Statistics on Indian Economy

The Reserve Bank of India publishes an annual document on the India Economy. This document is called as the 'Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy".

The document can be accessed here [link]

Data available on this page are:

1). NATIONAL INCOME, SAVING AND EMPLOYMENT

2). OUTPUT AND PRICES

3). MONEY AND BANKING

4). FINANCIAL MARKETS

5). PUBLIC FINANCES

6). TRADE AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

7). CURRENCY AND COINAGE

8). SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS

9). QUARTERLY / MONTHLY SERIES OUTPUT AND PRICES

10). MONEY AND BANKING

11). FINANCIAL MARKETS

12). EXTERNAL SECTOR

External Commercial Borrowings (ECB / FCCB) data

The Reserve Bank of India releases monthly data on External Commercial Borrowings / Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds issuance by Indian companies.

The data is released by a lag of six months and can be accessed here [link]

Insider trading details

Trading disclosures of various entities (who may have access to important / classified / insider) information has to be reported by listed companies under:

1). SEBI Reg. 13(6) - Insider Trading data [link1 & link2], and

2). SEBI Reg. 7(3) - Substantial Acquisition of shares & Takeovers data [link1 & link2]

Data on Inflation indicators in India - WPI and CPI

The wholesale price index data is the widely measured inflation data in India. The numbers are released every week with a delay of two weeks.

For time series and latest update of this data, click here [link].

The Consumer Price Index, which is the more correct measure of inflation, but which is released with a greater delay as compared to the WPI, can be accessed here [link].

IIP - Index of Industrial Production

Data on the Index of Industrial Production can be accessed here [link]

Indian Balance of payments data

The RBI publishes the balance of payments data regularly. The same can be accessed from:

1). the monthly RBI bulletin [link]

2). Annual BOP numbers [link]

International polyester yarn prices, raw cotton prices

The following links provide a time series of cotton prices.

1). Cotton prices in Karachi market [Link]

2). Cotton prices in China [Link]

3). Cotlook indices time series data [Link]


The following links provide information about international polyester fibre / yarn prices:

1). International polyester fibre / yarn prices [Link1] & [Link2]

2). Polyester fibre raw material (PTA, MEG, Acrylonitrile) prices [Link]

3). Other information [Link1] and [Link2]

Employment in the Textile Sector in India - Indian Textiles

The following provide details on the employment scenario in the domestic textiles industry. This data is managed and updated by the Office of the Textiles Commissioner. The links to the same are:

Employment in textiles and the allied sectors - [Link]

Employment in the Powerloon sector - [Link]

Spun yarn prices, filament yarn prices, cotton prices - Indian Textiles data

The following provides link to textile product prices in India -

1). Spun yarn prices [Link]

2). Filament yarn prices [Link]

3). All Man-made fibre prices [Link], Polyester Staple prices [Link], Polyester Filament Yarn [Link], Fully drawn yarn [Link], Polyester chips [Link]

4). Raw cotton prices [Link]

Data on Gold - production, investments, prices, etc.

Gold as a Reserve Asset
This website provides a range of information on the gold reserves held by central banks and official institutions throughout the world, including the historical background to gold as a monetary asset and an explanation of why gold is held as a reserve asset.

Gold Investment Research
This link provides data on prices, investment statistics, supply & demand statistics, gold reserve statistics, research papers, etc.

Gold Market Knowledge Archive
This site provides access to a broad range of information regarding the gold market, its structure, operations and participants. A number of detailed documents are available for download and links are provided to a number of other sites and resources to further aid your exploration of the remarkable world of gold. For e.g. supply / demand - stocks & flows, gold pricing, liquidity, trading & markets, etc.

For more data / information on Gold, click on the following links:

- Link1

- Link2

- Link3

Spun yarn, fabrics, staple fibres, filament yarn production data - Indian textiles

The following provides link to data for the textiles sector:
1). Spun yarn production data (cotton yarn, blended yarn and synthetic yarn) - [Link]

2). Fabrics / Cloth production data (cotton fabrics, blended fabrics, synthetic fabrics) - [Link]

3). Man-made fibres (staple fibres - viscose staple fibres, polyester staple fibre and acrylic fibre) - [Link]

4). Filament yarns (polyester filament yarn, viscose filament yarn, nylon filament yarn) - [Link]

Indian banking database - foreign banks in India

Following are the links to the websites of foreign banks in India.

