Economic Data of 2011

ECONOMY:

Slowing Growth Indian industrial production growth slowed sharply in December as capital investment remained weak. The December figure compares with a rise of 5.95 per cent in November

Persian Link
Iran is the second largest supplier of crude oil to India, supplying more than 425,000 barrels of oil per day and India is one of the largest foreign investors in Inran's oil and gas industry. In 2011, the $12 billion annual oil trade between India and Iran was halted due to extensive economic sanctions against Iran

Tilting Balance A look at India's trade with Pakistan shows that export figures are heavily tilted towards India. In 2010-11, India's exports to Pakistan was worth $2,333.62 million while imports were worth $332.51 million

CORPORATE:

On A High A look at 10 Indian companies by market capitalisation. Reliance is the company with the highest market capitalisation at Rs 2,75,763 crore while HDFC Bank rounds up the list with Rs 1,20,812 crore m-cap in the week ending February 10. This period saw a total gain of Rs 29,776 crore and a total loss of Rs 14697 crore. Bharti were the only stocks to lose among the heavyweights during this period

ECONOMY:

Rupee Redux The first month of 2012 has seen the rupee reversing a falling trend and go up to Rs 49.31 for each US dollar on January 27 from a low of 53.50 on January 2

AGRICULTURE

Grain Gain Foodgrains production has grown consequentially since 2004-05 till date except for a dip in 2009-10

ECONOMY:

Mixed Trend A look at the consumer price index for agricultural and rural labourers in December 2011. While the general index and food prices showed a downturn compared to November 2011, that for pan, supari rose