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Index of Industrial Production Weights February*
2025
Variations (%)  
Over Year-on-Year Financial Year so Far Full Financial Year (Avg. April-March)  
(Base: 2011-12=100) Month Previous Current  Previous Current  2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24  
General Index 100.0 151.3 -6.4 5.6 2.9 6.0 4.1 129.0(-0.8) 118.1(-8.5) 131.6(11.4) 138.5(5.3) 146.7(5.9)  
Mining and Quarrying 14.4 141.9 -5.8 8.1 1.6 8.2 3.2 109.6(1.6) 101.0(-7.8) 113.3(12.2) 119.9(5.8) 128.9(7.5)  
Manufacturing 77.6 148.6 -6.8 4.9 2.9 5.5 4.1 129.6(-1.4) 117.2(-9.6) 131.0(11.7) 137.1(4.7) 144.6(5.5)  
  Capital Goods 8.2 115.5 -3.3 1.7 8.2 6.2 5.9 93.3(-14.0) 75.9(-18.7) 88.7(17.0) 100.3(13.0) 106.5(6.2)  
  Consumer Durables 12.8 126.5 -2.8 12.6 3.8 3.0 8.1 119.0(-8.8) 101.2(-14.9) 113.8(12.4) 114.5(0.6) 118.6(3.6)  
Electricity 8.0 194.0 -3.9 7.6 3.6 6.9 5.0 158.4(0.9) 157.6(-0.5) 170.1(8.0) 185.2(8.9) 198.3(7.0)  
* Indices for the month are Quick Estimates.  
Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India
(Base: 2011-12=100)
Weights February*
2025
Variations (%)  
Point-to-Point  
Over Year-on-Year Fiscal Year So Far Fiscal Year   
Month Previous Current 2023-24 2024-25 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25  
All Commodities 100.0 154.5 -0.2 0.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 7.9 14.6 1.4 0.3 2.0  
Primary Articles 22.6 184.6 -1.1 4.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 7.3 15.9 2.5 4.6 0.8  
  Food Articles 15.3 194.4 -0.7 7.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 3.4 8.4 5.4 7.0 1.6  
  Non-Food Articles 4.1 162.8 -2.4 -4.2 1.8 0.0 0.0 11.9 25.3 -4.5 -4.2 1.8  
  Minerals 0.8 227.9 0.3 -0.4 2.8 0.0 0.0 20.0 21.7 -2.8 -0.4 2.8  
Fuel & Power 13.2 152.4 -0.9 -2.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 9.7 31.8 8.7 -2.7 0.2  
Manufactured Products 64.2 144.4 0.4 -0.8 3.1 0.0 0.0 7.8 11.3 -0.7 -0.8 3.1  
Food Products 9.1 179.4 0.9 0.8 10.7 0.0 0.0 9.7 10.6 -3.0 0.8 10.7  
Food Index  24.4 188.8 -0.1 4.8 4.7 0.0 0.0 5.6 9.3 2.3 4.8 4.7  
All Commodities (Monthly average basis) 100.0 154.8 - -0.7 2.3 9.4 -0.7 1.7 1.3 13.0 9.4 -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 2023-24 2024-25 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25  
Industrial Workers (IW) (2016=100) 100.0 142.8 2 -0.3 4.9 2.6 4.4 2.8 5.0 5.1 6.1 5.2    
Agricultural Labourers (AL) (1986-87=100)  100.0 1309 2 -0.5 7.4 4.1 7.1 4.0 5.5 4.0 6.8 7.1    
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): (Base: 2012=100)*              
        Combined             
                        General Index (All Groups) 100 192 3 -0.3 4.9 3.3 4.9 3.3 6.2 5.5 6.7 5.4 4.6  
                        Food Price Index 39.1 195 3 -0.9 8.5 2.7 8.5 2.7 7.7 3.8 6.6 7.5 7.3  
                        Miscellaneous  28.3 189 3 0.4 3.5 5.0 3.5 5.0 6.6 6.7 6.3 4.5 4.1  
          Rural  53.5 194 3 -0.3 5.4 3.3 5.4 3.3 5.9 5.4 6.8 5.6 5.0  
        Urban  46.5 190 3 -0.1 4.1 3.4 4.1 3.4 6.5 5.6 6.4 5.1 4.1  
 * 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 2025 and 3 denotes March 2025.  
                           
Money and Banking (Rs crore)  Outstanding Variation 
   Over Month Year-on-Year Fiscal Year So Far     Full Fiscal Year
2023-24 2024-25 2022-23 2023-24
Money Supply (M3) (March 21, 2025) 27268182 354700 (1.3) 2329423 (9.3) 2486756 (11.1) 2328321 (9.3) 1974002 (9.6) 2472130 (11.0)
  Currency with Public 3620844 63011 (1.8) 201956 (5.9) 142452 (4.3) 210569 (6.2) 240747 (7.9) 133840 (4.1)
  Deposit with Banks 23536912 294574 (1.3) 2101863 (9.8) 2337243 (12.2) 2101863 (9.8) 1713938 (9.9) 2321514 (12.1)
    Demand Deposits 2834633 169657 (6.4) 247744 (9.6) 266291 (11.5) 247744 (9.6) 107607 (4.9) 266290 (11.5)
    Time Deposits 20702279 124917 (0.6) 1854119 (9.8) 2070952 (12.3) 1854119 (9.8) 1606331 (10.6) 2055224 (12.2)
 Net Bank Credit to Government 8183590 33040 (0.4) 778837 (10.5) 147664 (2.0) 580019 (7.6) 788709 (12.2) 337233 (4.6)
 Bank Credit to Commercial Sector 19065669 264074 (1.4) 1865372 (10.8) 2239974 (15.0) 1862838 (10.8) 2388522 (18.9) 2197790 (14.6)
 Net Foreign Exchange Assets 5862902 99565 (1.7) 329860 (6.0) 621017 (12.6) 295399 (5.3) 57704 (1.2) 655480 (13.3)
Banking Sector's Net Non-Monetary Liabilities 5880285 42268 (0.7) 647755 (12.4) 524812 (11.1) 412808 (7.6) 1263204 (36.3) 721518 (15.2)
     of which: RBI 2159098 50648 (2.4) 384165 (21.6) 187108 (11.8) 368964 (20.6) 279065 (21.3) 202310 (12.7)
                         
