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(Base: 2011-12=100)
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| Index of Industrial Production | Weights | February* 2026 |
Variations (%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Over | Year-on-Year | Financial Year so Far | Full Financial Year (Avg. April-March) | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Base: 2011-12=100) | Month | Previous | Current | Previous | Current | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | ||||||||||||
| General Index | 100.0 | 159.0 | -6.4 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 118.1(-8.5) | 131.6(11.4) | 138.5(5.3) | 146.7(5.9) | 152.6(4.1) | ||||||||||
| Mining and Quarrying | 14.4 | 146.3 | -6.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 101.0(-7.8) | 113.3(12.2) | 119.9(5.8) | 128.9(7.5) | 132.8(3.0) | ||||||||||
| Manufacturing | 77.6 | 157.3 | -6.3 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 117.2(-9.6) | 131.0(11.7) | 137.1(4.7) | 144.6(5.5) | 150.4(4.1) | ||||||||||
| Capital Goods | 8.2 | 129.8 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 75.9(-18.7) | 88.7(17.0) | 100.3(13.0) | 106.6(6.3) | 112.6(5.6) | ||||||||||
| Consumer Durables | 12.8 | 135.6 | -2.7 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 101.2(-14.9) | 113.8(12.4) | 114.5(0.6) | 118.6(3.6) | 128.0(8.0) | ||||||||||
| Electricity | 8.0 | 198.4 | -6.5 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 157.6(-0.5) | 170.1(8.0) | 185.2(8.9) | 198.3(7.1) | 208.6(5.2) | ||||||||||
| * Indices for the month are Quick Estimates. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India (Base: 2011-12=100) |
Weights | March* 2026 |
Variations (%): Point-to-Point | |||||||||||||||||||
| Over | Year-on-Year | Financial Year So Far | Full Financial Year | |||||||||||||||||||
| Month | Current | Previous | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |||||||||||||
| All Commodities | 100.0 | 160.8 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 14.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.9 | ||||||||||
| Primary Articles | 22.6 | 197.3 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 15.9 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 6.4 | ||||||||||
| Food Articles | 15.3 | 198.5 | -0.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||||||||||
| Non-Food Articles | 4.1 | 181.3 | -0.2 | 11.5 | 1.6 | 11.5 | 1.6 | 25.3 | -4.5 | -4.2 | 1.6 | 11.5 | ||||||||||
| Minerals | 0.8 | 253.4 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 10.8 | 21.7 | -2.8 | -0.4 | 10.8 | 3.2 | ||||||||||
| Fuel & Power | 13.2 | 153.7 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 31.8 | 8.7 | -2.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ||||||||||
| Manufactured Products | 64.2 | 149.5 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 11.3 | -0.7 | -0.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||||||||||
| Food Products | 9.1 | 183.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 11.1 | 10.6 | -3.0 | 0.8 | 11.1 | 1.8 | ||||||||||
| Food Index | 24.4 | 192.8 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 1.8 | ||||||||||
| All Commodities (Monthly average basis) | 100.0 | 155.9 | - | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 13.0 | 9.4 | -0.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | ||||||||||
| * Figures for the latest two months are provisional. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of Living Indices | Weights | Latest Month |
Variations (%): Point-to-Point | |||||||||||||||||||
| Over | Year-on-Year | Financial Year So Far | Financial Year | |||||||||||||||||||
| Month | Previous | Current | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |||||||||||||
| Industrial Workers (IW) (2016=100) | 100.0 | 148.5 2 | -0.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 3.4 | - | ||||||||||
| Agricultural Labourers (AL) (2019=100) | 100.0 | 136.57 2 | -0.36 | - | 2.6 | - | - | 4.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 5.7 | - | ||||||||||
