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Key Economic Statistics


Particulars Actuals (%)
Gross Domestic Product :

8.9

Index of Industrial Production :

9.5 Nov

Consumer Price Index :

8.3 Nov

Inflation Rates :

8.4 Dec

Unemployment Rate

 :

10.8 (2010)

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Economic Events Calendar

30 April 2013
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Euro Zone
list Euro-Zone Consumer Price Index Estimate (YoY)
list Euro-Zone Unemployment Rate
United States
list Chicago Purchasing Manager
list Consumer Confidence
United Kingdom
list M4 Ex IOFCs 3M Annualised
list M4 Money Supply (MoM)
Canada
list Gross Domestic Product (MoM)
list Gross Domestic Product (YoY)
Japan
list Annualized Housing Starts
list Construction Orders (YoY)
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Inflation Watch

Food inflation falls by 3.36% on base effect
Food inflation shrank by 3.36% in the week ended December 24 after rising by 0.42% in the preceding week, the Commerce & Industry Ministry said today. Food inflation stood at 20.84% in the corresponding week last year.
list Food inflation rises; Fuel inflation steady
list Food inflation rises further; fuel inflation dips
list India's inflation falls to 8.5% in August
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Economy Reports

IIP – March 2010
For the month of March 2010, India’s IIP grew at the rate of 13.5% yoy, lower than street estimates of 14.9% – 15.1%.
list Monthly Economic Report March, 2009
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Economy in Pictures

Economic Survey

Economic Survey 2011–12
The Economic Survey 2011-12, presented by the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha, predicts 7.6% GDP growth in 2012-13 and 8.6% in 2013-14. India's fiscal deficit is likely to narrow to 4.1% of GDP in FY13.
list Economic Survey 2009-10
list Economic Survey 2008-09
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Monetary Policy Review

Annual Monetary Policy Review 2010-11
The Reserve Bank of India in its annual monetary policy review today increased its key policy rates (repo and reverse repo rate) and CRR by 25bps each (in-line with our estimates).
list Monetary Policy Review 2009-10 – Q2 FY10
list Monetary Policy Review
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Monsoon Watch

Monsoon will end in 10 days: IMD
For the past last few days, the maximum temperature in the city has been 35.6 degree Celsius, quite high for the month of September.
list Monsoon to withdraw from Rajasthan by early Oct: IMD
list Monsoon may exceed forecast: IMD
list Monsoon was 16% above normal in week to Sept. 1: IMD
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Economic Jargons

list Economic Growth
Quantitative measure of the change in size/volume of economic activity, usually calculated in terms of Gross National Product (GNP) or Gross Domestic Product(GDP).
list Crowding Out
An economic theory explaining an increase in interest rates due to rising government borrowing in the money market. Governments often borrow money (by issuing bonds) to fund additional spending. Th...
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