TABLE 1.1
Key Indicators
1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00

2000-01
                           Absolute Values Per cent change over previous period
Gross national product
(Rs.thousand crore)
At current prices 1376.8 1601.1 P 1771.0 Q 1972.7 A 11.9 16.3 P 10.6 Q 11.4 A
At 1993-94 prices 1005.6 1071.1 P 1140.4 Q 1209.6 A 4.8 6.5 P 6.5 Q 6.1 A
Gross domestic product
(Rs. thousand crore)
At current prices 1390.0 1616.0 P 1786.4 Q 1989.5 A 11.8 16.3 P 10.5 Q 11.4 A
At 1993-94 prices 1016.3 1083.0 P 1152.0 Q 1221.2 A 4.8 6.6 P 6.4 Q 6.0 A
Agriculture and allied
sectors (Rs. crore)
(at 1993-94 prices)		 269383 288401 P 290334 Q 293050 A -2.4 7.1 P 0.7 Q 0.9 A
Index of agricultural
production(1)		 165.3 178.1 176.8 P 170.6 P -6.1 7.7 -0.7 P -3.5 P
Foodgrains production
(million tonnes)		 192.3 203.5 208.9 P 199.0 P -3.6 5.8 2.7 P -4.7 P
Index of industrial
production(2)		 139.5 145.2 154.7 159.6 # 6.7 4.1 6.5 5.7 #
Electricity generated
(billion Kwh)		 421.7 448.6 480.7 372.6

#

 6.5 6.4 7.2 4.7 #
Wholesale price index(3) 134.6 141.7 150.9 158.1 * 4.5 5.3 6.5 8.2 *
Consumer price index for
industrial workers(4)		 380.0 414.0 434.0 446.0 @ 8.3 8.9 4.8 3.5 @
Money supply (M3)(5)
(Rs.thousand crore)		 821.3 981.0 1117.2 P 1262.2 (6) 18.0 19.4 13.9 15.8

(6)
Imports at current prices
(Rs. crore) 154176 178332 204583 P 173116 # 11.0 15.7 14.7 P 14.3 #
(US $ million) 41484 42389 47212 P 38150 # 6.0 2.2 11.4 P 9.0 #
Exports at current prices
(Rs. crore) 130101 139753 162925 P 146552 # 9.5 7.4 16.6 P 26.4 #
(US $ million) 35006 33218 37599 P 32266 # 4.6 -5.1 13.2 P 20.4 #
Foreign currency assets (7)
(Rs. crore) 102507 125412 152924 178032 (8) 27.5 22.3 21.9 16.4 (8)
(US $ million) 25975 29522 35058 38361 (8) 16.1 13.7 18.8 9.4 (8)
Exchange rate
(Rs/US $)(9)		 37.16 42.07 43.33 45.51 (10) -4.5 -11.7 -2.9 -4.8 (10)
Note : Gross national product and Gross domestic product figures are at factor cost (base 1993-94).
           Q-Quick estimates;           A-Advance estimates;                     P-Provisional;
          * As on 27.1.2001 (Provisional);                @ December 2000;                   # April-December, 2000.
1. Index of agricultural production (of 46 crops, including plantations) with base triennium ending 1981-82=100.
2. Index of industrial production, base 1993-94=100.
3. Index (with base 1993-94=100 at the end of fiscal year.
4. Index (with base 1982=100) at the end of fiscal year.
5. Outstanding at the end of financial year.
6. As on January 12, 2001.
7. Outstanding at the end of fiscal year.
8. At the end of January, 2000-01.
9. Per cent change indicates the rate of appreciation/depreciation (-) of the Rupee vis-á-vis the US Dollar.
10. Average for April-January, 2000-01.