Highlights of Economic Survey of India 2012-13;
| •Economy expected to grow at 8.6% in 2010-11 and 9 per cent in next fiscal. |
| •9.7% growth of GDP at market prices. |
| •Inflation expected to be 1.5 per cent higher than what it would be if we were not on growth turnpike. |
| •Forex Reserves estimated at US$ 297.3 bn. |
| •Trade gap narrowed to US $ 82.01 bn in April-December 2010. |
| •Agriculture likely to grow at 5.4% in 2010-11. |
| •Production of foodgrains estimated at 232.1 mn tones. |
| •Industrial output grows by 8.6% ; manufacturing sector registers 9.1%. |
| •Exports in April-December 2010 up by 29.5 %. |
| •Imports in April – December 2010 up by 19%. |
| •Growth broad based with rebound in Agriculture, continued momentum in manufacturing and private services. |
| •Fundamentals strong with Savings & Investments up, exports rising rapidly and inflation falling. |
| •59% rise in Net Bank Credit. |
| •Social programme spending stepped up by 5 percentage points of GDP over past 5 years. |
| •Gross Fiscal Deficit stands at 4.8% of GDP down from 6.3% last year. |
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