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Economic & Social Indicators


Economic Information    
  Unit
Value

Demography  

      Population

 
1,095

      Urban population

(% to total)
28

      Birth rate

(Per 1,000)
23.8

      Death rate

(Per 1,000)
7.6

      Infant mortality rate

(Per 1,000 live births)
63

      Life expectancy

(Years)
65

      Labour force

(Mn)
427

National Income    

      Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

(US$ Billion)
913

      Share in GDP

 

            Agriculture

 
20.5

            Industry

 
24.6

            Manufacturing

 
15.5

            Services

 
54.9

      Net National Product

(US$ Billion)
784

            Per capita NNP

(US$)
700

            Per capita PPP

(US$)
3,940

            Gross Domestic Savings

(% to GDP)
32.4

            Gross Domestic Capital formation

(% to GDP)
33.8

Agriculture    
Production    

      Foodgrains

(Mn tonnes)
208

      Rice

(Mn tonnes)
91

      Wheat

(Mn tonnes)
70

      Sugar*

(Mn tonnes)
25

      Tea

(Mn tonnes)
0.9

      Tobacco

(Mn tonnes)
0.6

      Oilseed

(Mn tonnes)
23.6

      Cotton

(Mn tonnes)
21

      Fruits

(Mn tonnes)
54

      Vegetables

(Mn tonnes)
113
Fertiliser Consumption  
      per hectare of arable land (kg.)
104

* Centrifugal sugar expressed in raw value


 
   
Infrastructure & communications    

      Electricity production

(Bn kwh)
624

      Electricity consumption

 
      Per capita (kwh)
631

      Rail route

(km)
63,500

      Air passengers carried

(Mn)
95

      Motor vehicles

(per 1,000 people)
11

      TV sets

(per 1,000 people)
85

      Telephone main lines

(per 1,000 people)
51

      Cellular Mobile subscribers

(per 1,000 people)
124

      Personal computers

(per 1,000 people)
22

      Internet Users

(per 1,000 people)
26

      Researchers in R & D

(per Mn people)
119

      R & D Expenditure

(% to GDP)
0.9

External Sector & Exchange rate    
      Exports† ($ Bn)
124

            As % of world exports

(%)
0.9
      Imports† ($ Bn)
236
      Forex reserves† ($ Bn)
309
      Exchange rate† (Rs./ per US$)
39.97
† As of March 2008


 
   
Inflation, Banking & Capital market    

      Consumer prices

(Ave. %)
4.3

      Domestic credit by

 

      Banking sector

(% to GDP)
42

      Commercial bank

 

      Lending rate

(%)
12.75-13.25

      Total Insurance density

($ on ’05-06)
38.4

      Total Insurance penetration

(% to GDP)
4.8

      FDI inflows

($ Bn on 31/12/08)
24.5

      Listed domestic companies

(No.)
4,763

      Market capitalisation

($ Bn on 31/7/07)
1,600

External debt    

      Total Debt outstanding

($ Bn)
155

      Debt service ratio

(%)
4.8

Social sector indicators    

            Gross enrolment ratio in

   

            primary schools

(%)
107

            Adult literacy

(%)
61

            Labour cost per worker  in manufacturing

($ per year)
1,068

            Education expenditure (Public)

( % to GDP)
2.81
      Physicians (per 1,000 population) 0.6
      Health expenditure (Public) Health (% to GDP)
4.8
      Health expenditure per capita ($)
27
      Conventional contraceptive users (Mn)
16.5
      Overall pill users (Mn)
8.2

Poverty    

      Population below poverty line

(%)
190

Note: Data generally relate to the latest available period, 2006-07    
Source: Statistical Outline of India 2006-07, RBI, TSMG Estimates

 

 

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