Business Standard 40 Years Anniversary

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BS@40

OCTOBER 2014

VITAL STATISTICS THEN AND NOW BACK TO THE FUTURE

GAP ANALYSIS

Annual growth rate (YoY in %)

Gross fiscal deficit (in ~ crore)

1974-75

2013-14

2,303 5,24,359* *Revised Estimates

HEADCOUNT Population (in million)

1217

THE GROWTH DRIVERS

593

*Includes forestry & fishing,mining and quarrying

GDP at factor cost in ~ crore

THE GREEN REVOLUTION AND AFTER (Foodgrain

*Includes construction, electricity, gas and water supply

*Includes hotels, transport & communication

OUTWARD BOUND Foreign trade in (~ crore)

production in million tonnes) !1974-75 !2013-14*

Coarse Cereals

7,39,477

PROSPERITY INDEX

39,904

Per capita income (in ~)

9,658

*Includes community social & personal services

COVER POINT

!1974-75 !2013-14(PE)

At2004-05 prices

THE INDUSTRY SEESAW

Foreign exchange reserves ($ million)

Growth rate in %

!1981-82 !2013-14

2013-14

39.58 106.30 24.10 95.80 26.13 42.70 10.02

Pulses

*Includes insurance, real estateand business services

2012-13

1,379

99.83 264.40 Wheat

1974-75

1974-75

Total foodgrain

Rice

48,779

97,176

1,36,045

6,28,079 57,41,791

COMMUNITY SERVICES

79,120

13,93,387

9,07,386 2,56,719

SIZE MATTERS

FINANCE

TRADE

11,83,714

MANUFACTURING

AGRICULTURE

15,17,826

GDP by major sectors !1974-75 !2013-14(PE)

Exports Imports Trade gap

1975-76

2013-14

3,329

19,31,074

4,519 28,15,918 -1,190 -8,84,844

TRADE AS % OF GDP

304,223

Mining & quarrying

-5.6

STRENGTH FROM WEAKNESS 7.9

Value of rupee vs $

Manufacturing -3.7

24.80

!Exports !Imports

59.89

% growth in foodgrain output (over previous year)

-4.62 3.54

10.2 Electricity

19.60 4.10

5.70

17.00

5.2

7.75 9.3 General

1975-76

17.7

2013-14

March 1975

March 2014

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