| Consumer Price Indices (CPI): (Base: 2012=100)* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Index (All Groups) | 100 | 105 3 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 2.0 | ||||||||||
| Food Price Index | 39.1 | 104 3 | 0.3 | - | 3.9 | - | 3.9 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | - | ||||||||||
| Miscellaneous | 28.3 | 124 3 | -0.3 | - | 18.6 | - | 18.6 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | - | ||||||||||
| Rural | 53.5 | 105 3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 1.8 | ||||||||||
| Urban | 46.5 | 105 3 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.3 | ||||||||||
| * The CSO, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation revised CPI base year from 2010=100 to 2012=100 and disseminate data for all-India and States/UTs separately for rural, urban and combined with effect from January 2015. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: Superscript numeral 2 denotes February 2026 and 3 denotes March 2026. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money and Banking (₹crore) | Outstanding | Variation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Over Month | Year-on-Year | Fiscal Year So Far | Full Fiscal Year | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Money Supply (M3) (March 15*) | 30193459 | 338396 | (1.1) | 2919657 | (10.7) | 2333941 | (9.4) | 2906870 | (10.7) | 2469012 | (11.0) | 2365575 | (9.5) | |||||||||
| Currency with Public | 4052659 | 93298 | (2.4) | 431815 | (11.9) | 210569 | (6.2) | 421908 | (11.6) | 133840 | (4.1) | 220475 | (6.5) | |||||||||
| Deposit Money with Banks | 26018920 | 242740 | (0.9) | 2476388 | (10.5) | 2107483 | (9.8) | 2476388 | (10.5) | 2318396 | (12.1) | 2126329 | (9.9) | |||||||||
| of which: Demand Deposits | 3233109 | 63875 | (2.0) | 393086 | (13.8) | 253135 | (9.8) | 393086 | (13.8) | 266290 | (11.5) | 253135 | (9.8) | |||||||||
| Time Deposits | 22785811 | 178865 | (0.8) | 2083302 | (10.1) | 1854348 | (9.8) | 2083302 | (10.1) | 2052107 | (12.2) | 1873194 | (9.9) | |||||||||
| Net Bank Credit to Government | 9193522 | 147254 | (1.6) | 1009932 | (12.3) | 580019 | (7.6) | 682697 | (8.0) | 320272 | (4.4) | 933465 | (12.3) | |||||||||
| Bank Credit to Commercial Sector | 21607251 | 344017 | (1.6) | 2541545 | (13.3) | 1862874 | (10.8) | 2539122 | (13.3) | 2212053 | (14.8) | 1895752 | (11.0) | |||||||||
| Net Foreign Exchange Assets | 7071681 | -20298 | (-0.3) | 973597 | (16.0) | 530581 | (9.5) | 923154 | (15.0) | 655478 | (13.3) | 460301 | (8.3) | |||||||||
| Banking Sector's Net Non-Monetary Liabilities | 7719684 | 132893 | (1.8) | 1609799 | (26.3) | 642407 | (11.7) | 1242159 | (19.2) | 721938 | (15.3) | 927145 | (17.1) | |||||||||
| of which: RBI's | 3112994 | 59842 | (2.0) | 953896 | (44.2) | 368964 | (20.6) | 965568 | (45.0) | 202310 | (12.7) | 357292 | (20.0) | |||||||||
| *: With the change in the definition of fortnight vide The Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, data for money supply are published for the 15th and the last day of the month, effective December 15, 2025. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reserve Money (March 31*) | 5120035 | 130657 | (2.6) | 290792 | (6.0) | 290792 | (6.0) | 197797 | (4.3) | 244687 | (5.6) | 197798 | (4.3) | |||||||||
| Net RBI Credit to Centre | 2018567 | 115125 | 543107 | 543107 | 288805 | -263720 | 288805 | |||||||||||||||
| *: Data are as on March 30, 2026. Data for March 31, 2026 will be available post publication of the RBI balance sheet by end-May 2026. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scheduled Commercial Banks (March 15*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aggregate Deposits | 25011491 | 237590 | (1.0) | 2430890 | (10.8) | 2105375 | (10.3) | 2430890 | (10.8) | 2431312 | (13.5) | 2105375 | (10.3) | |||||||||
| Demand | 3082806 | 62638 | (2.1) | 384757 | (14.3) | 254196 | (10.4) | 384757 | (14.3) | 263423 | (12.1) | 254195 | (10.4) | |||||||||
