In industry, mining, gas and power issues of concern
Current account deficit at $11.7 billion in H-1 of FY07
Exports up 36.3% to $89.5 bn in April-Dec 2006-07
Capital flows strong, FDI up 98.4% in Apr-Sept 2006-07
FIIs sellers in H-1, but likely to be positive in H-2
Core sector growth 8.3% vs 5.5% in Apr-Dec 2006-07
Stock markets buoyant, market cap rises to 91% of GDP
Rs 161,769 crore raised from IPOs in 2006
Mutual funds raise Rs 104,950 cr in 2006, up four-fold
Corporate tax collections up 55.2% in Apr-Dec FY07
Tourism earnings cross $6.6 bn in 2006
Gross domestic savings rate up at 32.4% in 2005-06
Gross domestic investment rate at 33.8% in 2005-06
Gross fixed capital formation rises to 28.1% in 2005-06
Savings of private corporates rise sharply at 8.1%
High savings rate to continue
Govt final consumption expenditure up 11.5% in FY06
Saving-investment gap turns negative at 1.3%
Govt to miss 2007 target of elementary education to all
Employment rate grows to 2.5% in 1999-2005
Decline in organised sector jobs
Unemployment rate up to 3.1% in 2004-05
Poverty down at 22% in 2004-05 vs 26.1% in 1999-2000
Population to stabilise around 2045
Infrastructure to require $320 bn in 11th plan
Public sector to fund 60 per cent of infrastructure
Fiscal deficit budgeted at 3.8% in 2006-07
Tax-GDP ratio rises to 11.2% FY07 vs 10.3% in FY06
Personal income tax mop up rose 30.3% in Apr-Dec FY07
Share of direct taxes in total revenues grows to 47.6%
Security market
Stock market scaled new peaks with Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange indices crossing the 14,000 and 4,000 marks respectively in January 2007.
Primary capital market remained upbeat, aggregate resource mobilisation through Initial Public Offering and private placements much higher in the calendar year 2006 as compared to previous year.
75 IPOs issued during the year 2006, on average 6 IPOs per month.
Rs 24,779 crore (Rs 247.79 billion) raised through 75 IPOs, which accounted for 76 per cent of resources mobilized through equity during the calendar year 2006.
Sensex and Nifty indices rose by 46.7 per cent and 39.8 per cent respectively on a point-to-point basis during 2006.
With stock indices soaring, investors wealth as reflected in market capitalization also increased significantly by over 45 per cent during 2006.
NSE and BSE spot market turnover more than doubled between 2003 and 2006. In respect of derivatives, the turnover of NSE nearly doubled in a single year between 2005 and 2006.
Number of foreign institutional investors rose by 27 per cent to 1044 at the end of 2006.
Assets under management of mutual funds increased by about Rs 124,000 crore to reach Rs 324,000 crore in 2006.
On future outlook of capital market, according to Survey, there may be increase of reliance on public issues as a major source of funds for Indian corporates.