 28.7 38.7 24.3 23.6 21.9 20.7 h
    Debt service ratio (per cent) 35.3 30.2 19.0 18.0 16.0
    Debt/exports ratio 454 467 262 285 257
    Short term debt to total debt ratio (%) 10.2 8.3 5.4 4.5 4.1 4.6 h
8. Foreign exch. reserves (US$ bln) 5.8 9.2 29.4 32.5 38.0 41.1 *
    Imports cover of foreign exch. 2.5 5.3 6.9 8.2 8.2
    reserves (in no. of months of imports)
 A : Advance estimates,   P : Provisional estimate,  Q : Quick estimate,  PU : Provisional and unaudited (as reported by Controller General of Accounts, Department of Expenditure).
RE : Revised estimates,  BE : Budget estimate,   E : Expected,     Negl. : Negligible.
a  During April-December 2000.
b  During April-December 2000 (DGCI&S data).
c  During April-December 2000.
d  Average for April-January 2000-01.
e  Annual growth rate as on 12 January 2001.
f  As on January 27, 2001.
g For December 2000.
h  At the end of September 2000.
* At the end of January 2001.