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INDIA AT A GLANCE
Select Economic Indicators
Area : 3,287,590 Sq km.
Population :
Largest State
Rajasthan 342,239 Sq km
532,223,090
Smallest State Goa 3,702 Sq km
496,514,346
Largest Union
Territory Andaman &
Nicobar Islands
8,249 Sq km Smallest Union
Territory Lakshadweep 32 Sq km
Largest District Kachchh (Gujarat) 45,652 Sq km
Smallest District Mahe ( Pondicherry ) 9 Sq km
Persons 1,028,737,436
Males Females Highest / Lowest Population :
State with Highest
Population
State with Lowest
Population Uttar Pradesh Sikkim 166,197,921
540,851
Union Territory (UT)
with Highest Population Delhi agriculture
13,850,507
Foodgrain production
UT with Lowest
Population Lakshadweep District with Highest
Population Medinipur
(West Bengal)
District with Lowest
Population Yanam (Pondicherry) 60,650
230.67 mn tonnes
Index of agricultural production
industry
31,394
human resources
273.2 (1993-94=100)
3.8 per cent 136,000 4,821
18,349,000
Engineering degree holders
1,180,000
Engineering diploma holders
1,720,000
Software professionals
1,287,000
Nurses
gdp and per capita GROWTH AT CONSTANT PRICES
GDP
10
Per Capita Income
296,000
FDI (Apr-Jan. ‘07-08)
$17.1 bn net
FII (Apr-Mar. ‘06-07)
$6.9 bn net
FII (Apr-Nov. ‘07-08)
$16.7 bn net
GDR/ADR (Apr-Mar. ‘06-07)
$7.0 bn
GDR/ADR (Apr-Jan. ‘07-08)
$8.6 bn
growth rate
$22.1 bn net
% Y-o-Y
FDI (Apr-Mar. ‘06-07)
6
8.8
8.5
8.1
7.1
7
Foreign Investment
9.6
9.0
9
8
5.8
5
7.5
7.6
7.4
5.7
4.5
4
3.8
3
2
1.8
1
0
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS:
6.9 per cent
9,610,788
Index of industrial production
Change over previous year
No. of factories
No. of listed scrips
Total graduates (all faculties)
156.9 (1993-94=100)
Change over previous year
01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08
EXTERNAL SECTOR:
Period
Growth
(%)
Gross Domestic Product
at Constant (1999-2000) Prices
January – March 2008
8.8
Agriculture
January – March 2008
2.9
Industries
January – March 2008
7.6
Services
January – March 2008
11.2
Period
Value
($ bn)
Exports
April - June 2007-08
35.03
April – June 2008-09
42.84
Imports
April – June 2007-08
56.50
April – June 2008-09 73.27
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Country-wise FDI Inflows in India
(from August 1991 to May 2007)
Shares of Major Sector in FDI inflows
(From August 1991 to May 2007)
U.S.A
Transportation
17%
11%
Electrical
Equipments
27%
Telecommunication
14%
U.K
11%
Mauritius
57%
Netherlands
8%
Miscelleneous
Japan
Industries
Services Sector
21%
27%
7%
foreign investment (in $ billion)
inDIA’S RANKING IN the WORLDIn
Direct Foreign Investment
terms of:
Area
7
Population
2
Arable land
2
Gross National Income
11
Electricity generation
6
Portfolio Foreign Investment
19.4
12.5
11.4
9.3
7.7
production of:
Tea
1
Milk
1
Butter & ghee
1
Rice
2
Wheat
2
Sugar
2
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.3
1.0
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
TRENDS OF KEY INDICES:
STOCK INDICES
FDI EQUITY INFLOWS (2008)
Month
Amount
(in US$ mn)
January
1,767
February
5,670
March
4,443
April
3,749
Total:
15,630
Percentage growth
over previous year
INDEX
July 25, 2008
July 25, 2007
52-week high
14274.94
15699.33
21206.77
12514.02
(Jan 10, 2008)
(July 16, 2008)
Sensex
Nifty
4311.85
4588.70
6357.10
3790.20
(Jan 8, 2008)
(July 16, 2008)
EXCHANGE RATES:
(July 25, 2008)
Rupee vs
Unit
Rate Dollar
One
42.23
(4.57)
Euro
One
66.41
(16.22)
Annual Gain/Loss
Monetary Indicators
Rate of Inflation (July 19, 2008)
Bank rate (July 18, 2008)
93
52-week low
Total reserves (July 25, 2008)
11.98 per cent
6.00 per cent
$306.60 billion
Source: Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry; Reserve Bank of India; Census of India.
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