RBI releases Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2020-21

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The Reserve Bank of India has published the 23rd edition of its "Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy, 2020-21". This comprehensive annual publication provides time-series data on key economic and financial indicators for India. It includes 237 tables covering national income, prices, banking, public finances, foreign trade, and more.

Reserve Bank of India
Date : Sep 15, 2021

Today, the Reserve Bank released its annual publication titled “Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy, 2020-21” (HBS). This publication, the 23rd in the series, disseminates time series data on various economic and financial indicators relating to the Indian economy. The current volume contains 237 statistical tables covering national income aggregates, output, prices, money, banking, financial markets, public finances, foreign trade and balance of payments and select socio-economic indicators.

Longer time-series are also available on the Reserve Bank’s Data Warehouse portal "Database on Indian Economy (DBIE)” (https://dbie.rbi.org.in), where all data series are updated periodically.

Feedback/comments on the HBS are welcome and may be sent (i) through the feedback button available on DBIE portal (https://dbie.rbi.org.in); or (ii) to the email; or (iii) to the Director, Data Management and Dissemination Division, Department of Statistics and Information Management, Reserve Bank of India, C-9/3rd Floor, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai 400 051.

Orders for the purchase of this publication may be placed with the Director, Division of Reports and Knowledge Dissemination (Sales Section), Department of Economic and Policy Research, Reserve Bank of India, Amar Building, Ground Floor, P. M. Road, Mumbai-400 001 on payment through demand draft or cheque drawn in favour of the Reserve Bank of India, payable at Mumbai only. The electronic form of its current and previous issues can also be freely downloaded from the Reserve Bank’s website (www.rbi.org.in).

(Yogesh Dayal)
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2021-2022/868

FAQ :

It is the 23rd annual publication by the Reserve Bank of India that disseminates time series data on various economic and financial indicators relating to the Indian economy.

The handbook contains 237 statistical tables covering national income aggregates, output, prices, money, banking, financial markets, public finances, foreign trade, balance of payments, and select socio-economic indicators.

Longer time-series data are available on the Reserve Bank's Data Warehouse portal, "Database on Indian Economy (DBIE)", accessible at https://dbie.rbi.org.in.

Orders for purchase can be placed with the Director, Division of Reports and Knowledge Dissemination (Sales Section), Department of Economic and Policy Research, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, on payment via demand draft or cheque.

Yes, the electronic form of the current and previous issues of the handbook can be freely downloaded from the Reserve Bank's website, www.rbi.org.in.