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GROWTH AND VOLATILITY OF INDIAN ECONOMY
Ratan kumar Ghosal
Dept of Commerce, University of Calcutta
JEL Classication Nos: E01; O47; R11.
This study examines the nature of growth and volatility both at the aggregate and at
the sectoral level experienced by the economy, since independence. It is found that
the post reform period has witnessed relatively faster rates of growth rates of GDP
and also of the NSDP (at the state level) including its sectoral composition excepting
for agricultural sector and also a sharp reduction in the cross state volatility in the
growth rate of NSDP as compared to pre-reform period. The cusum test reveals that
the structural break in the behavior of GDP and it sectoral composition has actually
occurred in various years since 1997. Further the falling pattern of volatilities in
the behavior of GDP and its sectoral composition have started around the mid
sixties.
I. INTRODUCTION
One cannot deny the fact that Indian Economy since independence has gradually been moving
towards the achievements of faster rate of growth of GDP after surpassing the long term (1950
75) persistence of Hindu Growth rate. In fact, it has been found that our economy continued
to achieve the trajectory of high growth between 1975 and 1990, which eventuay cuminated
in the crisis of 1990 caused by high fiscal deficit vis--vis the current account deficit. Obviously
the fall out of the crisis was the switching of the economy from plan to market. Of course during
the post reform period and especiay during the first five years of new miennium, the growth
rate of GDP has reached such a conspicuous eve (i.e. 8% - 9% per annum) that India has been
recognized as one of the fastest growing economies in the world and India and China togetherhave been treated as an engine of growth of the world economy. Interestingly during the period
of haf a century, the economy has aso experienced remarkabe structura transformation in
respect of composition of GDP. However, the growth of GDP seems to have not reveaed a
smooth upward trend over a long period. Rather the growth of economy has been accompanied
by tremendous volatility and instability not only at the national level but at the cross state
eve aso. In parae, it has aso been found that in course of structura transformation of our
economy the service sector enjoyed a comparative advantage in playing a leading role towards
the achievements of remarkable growth rate such that the service sector driven growth has been
christened as service sector revoution in our economy (Rakshit, 2007, 2009, Bhaduri, 2008).
Given this Macroeconomic scenario of Indian Economy one has to probe deeper into the nature of
the growth and its sectoral composition both at national and cross state level since independence.
There is a common perception that the overall growth trajectory reveals a divergent pattern.
Further since our economy has experienced a remarkabe structura transformation, one has
to have some idea about the period exacty when this structura transformation has occurred.
Moreover it is imperative to examine the nature of the structura break experienced by a the
three major sectors of our economy.
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Under this backdrop this study examines the nature of growth and voatiity both at the
aggregative and as we as the sectora eve experienced by the economy since independence.
Further, we aso examine whether the conventiona perception of divergence hods both at the
aggregative as well as sectoral level during the pre and post reform period. In addition to this
attempt has been made to determine the exact periodwhen the structural transformation not
only at the aggregative level but also at the sectoral level occurred in our economy. This paperis organized as follows. Section II gives data and methodology used in this study; Section
III highlights the nature of the growth and its sectoral composition both at the national and
cross state eve; section IV examine the nature of voatiity of growth of GDP and its sectora
composition; Section V presents an anaysis of the structura break of GDP and its sectora
composition; Finay section VI gives the concuding observations.
II. Data and Methodology.
This paper is excusivey based on secondary data avaiabe from EPW Research Foundation,
Various pubications of CSO and Reserve Bank of India. To convert the series of data on GDP
and SDP and its sectoral composition at constant prices we have used implicit GDP as well as
SDP deflators. For computing annual growth rates of GDP and SDP across states we have usedthe foowing exponentia equation:
Yn= Y0 (1 + r)n
Where, Yn= GDP/SDP at the terminal period.
Y0=GDP/SDP at the base period.
r= Rate of Growth.
n= Number of Years
To examine the nature of growth of GDP and its sectora composition both at nationa and
cross state level we have divided the whole of the period of our study into several phases and
computed the phase wise growth rates and voatiities. Further to examine the nature of voatiity
of growth of GDP, SDP and their sectora compositions we have used the conventiona measure
i.e. the Coefficient of Variation (C.V).
For determining the period of structural change of GDP and its sectoral composition we
have appied a conventiona measure i.e. the Cusum Test (Greene, 2006).
III. GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF OUR ECONOMY AND ITS STATES.
The dynamic behavior of the level of GDP and its sectoral composition reveal more or less an
increasing trend over the period between 1950 51 and 2008 09. Figure 1 beow gives an
overview of this behavior. Interestingly because of the historical dominance of the primary
sector in our economy, contribution of agricuture to GDP has been found to be much higherthan that of industry or secondary sector up to 2005 06, beyond which the absoute share
of industria sector in the GDP has surpassed that of the primary sector. Astonishingy, the
absolute share of the service sector in GDP lie between that of the two other sectors up to 1971
72 such that it was higher than the contribution of industry but ower than that of agricuture.
It is surprising to note that since the mid 1980s, the service sector continued to experience a
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tremendous continuous increase in its absolute share in our real GDP. Obviously it is plausible
to say that Indian experience of deveopment goes against conventiona theoretica perception
of deveopment (lewis, 1954, Harris & Todaro, 1970). This can safey be ascribed to the fauty
panning strategy, which has faied to bring about the mobiisation of resources from primary
to secondary and then to the service sector. As a result we find an almost gloomy picture of
industrialization process of our economy.
The tabe: 1gives us a clear overview of the relative shares of the three major sectors in
GDP which would also give us an idea about the nature of the structural transformation of our
economy since independence.
Figure 1
Components of GDP in India
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Tabe:1
Sectoral Contribution to GDP (at factor cost at constant 1999 2000 Prices)
Period Agricultural and Allied Activities Industry Services
1950 -1951 55.28 10.65 34.071960 -1961 50.81 13.18 36.01
1970 -1971 44.31 15.46 40.23
1980 -1981 37.92 17.45 44.63
1990 -1991 31.37 19.80 48.83
1999 - 2000 24.99 19.60 55.40
2008 - 2009 16.95 18.50 64.55
Source: Computed from EPW Research Foundation Data base.
It is evident that the agricutura sector has experienced a steady fa in its reative
contribution to GDP from 55.28% in 1950-51 to 31.37% in 1990-91 and further to 16.95%
in 2008-09 foowing the usua process of deveopment. Conversey, the industria sector hasreveaed a mid increasing trend in its reative contribution to GDP from 10.65% in 1950-51 to
19.8% in 1990-91 foowed by a decining trend up to 2008-09, which obviousy goes against
the conventiona theoretica wisdom of deveopment. Now, if one ooks at the service sector then
it is really surprising to note that there has been a tremendous increase in its relative contribution
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from 34.07% in 1950-51 to 48.83% in 1990-91 and further to 64.55% in 2008-09. Surprisingy
about 70% of this contribution is generated from informa service sector (Bhaduri, 2008).
Now if we ook at the dynamics of the sectora contributions, the tabe -2 ceary brings out
the fact that the period foowing the economic reforms (1991-2009) has given a boost to the
service sector such that its reative contribution to our GDP has increased by 32.19 percentagepoint. Even in the first decade of the new millennium the relative contribution of the service
sector to GDP has witnessed a higher rate of growth by 15.02-percentage point. Surprisingy
the relative contribution of the agricultural sector to GDP has also witnessed a remarkable fall
by 45.96-percentage point during the post reform period. So it is pausibe to concude that
the reform process has made a major contribution towards bringing about a radical structural
transformation of our economy so that we have been abe to experience a service sector
revolution. A detailed analysis of the demand and supply side factors which are responsible for
the service sector revoution has been made by Rakshit (2007, 2008).
Tabe:2
Percentage point change in relative contribution of the components of GDP of India
Period Agrl & allied Industry Services
1951-1961 -8.08611 23.75587 5.69416
1961-1971 -12.7928 17.29894 11.71897
1971-1981 -14.4211 12.87193 10.93711
1981-1991 -17.2732 13.46705 9.41071
1991-2000 -20.3379 -1.0101 13.45484
2001-2009 -29.0498 -7.45373 15.02138
1991-2009 -45.9675 -6.56566 32.19332
Now as far as the annua growth rate of rea GDP and its sectora composition are concerned
we have computed decadal growth rates also for the period preceding the reform process and
for the post reform period. The computed annual growth rates of GDP and that of these major
sectors are given in tabe: 3
Tabe: 3Growth Rate of GDP and its components in India
Period GDP Agrl & allied Industry Services
1951-1961 3.901 3.029 6.138 4.478
1961-1971 3.724 2.313 5.396 4.879
1951-1971 7.77 5.411 11.865 9.575
1971-1981 3.088 1.495 4.34 4.165
1981-1991 5.375 3.395 6.716 6.327
1951-1991 5.327 3.257 6.946 6.615
1991-2000 5.127 2.766 5.023 6.463
2001-2009 6.002 2.426 5.188 7.495
1991-2009 11.913 5.233 11.157 15.079
1951-2009 4.768 2.654 5.771 5.928
We have actuay a mixed picture on the decada annua growth rates of GDP and the three
major sectors. Whie the annua growth rate of GDP hovers between 3.9% and 6.0%, that
of agricutura sector ies between 1.5% and 3.03% per annum over the period of our study.
