Indian Economy
Retrospect and Prospect
BASIC INDICATORS - BEFORE AND AFTER (REFORMS)
Variable
1990-91
91-92
98-99
99-2000
2000-2001
Growth rate of GDP
5.3
1.5
6.6
6.4
5.2
Employment in the organised sector (end of March) i.e. Public & Private Sector in Millions

19.06

07.68

26.74

19.21

7.85

27.06

19.54

8.85

28.39

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-
Index No.
100
101
106
-
-
No of persons on the live registers seeking employment - end of December in Millions
36.30
36.76
40.37
-
-
Index No.
100
101
111
-
-
Ratio of row 5 to 3
136
136
142
-
-
Index No.
100
100
104
-
-
Growth rate of employment in public sector and private sector

1.52

1.24

0.80

2.21

0.0

0.11

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-
Gross Dornestic Savings as % of GDP
23.1
22.0
-
22.3
-
Gross fixed capital formation as % of GDP
22.9
22.0
-
22.3
-
Total of Food Grains production Million tonnes
176.4
168.4
-
208.9
-
Foreign Exchange Reserves In Billions of US$
03.9
05.8
32.5
38.0

48.3

04.01.2002

India’s external debt Rs. in crores
1,30,199
1,63,001
4,14,595
4,29,271
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Imports Rs. in crores
43,193
47,851
1,78,332
2,15,236
2,30,873
Exports Rs. in crores
32,558
44,042
1,39,753
1,59,561
2,03,571
Trade Balance
-10,635
-3,809
-38579
-55675
-27302
Index No Industrial production
92
92
145
155
-
Electricity generated (utilities only) Billion K.W.H
264
287
449
481 (P)
-
Cement (Million tonnes)
49
52
88
100
-
Finished steel (million tonnes)
14
14
24
27
-
Length of road - Total surfaced in thousand KM
1998
-

2466

(96-97)

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-
Wholesale price Index (93-94) 100
74
84
141
145
-
Consumer price Index 1982=100
193
219
414
428
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Compiled from the Economic Survey 2000-01 - G.O.I. and Hand Book of Statistics - 2000 - R.B.I.

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