| Time | 21928685 | 174952 | (0.8) | 2046133 | (10.3) | 1851179 | (10.3) | 2046133 | (10.3) | 2167890 | (13.7) | 1851180 | (10.3) | |||||||||
| Investments (for SLR purposes) | 6922802 | 70162 | (1.0) | 224875 | (3.4) | 591370 | (9.7) | 224875 | (3.4) | 691410 | (12.8) | 591370 | (9.7) | |||||||||
| Bank Credit | 20769880 | 337773 | (1.7) | 2525907 | (13.8) | 1811808 | (11.0) | 2525907 | (13.8) | 2756930 | (20.2) | 1811809 | (11.0) | |||||||||
| Non-food Credit | 20695030 | 348229 | (1.7) | 2487588 | (13.7) | 1798358 | (11.0) | 2487588 | (13.7) | 2753753 | (20.2) | 1798358 | (11.0) | |||||||||
| *: As per the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025, the definition of fortnight has been revised from alternate Fridays to 15th and last calendar day of a month, w.e.f. December 15, 2025. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital Market | 10-Apr | Month | Year | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | End of Fiscal Year | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | Ago | Ago | Trough | Peak | Trough | Peak | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | ||||||||||||||
| S&P BSE SENSEX (Base: 1978-79=100) | 77550.25 | (5.0) | 78205.98 | 73847.15 | (-1.6) | 71947.55 | 85762.01 | 73134.32 | 77562.90 | 77415 | (5.1) | 71948 | (-7.1) | |||||||||
| S&P BSE-100 (Base: 1983-84=100) | 25321.37 | (7.9) | 25480.88 | 23459.53 | (-1.5) | 23182.38 | 27577.11 | 23809.18 | 25321.37 | 24578 | (5.5) | 23406 | (-4.8) | |||||||||
| S&P BSE 200 (1989-90=100) | 11020.66 | (8.9) | 11064.04 | 10119.02 | (-2.4) | 9998.81 | 11923.75 | 10336.11 | 11020.66 | 10604 | (5.0) | 10156 | (-4.2) | |||||||||
| CNX Nifty (Base: Nov 3, 1995=1000) | 24050.60 | (7.4) | 24261.60 | 22399.15 | (-1.6) | 22161.60 | 26328.55 | 22679.40 | 24050.60 | 23658 | (6.0) | 22331 | (-5.6) | |||||||||
| CNX Nifty 500 | 22346.75 | (9.8) | 22342.95 | 20356.75 | (-2.7) | 20105.70 | 24099.00 | 20935.15 | 22346.75 | 21538 | (6.3) | 20528 | (-4.7) | |||||||||
| Foreign Trade | March | Fiscal Year So Far | Full Fiscal Year | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Exports: Rs. crore | 361010 | 3703412 | (2.3) | 3904070 | (5.4) | 3147021 | (45.8) | 3621550 | (15.1) | 3618952 | (-0.1) | 3701075 | (2.3) | |||||||||
| US $ bn | 39 | 438 | (0.1) | 441.78 | (0.9) | 422 | (44.6) | 451 | (6.9) | 437 | (-3.1) | 437 | (0.1) | |||||||||
| Imports: Rs. crore | 552783 | 6098210 | (8.6) | 6849993 | (12.3) | 4572775 | (56.8) | 5749801 | (25.7) | 5616042 | (-2.3) | 6089923 | (8.4) | |||||||||
| US $ bn | 60 | 721 | (6.3) | 774.98 | (7.5) | 613 | (55.4) | 716 | (16.8) | 678 | (-5.3) | 720 | (6.2) | |||||||||
| Non - POL US $ bn | 47 | 535 | (7.2) | 601.03 | (12.3) | 451 | (44.7) | 507 | (12.3) | 499 | (-1.4) | 534 | (7.0) | |||||||||
| Balance of Trade: Rs. crore | -191773 | -2394798 | -2945923 | -1425753 | -2128251 | -1997090 | -2388848 | |||||||||||||||
| US $ bn | -21 | -284 | -333.20 | -19105 | -265 | -241 | -283 | |||||||||||||||
| * Provisional figures | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: Trade balance in services amounts to $17.84 bn in February, 2026. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Exchange Reserves | Variation Over | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 03-Apr | 04-Apr | 31-Mar | Month | Year | Financial Year So Far | Full Fiscal Year | ||||||||||||||||
| (excluding gold but including revaluation effects) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | Ago | Ago | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |||||||||
| Rs. crore | 5321751 | 5050390 | 5413956 | -16897 | 271362 | 44267 | -92205 | 590416 | 302585 | 102680 | 572770 | 93056 | 407833 | |||||||||
| US $ mn. | 571563 | 592450 | 570905 | -10402 | -20887 | 6723 | 658 | 94535 | 21435 | -31532 | 60999 | -3355 | -14822 | |||||||||
| Note : Figures in brackets are percentage variations over the specified or over the comparable period of the previous year. (-) not relevant | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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