Conversey the decada annua growth rates of industry hovers between 3.34% and 6.95% and
that of service sector ies between 4.123% and 7.5% over the six decades. But if we anayze
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growth rates of GDP and its major sectors during the pre and post reform period, then we find a
tremendous increase in the growth rates during the post reform period (1991-2009) as compared
with that in the pre reform period (1951-1991). The annua growth rate of GDP at factor cost was
5.33% foowed by agricutura growth rate of 3.26% and the industry and service sector growth
rates of 6.95% and 6.62% respectivey. But during the post reform period the service sector has
experienced a sharp increase in its annua growth rates to 15.08%, foowed by industry (11.16%)and agricuture 5.23% respectivey. The poor base eve of GDP and its sectora composition in
1991 might have vitiated the computed growth rate. However, one cannot deny the fact that the
reform process has given a boost to the economy, the outcome of which has been refected in
terms of the break through in service sector growth during the post reform period.
Cross state performance of growth of NSDP and its components
We have aso computed the growth rates of NSDP (at factor cost) and its sectora compositions
across the states for each decade and aso for the pre and post reforms period, the estimates of
which are given in the appendix tabes 1-4. The decada annua growth rates NSDP revea a
mixed picture over the period and it aso reveas a tremendous inter-state variabiity measured
in terms of the time profile of the values of coefficient of variation. Similarly the growthperformance between the pre and post reform period also reveals a sharp contrasting scenario
across the states. The appendix tabe 1 ceary reveas that the states excepting Bihar, UP, MP,
AP, and Rajasthan have achieved an increasing trend in their rates of growth of NSDP during
the five decades since 1961.In fact the above states have registered ower rates of growth of their
NSDP during the first decade of economic reform. It seems these states coud not initiay adjust
to reap the benefit of the market. Further the withdrawal of the public sector from development
process as an impication of the IMF-Word bank dictated poicy of economic reform seems
party to be the expanation of the fa in growth rates of NSDP of the states.
Another striking feature of the growth rates of NSDP as is discernabe from the Appendix
table- 1 is that during the post reform period almost all the states have registered very high
growth rates in varying degrees as compared to the growth rates achieved during the pre-reformperiod and aso to the overa period of our study. So, it is pausibe to concude that the reform
process has given a tremendous boost to the growth performance of all the states such that the
states have been able to reap the benefits of the market in varying degrees. It is no less note
worthy that the cross state variability in the growth rates of the states as is revealed by the time
profie of the C.Vs which were very high during the sixties and the seventies and have graduay
reduced overtime. Surprisingly the in the post reform period this has witnessed sharp reduction
in the cross state voatiity in the growth rate of NSDP aso. So, one can say that the reform
process might have helped reducing the inter-state disparity in economic growth.
As far as the growth rates of the major three sectors are concerned the Appendix Tabe 2
gives a mixed picture on the growth experienced by the states in their agricuture and aied
sector. No definite concusion on the performance of decada as we as pre and post reformagricutura growth can be drawn. In fact, the states with high degree of appication of new seed
fertiizer technoogy during sixties have achieved higher growth rates in agricuture, but the
states with delayed application of new technology have achieved higher growth rates during
1970s and 1980s. However, there has been suggishness in the growth rates of agricuture in
almost in all the states during the 1990s coupled with a bit improvement in the first decades of
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the new miennium. So, one can pausiby concude that iberaization of agricutura sector
after the formation of WTO has not produced favorabe impact on the growth of agricuture
across the states of India. The time profie of C.V aso reveas that the cross state variabiity
in the growth rates of agriculture was very high during the pre-reform period and it has fallen
during post reform period albeit it is still very high. On the other hand as far as the industrial
sector is concerned the Appendix Tabe 3 ceary brings out the fact that a the states haveachieved growth of NSDP originating from industry in varying degrees with some states ike AP,
HP, Gujarat, Karnataka etc. achieving high growth rates and some achieving moderate growth
rates and very few states ike WB Orissa, achieving ower growth rates. We aso find that the
first decades of reform has registered sluggishness in the growth rates of industrial production
across a the states excepting Assam Gujarat and to some extent WB. However, it is worth
noting that our economy has experienced industria stagnation during 1965-1979. The estimates
of industria growth rates during pre and post reform period aso revea (see appendix Tabe 3)
that some states have performed better during the post reform period and some have performed
better during the entire pre-reform period. It seems to be the outcome of the variability in the
access to market economy on the part of the states. The time profie of C.V of the growth rates
of NSDP originating from the industria sector revea a very striking feature that the cross-statevariability in the growth rates of the industrial; sector have been increased remarkably during
the post reform period.