AB Bank Limited > http://www.abbank.org/

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. > http://www.abnamroindia.com/

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Ltd. > http://www.adcbindia.com/

Bank Internasional Indonesia > http://www.biimum.com/

Bank of America N.A. > http://www.bankofamerica.com/

Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait BSC > http://www.bbkonline.com/

Barclays Bank Plc > http://www.barcap.com/

BNP PARIBAS > http://www.bnpparibas.co.in/

Calyon Bank > http://www.ca-indosuez.com/

Citibank N.A. > http://www.citibank.co.in/

Deutsche Bank AG > http://www.db.com/

J P Morgan Chase Bank, National Association > http://www.jpmorgan.com/

Mashreqbank psc > http://www.mashreqbank.com/

Oman International Bank S A O G > http://www.oiboman.com/

Societe Generale > http://www.sgcib.com/

Standard Chartered Bank > http://www.standardchartered.com/

State Bank of Mauritius Ltd. > http://www.sbmonline.com/

The Bank of Nova Scotia > http://www.scotiabank.com/

The Development Bank of Singapore Ltd. (DBS Bank Ltd.) > http://www.dbs.com/

The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd. > http://www.hsbc.co.in/

Indian banking database - private sector banks

Following is the list of website links of the private sector banks in India.

AXIS Bank > http://www.axisbank.com/

Centurion Bank of Punjab > http://www.centurionbop.co.in/

City Union Bank > http://www.cityunionbank.com/

Coastal Local Area Bank > http://www.coastalareabank.com/

Capital Local Area Bank > http://www.capitalbank.co.in/

Development Credit Bank > http://www.dcbl.com/

ICICI Bank > http://www.icicibank.com/

IndusInd Bank > http://www.indusind.com/

ING Vysya Bank > http://www.ingvysyabank.com/

Karnataka Bank > http://www.ktkbankltd.com/

Kotak Mahindra Bank > http://www.kotak.com/

SBI Commercial and International Bank > http://www.sbici.com/

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank > http://www.tmb.in/

The Bank of Rajasthan > http://www.bankofrajasthan.com/

The Dhanalakshmi Bank > http://www.dhanbank.com/

The Federal Bank > http://www.federal-bank.com/

The HDFC Bank > http://www.hdfcbank.com/

The Jammu & Kashmir Bank > http://www.jammuandkashmirbank.com/

The Karur Vysya Bank > http://www.kvb.co.in/

The Lakshmi Vilas Bank > http://www.lvbank.com/

The Ratnakar Bank > http://www.theratnakarbank.com/

The South Indian Bank > http://www.southindianbank.com/

Yes Bank > http://www.yesbank.co.in/

Indian banking database - SBI & its associate banks

The following is the list of links to the State Bank of India (India's largest bank, both in terms of Mcap and balance sheet size) and its associates.

State Bank of India > http://www.statebankofindia.com/

• State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur > http://www.sbbjbank.com/
• State Bank of Hyderabad > http://www.sbhyd.com/
• State Bank of Indore > http://www.indorebank.org/
• State Bank of Mysore > http://www.mysorebank.com/
• State Bank of Patiala > http://www.sbp.co.in/
• State Bank of Saurashtra > http://www.sbsbank.com/
• State Bank of Travancore > http://www.statebankoftravancore.com/

Indian banking database - Public sector banks

Following are the links to the websites of all the public sector banks in India.

Allahabad Bank > http://www.allahabadbank.com/

Andhra Bank > http://www.andhrabank-india.com/

Bank of Baroda > http://www.bankofbaroda.com/

Bank of India > http://www.bankofindia.com/

Bank of Maharashtra > http://www.maharashtrabank.com/

Canara Bank > http://www.canbankindia.com/

Central Bank of India > http://www.centralbankofindia.co.in/

Corporation Bank > http://www.corpbank.com/

Dena Bank > http://www.denabank.com/

Indian Bank > http://www.indian-bank.com/

Indian Overseas Bank > http://www.iob.com/

Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) > http://www.idbi.com/

Oriental Bank of Commerce > http://www.obcindia.com/

Punjab & Sind Bank > http://www.psbindia.com/

Punjab National Bank > http://www.pnbindia.com/

State Bank of India > http://www.statebankofindia.com/

Syndicate Bank > http://www.syndicatebank.com/

UCO Bank > http://www.ucobank.com/

Union Bank of India > http://www.unionbankofindia.com/

United Bank of India > http://www.unitedbankofindia.com/

Vijaya Bank > http://www.vijayabank.com/

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Indian Corporate Database - Financial Results

Besides Annual Reports financial information of listed companies can also be accessed from various sites. Importantly, these websites offer information for a longer period of time, then that available from a single annual report. Some of the free and reliable financial information resources are:

1). Dawnay Day Securities [Link]

2). Moneycontrol [Link]

Indian Corporate Database - Annual Reports

Annual Reports of most of the listed companies in India are quite easily available. They are mostly available on the company's website. However, in case it is not available there, one can tap the following resources too:

1). SEBI's EDIFAR: Annual Report database can be accessed here.

2). Annual Reports on the National Stock Exchange [Link]