A Few Statistics to Put The Economy in Perspective
INDICATOR UPA Era Statistics NDA Era Statistics Consumer Price Index (NS) growth average Also see: http://164.100.34.62:8080/Inflation_CurrentSeries_2012.aspx (CSO) 10.4% (2009-14) 4.3% (2014 to 2019-20) Forex reserves (US$ billion/₹ billion) 312 / 18,324 (23 May 2014) 419 / 29,240 (31 May 2019) S&P BSE Sensex 22,344 (8 May 2014) 38,564 (1 May 2019) Private FDI Equity Inflows (US$ billion) (calendar year basis) 177 (2006-2013) 237 (2014-Sept 2019) GDP in whole numbers (₹ crore) 1,05,27,674 (2014-15) 14077586 (2018-19) New firm registration growth rate 3.8 % (2006-2014) 12.2% (2014-2018) NPA recovery ₹35,000 crore ₹70,000 crore A reality check for all those who think the economy is slow. By the way, 8 year overall high on manufacturing and services, 3 consecutive months of ₹1,00,000 crore plus GST collection