On the other hand as far as the cross-state growth of service sector in concerned Appendix
Tabe 4 ceary brings out the fact that amost a the states have experienced tremendous
increase in the growth of service sector in varying degrees. Surprisingly the post reform period
has witnessed a tremendous break through in the growth rates of the service sector in almost
all the states as compared to their growth performance of service sector during the pre-reform
period.
It is further no less noteworthy that the cross state variability in the growth rates of service
sector as is evident from the time profie of C.V has decined remarkaby during the post reform
period. So it is plausible to conclude that the reform process in India has not only helped bringabout the service sector revoution that we have experienced but aso reducing inter-state
disparity in the growth rates of service sector tremendously. Further one can also say that the
reform process has led to the faster structural transforming our economy in favour of the service
sector through the increase in the service intensity in production and the demand for and supply
of services.
IV. NATURE OF STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND VOLATILITY OF INDIAN ECONOMY
It is we known that any economy whether it is a mixed or a capitaistic economy is aways subject
to the voatiity of its rea GDP, empoyment, price eve etc caused not ony by the endogenous
disturbances created out of the imbalances between the aggregate demand and supply of goods
and services but aso by the exogenous shocks generated from out side the economy and the erraticnatura caamities etc. The trajectory of the growth experience of our economy not ony at the
national level but at the cross-state level also reveals a high degree of volatilities. In this section we
examine the nature of the voatiities in the eve of rea GDP and the rea NSDP at the cross-state
eve for a the three major sectors in terms of the computed cross-time C.Vs and try to expain the
proximate factors behind the same. The Tabe 4 gives the vaues of C.V of GDP and its sectora
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composition for the three phases. It is interesting to note that the volatility of GDP over the entire
period of our study was very high (C.V. =82.95%) but it was reativey much ower during the pre
reform period (C.V=43.95%). Surprisingy the post reform period during which we have switched
over to market economy witnesses a sharp fall in the volatility of our GDP. If we look at the
sectora composition of our GDP then aso we find the same scenario to persist. Astonishingy,
the GDP generated from the Industry and service sectors have experienced very high degree ofvolatility both for the overall period and for the pre reform period.
Table 4
Coefcient of variation of GDP and its components in India
Period GDP Agriculture&Allied Industry Services
1950-512008-09 82.95 45.29 90.52 102.63
1950-511989-90 43.95 27.48 58.64 54.48
1990-912008-09 36.34 16.03 34.17 45.48
However it is once again surprising that both of these two sectors have experienced a
tremendous fall in the degree of volatility in respect of their performance during the post reform
period where the susceptibility towards fluctuation of output is very high. Interestingly enough
the degree of volatility of the performance of the service sector is found to be much higher
(C.V=45.48%) than that of the other two sectors viz industry (C.V=34.17%) and agricuture
(C.V=16.03%) during the post reform period. It seems that the persistence of the high degree
of volatility of the service sector during the post reform period may be due to the cross time
fluctuation of the process of outsourcing of the demand for service by the industrial and
agricultural enterprises. Further it might be the result of the volatility of domestic demand for
services generated out of the government consumption expenditure and the private consumption
expenditure. It is no ess important that the suggishness in the growth of the agricuture and
the industrial sectors in our economy might have produced tremendous adverse impact on the
demand for services.
Table 5
Volatility of NSDP at factor cost at the state level
Period 1960-61 to 2007-2008 1960-61 to 1990-91 1990-91 to 2007-2008 Andhra Pradesh 74.99 48.39 36.04
Assam 67.20 40.60 33.06
Bihar 58.48 34.10 37.16
Gujarat 81.25 58.22 45.94
Haryana 87.34 61.62 43.52
Himacha Pradesh 77.51 46.66 39.96
Karnataka 106.23 90.53 45.19
Keraa 71.16 33.87 41.73
M.P. 65.48 43.36 29.56
Maharashtra 83.59 51 41.3
Orissa 48.99 17.19 32.36
Punjab 72.22 54.69 31.16
Rajasthan 77.75 51.09 36.53
Tami Nadu 74.11 41.64 36.69U.P. 62.92 41.21 32.37
West Benga 77.04 32.77 44.27
If we look at the state level then the Table 5 clearly brings out the fact that almost all the
states have experienced very high voatiity of their NSDP over the period between 1960-61 and
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2007-08 in varying degrees. The vaues of C.V are found to be very high for some states ike
Karnataka, Maharastra, A.P etc and for some states ike Bihar, Orissa, U.P it is reativey ow.
