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Mumbai, financial centre of India.
Rank 11th (nominal) / 3rd (PPP)
Currency 1 Indian Rupee (INR) (INR) = 100 Paise
Fiscal year 1 April – 31 March
Trade organizations WTO, SAFTA, G-20 and others
Statistics
GDP

$1.676 trillion (nominal: 11th; 2011)[1]

$4.457 trillion (PPP: 3rd; 2011)[1]
GDP growth 5.5% (Q1, 2012)[2]
GDP per capita

$1,389 (nominal: 140th; 2011)[1]

$3,694 (PPP: 129th; 2011)[1]
GDP by sector agriculture: 17.2%, industry: 26.4%, services: 56.4% (2011 est.)
Inflation (CPI) WPI: 7.55% (August 2012)[3]
CPI: 10.03% (August 2012)[4]
Population
below poverty line 		29.8% (2010)
(Note: 32.7% live on less than $1.25 a day
68.7% live on less than $2 a day)[5]
Gini coefficient 36.8 (List of countries)
Labour force 487.6 million (2011 est.)
Labour force
by occupation 		agriculture: 52%, industry: 14%, services: 34% (2009 est.)
Unemployment 9.8% (2011 est.)[6]
Average gross salary $1,410 yearly (2011)[5]
Main industries textiles, chemicals, food processing,steel, transportation equipment,cement, mining, petroleum, machinery,software, pharmaceuticals
Ease of Doing Business Rank 132nd[7] (2012)
External
Exports $299.4 billion (2011 est.)
Export goods petroleum products, precious stones, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, vehicles, apparel
Main export partners UAE 13%, US 11.4%, China 6.3%, Singapore 5.3% (2011)
Imports $461.4 billion (2011 est.)
Import goods crude oil, precious stones, machinery, fertilizer, iron and steel, chemicals
Main import partners China 12.1%, UAE 8.3%, Saudi Arabia 5.8%, US 5.1%, Switzerland 4.7% (2011)
FDI stock $47 billion (2011-12)[8]
Gross external debt $289.7 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Public finances
Public debt 68.05% of GDP (2011 est.)[9]
Budget deficit 5.9% of GDP (2011–12)
Revenues $196.4 billion (2011 est.)
Expenses $308.8 billion (2011 est.)
Economic aid $2.107 billion (2008)[10]
Foreign reserves $288.92 billion (August 2012)[12]
Main data source: CIA World Fact Book
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars

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