Reserve Money (Apr 04) 4833066 93898 (2.0) 219285 (4.8) -17665 (-0.4) -2944 (-0.1) 317872 (7.8) 244687 (5.6)
   Net RBI Credit to Centre  1539133 304225   282920   69558   176971   1405 (-) -263722  
* The value of column 2024-25 correspond to 2025-26, 2023-24 correspond to 2024-25 and 2022-23 to 2023–24                         
                         
Scheduled Commercial Banks (March 21, 2025)                          
  Aggregate Deposits 22574982 290536 (1.3) 2099755 (10.3) 2431313 (13.5) 2099755 (10.3) 1578601 (9.6) 2431313 (13.5)
     Demand 2692659 168563 (6.7) 248806 (10.2) 263423 (12.1) 248806 (10.2) 107684 (5.2) 263423 (12.1)
     Time 19882323 121973 (0.6) 1850950 (10.3) 2167890 (13.7) 1850950 (10.3) 1470917 (10.2) 2167890 (13.7)
  Investments (for SLR purposes) 6697928 46897 (0.7) 591370 (9.7) 691410 (12.8) 591370 (9.7) 686200 (14.5) 691410 (12.8)
  Bank Credit 18243936 253948 (1.4) 1811772 (11.0) 2756929 (20.2) 1811772 (11.0) 1783921 (15.0) 2756928 (20.2)
    Non-food Credit 18207404 264864 (1.5) 1798321 (11.0) 2753753 (20.2) 1798321 (11.0) 1819026 (15.4) 2753753 (20.2)
                           
Capital Market 11-Apr Month  Year 2024-25 2025-26 End of Fiscal Year
2025 Ago  Ago  Trough Peak Trough Peak 2023-24 2024-25
S&P BSE SENSEX (Base: 1978-79=100) 75157.26 (0.2) 74102.32 75038.15 (24.7) 72079.05 85836.12 73137.90 76617.44 73651 (27.8) 77415 (5.1)
S&P BSE-100 (Base: 1983-84=100) 23890.49 (0.3) 23441.05 23827.44 (32.7) 22978.78 27689.88 23182.38 24428.65 23294 (35.6) 24578 (5.5)
S&P BSE 200 (1989-90=100) 10303.75 (-0.6) 10112.46 10366.12 (37.5) 9901.08 12072.35 9998.81 10551.72 10100 (40.0) 10604 (5.0)
CNX Nifty (Base: Nov 3, 1995=1000) 22828.55 (0.3) 22497.90 22753.80 (28.4) 21884.50 26216.05 22161.60 23332.35 22327 (31.7) 23658 (6.0)
CNX Nifty 500  20752.85 (-0.8) 20302.50 20915.20 (40.7) 19880.90 24496.90 20105.7 21265.65 20255 (42.5) 21538 (6.3)
   
Foreign Trade March Fiscal Year So Far Full Fiscal Year 
2025 2023-24 2024-25 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Exports: Rs. crore 363604 3618952 (-0.1) 3701075 (2.3) 2159043 (-2.7) 3147021 (45.8) 3621550 (15.1) 3618952 (-0.1)
              US $ bn 42 437 (-3.1) 437 (0.1) 292 (-6.9) 422 (44.6) 451 (6.9) 437 (-3.1)
Imports: Rs. crore 550212 5616042 (-2.3) 6089923 (8.4) 2915958 (-13.2) 4572775 (56.8) 5749801 (25.7) 5616042 (-2.3)
              US $ bn 64 678 (-5.3) 720 (6.2) 394 (-16.9) 613 (55.4) 716 (16.8) 678 (-5.3)
      Non - POL US $ bn  45 499 (-1.4) 534 (7.0) 312 (-9.4) 451 (44.7) 507 (12.3) 499 (-1.4)
Balance of Trade: Rs. crore -186608 -1997090 -2388848 -756914 -1425753   -2128251   -1997090  
              US $ bn -22 -241   -283   -10263   -19105   -265   -241  
*  Provisional figures    
Note: Trade balance in services amounts to $17.12 bn in February, 2025.                        
                       
Foreign Exchange Reserves       Variation Over
04-Apr 05-Apr 31-Mar Month Year Fiscal Year So Far     Full Fiscal Year
(excluding gold but including revaluation effects) 2025 2024 2025 Ago Ago 2024-25 2025-26 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Rs. crore 5050390 4908255 5006123 50181 142134 -4812 44267 668976 590416 302585 102680 572770 93056
US $ mn. 592450 589336 585727 16958 3114 254 6723 56831.4 94535 21435 -31532 60999 -3355
 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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