Research and Data

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended May 19, 2017 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended May 12, 2017. Ajit Prasad Assistant Adviser Press Release: 2016-2017/3166

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) indicating the comparative position for the month of March 2017 and April 2017 and for the month of April 2016 and April 2017 both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of April 2017. Ajit Prasad Assistant Adviser Press Release: 2016-2017/3134

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Billion) Item 2016 2017 Variation May. 13 May. 5 May. 12 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and advances 4.1 Central Government – 510.82 139.18 –371.64 139.18 4.2 State Governments 26.51 0.63 5.22 4.59 –21.28 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves Item As on May 12, 2017 Variation over Week End-March 2017 Year ₹ Bn. US$ Mn. ₹ Bn. US$ Mn. ₹ Bn. US$ Mn. ₹ Bn. US$ Mn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Total Reserves 24,125.7 3

The Reserve Bank of India has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended May 12, 2017. Ajit Prasad Assistant Adviser Press Release: 2016-2017/3096

The Reserve Bank releases monthly data on India’s international trade in services with a lag of around 45 days. The value of exports and imports of services during the month of March 2017 are given in the following Table. Table: International Trade in Services (US$ Million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) January 2017 13,570 8,409 February 2017 13,060 7,235 March 2017 14,179 8,267 Note: Data are provisional. Monthly data on services are provisional and wou

Today, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the report entitled “State Finances: A Study of Budgets of 2016-17”, an annual publication that provides information, analysis and an assessment of the finances of state governments. It is the primary source for disaggregated state-wise fiscal data and delineates the changing dynamics of fiscal federalism over the years. The theme of this year’s report is the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Highlights of the report are: In

1. Reserve Bank of India - Liabilities and Assets* (₹ Billion) Item 2016 2017 Variation May. 6 Apr. 28 May. 5 Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 4 Loans and advances 4.1 Central Government – 157.41 510.82 353.41 510.82 4.2 State Governments 15.01 8.25 0.63 –7.62 –14.37 * Data are provisional. 2. Foreign Exchange Reserves Item As on May 5, 2017 Variation over Week End-March 2017 Year ₹ Bn. US$ Mn. ₹ Bn. US$ Mn. ₹ Bn. US$ Mn. ₹ Bn. US$ Mn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Total Reserves 24,155.5 375

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended May 05, 2017 and Money Supply for the fortnight ended April 28, 2017 Ajit Prasad Assistant Adviser Press Release: 2016-2017/3045

(Amount in Billions of ₹ ) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 29-Apr-16 14-APR-2017 * 28-APR-2017 * 29-Apr-16 14-APR-2017 * 28-APR-2017 * I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from bks. 1537.68 1684.3 1653.06 1604.4 1748.71 1716.14 ** b) Borrowings from banks 639.83 698.8 685.09 642.54 699.33 685.69 c) Other demand & time liabilities 82.47 76.05 55.76 82.47 76.05 55.76 II LIABILITIES TO OTHERS (A) a) Deposit

The Reserve Bank of India today released the May 2017 issue of its monthly Bulletin. It includes a Speech by the Top Management, three articles on Finances of Non-Government Non-Financial Public Limited Companies, 2015-16; Performance of Non-Government Non-Banking Financial and Investment Companies, 2015-16 and Union Budget 2017-18: An Assessment and Current Statistics. 1. Finances of Non-Government Non-Financial Public Limited Companies, 2015-16 The article analyses