Highlights of India’s Economic Survey
February 25th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Following are the highlights of India’s Economic Survey for 2010-11 tabled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha:* Economy predicted to grow by 8.6 percent in current fiscal, could grow by nine percent in the 2011-12
* Growth broadbased, agriculture production rebounds - likely to grow by 5.4 percent this fiscal
* Industrial output grows by 8.6 percent, manufacturing sector rises by 9.1 percent
* Net bank credit grows by 59 percent
* Inflation may remain high, factory output could fall
* Slow rate of capacity edition in physical infrastructure constricting industrial growth
* Capacity edition in core sectors and renewal of bottlenecks would spur industrial sector output in the medium to long term
* Fiscal deficit at 4.8 percent of gross domestic product, down from 6.3 percent last year
* In April-December period, exports grew 29.5 percent, imports rose by 19 percent
* Trade gaps narrowed to $82.01 billion in April-December period
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- Survey gung-ho on growth, but predicts higher inflation (Lead) - Feb 25, 2011
- Industrial output grows by 8.6 percent - Feb 25, 2011
- Core industries growth falls to 3.1 percent in December - Jan 30, 2012
- India to grow 9 percent in 2011-12: PM's advisor (Lead) - Feb 21, 2011
- Core industries growth slumps to 0.5 percent in January - Feb 28, 2012
- Economy to grow by 8.6 percent this fiscal: PM's advisor - Feb 21, 2011
- October industrial output slumps to minus-5.1 percent - Dec 12, 2011
- Pranab confident of reducing fiscal deficit to 4.6 percent - Mar 02, 2011
- Rising interest rates affect industrial output, lowest in over 2 years - Nov 11, 2011
- India's growth will slow to 8.2 percent in 2011-12, says ADB - Apr 07, 2011
- India's exports rose 6.71 percent to $25 bn in December - Feb 01, 2012
- Core industries' growth slumps to 2 percent in March - Apr 30, 2012
- Mukherjee underlines need to monitor emerging trends in inflation - Feb 25, 2011
- Indian economy grows slowest in six quarters (Roundup) - Aug 30, 2011
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