Monthly Abstract of Statistics/Central Statistical Organisation, Department of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and Programme Implementation Government of India. Annual Subscription

From the preface: "The Monthly Abstract of Statistics presents key statistical data pertaining to various facts of the Indian economy. The journal has a standing of over 45 years. The subject coverage is reviewed periodically and attempts are made to improve it, keeping in view comparability and continuity.

"A new presentation has been introduced from the issue of January-February 1998. Many more charts have been introduced to bring out the seasonality, if any, of the monthly series. Efforts have been made to improve the presentation and enhance readability.

"The publication presents monthly data for the last 15 months and annual figures for the years 1980-81, 1985-86, 1990-91 and the latest 3-4 years. Unless otherwise stated, the annual figures refer to monthly averages. In this abstract a list of priced publications of Central Statistical Organisation has also been appended."

Contents: I. Population: 1. Population, birth and death rates. II. National Product & Related Aggregates: 1. National product, savings, capital formation & consumption expenditure (at current prices). 2. National product, savings, capital formation & consumption expenditure (at constant (1980-81) prices). III. Employment: 1. Estimated employment in public and private sectors. 2. Employment in major industries and services in the public sector. 3. Employment in major industries and services in the private sector. 4. Employment and wages in coal mines. 5. Employment exchanges. 6. Wages in cotton mills. 7. Absenteeism in manufacturing industries. IV. Fuel & Power: 1. Production of coal, lignite, natural gas and petroleum (crude). 2. Capacity and generation of electricity. V. Minerals: 1. Metallic minerals production. 2. Non-metallic minerals production. 3. Chemical fertilizer minerals. 4. Precious & semi-precious stones. 5. Other minerals. 6. Revised index, numbers of mineral production (quantum).

VI. Industry: 1. Food products. 2. Beverages & tobacco. 3. Cotton textiles (yarn). 4. Cotton textiles (cloth). 5. Jute & other textile products. 6. Paper and leather products. 7. Tyres & tubes. 8. Rubber & plastic products. 9. Petroleum and coal products. 10. Basic industrial organic chemicals. 11. Basic industrial organic chemicals and gases. 12. Basic industrial inorganic chemicals. 13. Basic industrial inorganic chemicals and fertilisers. 14. Pesticides, paints & dyestuffs. 15. Drugs & medicines. 16. Cosmetics & toiletries. 17. Synthetic resins and plastic materials. 18. Synthetic fibres. 19. Explosives & cine films. 20. Other chemical products. 21. Non-metallic mineral products. 22. Steel & ferro alloys. 23. Non-ferrous metals. 24. Casting & forging. 25. Fabricated metal products. 26. Hand tools. 27. General hardware & metal products. 28. Non-electrical heavy machinery. 29. Non electrical industrial machinery. 30. Lifts, pumps, bearings & machine tools. 31. Refrigerators & air-conditioners. 32. Other non-electrical machinery. 33. Electrical industrial machinery. 34. Cables, wires and batteries. 35. Electrical appliances and apparatus. 36. Electronic goods & telecommunication equipments. 37. Electronic components. 38. Transport equipment. 39. Transport equipment & auto ancillaries. 40. Watches, clocks & stationery items. 41. Other manufacturing industries. 42. Index numbers of industrial production.

VII. Consumption & Stocks: 1. Consumption of raw materials and manufactures. 2. Stocks of raw materials & manufactured goods. VIII. Transport: Railways: 1. Railway traffic--Wagons loaded on broad gauge. 2. Railway traffic--wagons loaded on metre gauge. 3. Railway traffic & earnings. 4. Civil aviation: Domestic services. 5. International services. 6. Merchant shipping: Vessels entered and cleared with cargoes. IX. Post & Telecommunications: 1. Postal traffic and revenue. 2. Telecommunications traffic and revenue. X. Tourism: 1. Tourist arrivals in India. XI. Foreign Trade: 1. Value of foreign trade. 2. Imports quantum index numbers. 3. Exports quantum index numbers. 4. Imports unit value index numbers. 5. Exports unit value index numbers. 6. Imports of Principal commodities. 7. Exports of Principal commodities. 8. Imports from Principal countries. 9. Exports to Principal countries. 10. Trade by revised economic regions. XII. Banking and Currency: 1. Reserve Bank of India. 2. Issue department. 3. Banking department liabilities. 4. Banking department assets. 5. Scheduled commercial Banks. 6. Savings deposits with Commercial and State Co-Operative Banks. 7. Cheque clearances at centres managed by Reserve Bank of India. 8. Money stock measures (new series). 9. Sources of change in money supply. 10. Reserve money and its components (new series). 11. Sources of change in reserve money (new series). 12. Foreign exchange reserves. 13. Small savings. XIII. Finance: 1. Receipts of Central Government. 2. Expenditure of Central Government. 3. Public debt of Central Government. 4. Yield from customs import duties. 5. Yield from customs export duties. 6. Yield from Central excise duties. XIV. Joint Stock Companies: 1. New registrations and liquidations of companies. XV. Prices: 1. Spot prices of gold and silver (in Mumbai). 2. Index numbers of security prices-all India. 3. Index numbers of wholesale prices. 4. Index numbers of consumer prices (industrial workers). 5. Index numbers of consumer prices (agricultural labourers). 6. Index numbers of consumer prices (urban non-manual employees). 7. All India average rural retail prices of some selected commodities/services. 8. All India average rural retail prices of some controlled /rationed items. Sources & footnotes. Publications of Central Statistical Organisation.