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 DAY  LOCAL/GMT  INDICATOR/EVENT   PERIOD  FORECAST   PREVIOUS
 -------------Calendar for February 01
week---------------------
 Mon 1030/0500   HSBC Markit PMI   Jan      N/F       55.6    
 Mon 1200/0630   Trade balance     Dec      N/F     -$9.69 bln
 Fri 1700/1130   Forex reserves    Jan 29   N/F    $282.94 bln
 -------------Calendar for February 08
week---------------------
 Fri 1200/0630   Industrial output Dec      N/F       11.7 pct
 Fri 1700/1130   Forex reserves    Feb 5    N/F          NA   
 Fri 1700/1130   M3 money supply   Jan 29   N/F       16.5 pct
 Fri 1700/1130   Bank credit       Jan 29   N/F       13.9 pct
 -------------Calendar for February 15
week---------------------
 Mon 1200/0630   WPI inflation @   Jan      N/F      7.31 pct 
 Fri 1700/1130   Forex reserves    Feb 12   N/F          NA   
 @ Tentative date                                             
 -------------Calendar for February 22
week---------------------
 Fri 1600/1030   Fiscal deficit    Apr-Dec  N/F        3,099
bln
              (in bln rupees)                              
 Fri 1700/1130   Forex reserves    Feb 19   N/F           NA  
 Fri 1700/1130   M3 money supply   Feb 12   N/F           NA  
 Fri 1700/1130   Bank credit       Feb 12   N/F           NA  
 ---------------------------------------------------------------
              WEEKLY     CURRENT   WK-EARLIER    YR-EARLIER
 Forex reserves  Jan 22   $282.9 bln  $285.2 bln    $247.6 bln
 --------------------------------------------------------------
        BI-MONTHLY   CURRENT   TWO WK-EARLIER    YR-EARLIER
 M3 (yoy)      Jan 15   16.5 pct     17.1 pct         18.7 pct
 Bank deposit  Jan 15   42.42        42.65            36.31   
 (Rs. trillion)                                               
 Bank credit   Jan 15   30.09        30.21            26.42   
 (Rs. trillion)                                               
 --------------------------------------------------------------
             MONTHLY    CURRENT  MONTH EARLIER   YR EARLIER
 WPI inflation   Dec      7.31 pct     4.78 pct       6.15 pct
 Fiscal deficit  Nov      76.4 pct     61.1 pct      132.4 pct
 (pct of                                                      
 budget target)                                               
 Trade balance   Nov    -$9.69 bln   -$8.80 bln    -$12.33 bln
 Exports         Nov     $13.2 bln    $13.2 bln     $11.16 bln
 Imports         Nov    $22.89 bln   $21.99 bln     $23.49 bln
 Industry output Nov      11.7 pct     10.3 pct        2.5 pct
 Infrastructure  Dec       6.0 pct      6.0 pct        0.7 pct
 output                                                       
 Car sales       Dec       115,268      133,687         82,174
 (domestic)                                                   
 Cement output   Dec         13.91        12.51          12.31
 (mln tonnes)#                                                
 Cement          Dec         14.13        12.46          12.48
 despatches  (mln tonnes)#                                    
 NOTE - Figures have been rounded off;                        
 # Cement production and despatches figures are provisional as
 compiled by Cement Manufacturers' Association of India.      
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 QUARTERLY    PERIOD     CURRENT    QTR EARLIER     QTR YR-AGO
 GDP          Jul-Sep    7.9 pct        6.1 pct        7.7 pct
 Balance of   Jul-Sep  $9.42 bln      $0.12 bln     -$4.73 bln
 payment@                                                     
 @ (+)indicates surplus and (-) deficit                       
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 ANNUAL                 2008/09   2007/08   2006/07   2005/06 
 Population (million)     1,144     1,127     1,111     1,107 
 Real GDP growth (pct)      6.7       9.0       9.7       9.5 
 Industrial output          2.6       8.5      11.6       9.6 
 (pct growth)                                                 
 Agricultural output        1.6       4.9       4.0       5.8 
 (pct growth)                                                 
 Fiscal deficit             6.2       2.8       3.5       4.1 
 (% of GDP)                                                   
 Balance of Payments     -20.08    +92.16    +36.61    +15.05 
 (in $ bln) @                                                 
 Current a/c             -29.82    -17.03     -9.57      -9.9 
 balance (in $ bln)                                           
 Exports (merchandise)    168.7    163.13    128.08    105.15 
 (in $ bln)                                                   
 Car production            1.52      1.43      1.24      1.05 
 (mln units)                                                  
 Car sales (mln units)     1.22      1.20      1.08      0.88 
 @ (+) indicates surplus, (-) indicates deficit               
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 (Estimates are as per Central Statistical Organisation)      
 SOVEREIGN RATINGS (OUTLOOK) FOR LONG-TERM FOREIGN CURRENCY   
 DEBT: Moody's Baa3 (stable); S&P BBB-(negative); Fitch BBB-  
 (stable)                                                     
 ($1=46.2 rupees)                                             
 (Compiled by Rajesh Kumar Singh)                             


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