2026
(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 | 136.99 3 | 0.31 | - | 3.2 | - | - | 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 31*) | 31466475 | 1168435 | (3.9) | 3622694 | (13.0) | 4179886 | (15.3) | 2903921 | (11.6) | 2487858 | (11.1) | 2346729 | (9.4) | |||||||||||
| Currency with Public | 4067578 | 81584 | (2.0) | 417500 | (11.4) | 436826 | (12.0) | 239801 | (7.0) | 133840 | (4.1) | 220475 | (6.5) | |||||||||||
| Deposit Money with Banks | 27256074 | 1061951 | (4.1) | 3165576 | (13.1) | 3713543 | (15.8) | 2655449 | (12.4) | 2337242 | (12.2) | 2107483 | (9.8) | |||||||||||
| of which: Demand Deposits | 3844896 | 474277 | (14.1) | 918751 | (31.4) | 1004873 | (35.4) | 339256 | (13.1) | 266290 | (11.5) | 253135 | (9.8) | |||||||||||
| Time Deposits | 23411178 | 587674 | (2.6) | 2246825 | (10.6) | 2708670 | (13.1) | 2316193 | (12.3) | 2070952 | (12.3) | 1854348 | (9.8) | |||||||||||
| Net Bank Credit to Government | 9328437 | 147785 | (1.6) | 779358 | (9.1) | 817611 | (9.6) | 945508 | (12.4) | 346483 | (4.8) | 907255 | (11.9) | |||||||||||
| Bank Credit to Commercial Sector | 22228134 | 639562 | (3.0) | 3017484 | (15.7) | 3160005 | (16.6) | 2007818 | (11.7) | 2242509 | (15.0) | 1865297 | (10.8) | |||||||||||
| Net Foreign Exchange Assets | 7044109 | -96229 | (-1.3) | 844335 | (13.6) | 895582 | (14.6) | 632271 | (11.4) | 655478 | (13.3) | 581024 | (10.4) | |||||||||||
| Banking Sector's Net Non-Monetary Liabilities | 7175020 | -477040 | (-6.2) | 1022666 | (16.6) | 697496 | (10.8) | 684876 | (12.5) | 759760 | (16.1) | 1010048 | (18.5) | |||||||||||
| of which: RBI's | 3059856 | -62712 | (-2.0) | 854452 | (38.7) | 912430 | (42.5) | 415270 | (23.2) | 202310 | (12.7) | 357292 | (20.0) | |||||||||||
| *: Data pertaining to Reserve Bank’s balance sheet relate to March 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reserve Money (March 31*) | 5120035 | 130657 | (2.6) | 290792 | (6.0) | 290792 | (6.0) | 197797 | (4.3) | 244688 | (5.6) | 197796 | (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 31*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aggregate Deposits | 26230486 | 1040305 | (4.1) | 3114793 | (13.5) | 3649885 | (16.2) | 2105375 | (10.0) | 2966404 | (16.4) | 1570283 | (7.5) | |||||||||||
| Demand | 3688145 | 466772 | (14.5) | 906911 | (32.6) | 990097 | (36.7) | 254196 | (10.1) | 346608 | (15.9) | 171010 | (6.8) | |||||||||||
| Time | 22542340 | 573532 | (2.6) | 2207882 | (10.9) | 2659788 | (13.4) | 1851179 | (10.0) | 2619796 | (16.5) | 1399273 | (7.6) | |||||||||||
| Investments (for SLR purposes) | 6960920 | 15153 | (0.2) | 296530 | (4.4) | 262992 | (3.9) | 591370 | (9.7) | 657872 | (12.1) | 624908 | (10.3) | |||||||||||
| Bank Credit | 21361435 | 607357 | (2.9) | 2959351 | (16.1) | 3117462 | (17.1) | 1811808 | (10.9) | 2915041 | (21.3) | 1653697 | (10.0) | |||||||||||
| Non-food Credit | 21291163 | 619728 | (3.0) | 2918437 | (15.9) | 3083722 | (16.9) | 1798358 | (10.9) | 2919038 | (21.4) | 1633073 | (9.9) | |||||||||||
| *: 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 | 17-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) | 78493.54 | (-0.1) | 76070.84 | 78553.20 | (7.7) | 71947.55 | 85762.01 | 73134.32 | 78493.54 | 77415 | (5.1) | 73583 | (-5.2) | |||||||||||
| S&P BSE-100 (Base: 1983-84=100) | 25755.21 | (3.3) | 24719.98 | 24934.68 | (7.4) | 23182.38 | 27577.11 | 23809.18 | 25755.21 | 24578 | (5.5) | 23933 | (-3.0) | |||||||||||
| S&P BSE 200 (1989-90=100) | 11238.26 | (4.4) | 10728.21 | 10763.75 | (6.5) | 9998.81 | 11923.75 | 10336.11 | 11238.26 | 10604 | (5.0) | 10392 | (-2.4) | |||||||||||
| CNX Nifty (Base: Nov 3, 1995=1000) | 24353.55 | (2.1) | 23581.15 | 23851.65 | (7.7) | 22161.60 | 26328.55 | 22679.40 | 24353.55 | 23658 | (6.0) | 22820 | (-3.6) | |||||||||||
| CNX Nifty 500 | 22869.40 | (5.5) | 21669.30 | 21681.55 | (6.2) | 20105.70 | 24099.00 | 20935.15 | 22869.40 | 21538 | (6.3) | 21020 | (-1.9) | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10-Apr | 11-Apr | 31-Mar | Month | Year | Financial Year So Far | Full Fiscal Year | ||||||||||||||||||
| (excluding gold but including revaluation effects) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | Ago | Ago | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |||||||||||
| Rs. crore | 5329296 | 5106530 | 5413956 | 20113 | 222768 | 100406 | -84660 | 590416 | 302585 | 102680 | 572770 | 93056 | 407833 | |||||||||||
| US $ mn. | 574746 | 593336 | 570905 | 481 | -18590 | 7608 | 3842 | 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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