Country Report India January 2011

Outlook for 2011-15: Forecast summary

Forecast summary
(% unless otherwise indicated)
 2010a2011b2012b2013b2014b2015b
Real GDP growthc9.18.98.78.58.78.7
Industrial production growth10.24.39.08.07.97.9
Unemployment rate (av)10.810.610.610.410.19.7
Consumer price inflation (av)11.96.85.05.25.95.6
Consumer price inflation (end-period)7.85.95.15.55.75.5
Short-term interbank rate12.413.413.513.213.213.2
Government balance (% of GDP)c-5.5-5.1-4.8-4.1-4.0-3.6
Exports of goods fob (US$ bn)214.0241.9269.8304.4342.4384.7
Imports of goods fob (US$ bn)-349.3-394.6-442.3-501.0-567.9-649.6
Current-account balance (US$ bn)-39.8-47.3-49.9-52.8-43.9-37.2
Current-account balance (% of GDP)-2.5-2.6-2.4-2.1-1.5-1.1
Total foreign debt (year-end; US$ bn)238.6256.9278.3306.6336.3368.9
Exchange rate Rs:US$ (av)45.7445.1444.4743.4542.7042.00
Exchange rate Rs:US$ (end-period)45.4444.8143.9643.0842.3541.65
Exchange rate Rs:¥100 (av)48.8151.1650.6850.0949.6548.84
Exchange rate Rs:€ (av)63.7258.3252.9249.9748.6847.88
a Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. b Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. c Fiscal years (beginning April 1st of year indicated).

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