The phase wise vaues of C.V ceary revea that the voatiities of NSDP across states are ower
in the pre reform period as compared to the values for the overall period. It is again interesting
to note that during the post reform period amost a the states excepting W.B; Keraa; Bihar and
Orissa have experienced tremendous fa in the voatiity of their NSDP and the rate fa is muchfaster in the post reform period. However there is substantia inter-state variabiity of the degree
of voatiities of NSDP and its rate of reduction both for the pre and post reform periods. So one
can plausibly conclude that the gradual switchover to the market i.e the policy of liberalisation
has immensely helped reducing the degree of volatility of the growth of our economy and its
states.
The estimates of the sectoral volatility across the states are given in the appendix tables
5, 6, and 7.As far as the agricutura sector is concerned the appendix tabe -5 ceary reveas
that the degree of volatility of its performance is relatively much higher in some states like
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Harayana, Punjab, West Benga and very ow in some states Orissa, Bihar
and Keraa over the period of our study. However if we consider the phase wise C.Vs then the
values are found to be relatively lower during the pre reform period as compared to the overallperiod and it is much ower in amost a the states excepting W.B and Orissa during the post
reforms period. So we find that the agricutura sector has aso experienced ower degree of
volatility during the post reforms period and the rate of fall in the same is also much faster
during the same period. The volatility of the performance of the industrial sector across the
states also reveal almost same scenario both for the overall period and in the pre and post reform
period (see appendix tabe -6). As far as the service sector is concerned we once again find the
same scenario including the faster rates of decline of the volatilities of it s performance across
the states during the post reforms period. Surprisingy, in case of service sector the degrees of
volatility remain very high during the post reforms period as compared to other two sectors.
This clearly indicates variability of the access to the market economy on the part of the states.
One can therefore conclude that the reform process has been able to bring about a reduction inthe volatilities of GDP and its sectoral composition not only at the national level but also at the
cross-state level.
V. STRUCTURAL CHANGE OF GDP AND ITS COMPONENTS
It has aready been found in the previous sections that Indian economy has experienced a
tremendous structural transformation over the period of our study. So one has to determine
the period exacty when the structura break in the trend in GDP ant its sectora composition
has taken pace. We have tested this by using a very simpe test known as cusum test. The
econometric resuts of this test especiay the estimated trend equations are given in the
Appendix. The trend equations for GDP and its three sectors which are given in terms of
the regression resuts-1-4 in the appendix indicate that both the constant and the regression
coefficients are positive and highly significant. The respective F values are also highly
significant indicating the good fit of the mode. Now as far as the structura change of GDP
is concerned we have applied the cusum test on the basis of the assumption that the timing
of the break is unknown. The potting of the cusum vaues as is given in the figure -2 ceary
indicates that the trend line of cusums crosses the upper error bound at the scale value of 54
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which corresponds to the year 2003. So we can say that the structura break of our GDP has
occurred in 2003 i.e. since the inception of the reform process.
Figure 2
Structural Change of GDP
Plot of Cumulative Sum of ResidualsObserv.#
-9
3
15
28
40
-21
12 24 36 48 600
Cusum
Now as far as the structura break in the agricutura and aied sector is concerned the
figure-3 ceary exhibits that the pot (red marked) showing the cumuative sum vaues of the
residuals crosses the upper error bound at the scale value of 48 which corresponds to the year
1997.So we can say that the structural change in the agricultural sector has occurred in 1997.
On the other hand figure -4 shows the nature of the structural change in the industrial sector. .It
is evident from figure -4 that the plot of the cumulative sum of the residuals crosses the upper
error bound at the scae vaue of 52 which corresponds to the year 2001. So we can say that the
structura break in the industria sector has actuay occurred in 2001.
Figure 3Structural Change in Agricultural and Allied Sectors
Plot of Cumulative Sum of Residuals
Observ.#
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7
21
36
50
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12 24 36 48 600
Cusum
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VI. CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS
This study examines the nature of growth and voatiity both at the aggregative and as we as the
sectora eve experienced by our economy since independence. We have aso tried to examine
the exact periodwhen the structural transformation not only at the aggregative level but also at
the sectoral level occurred in our economy. This study is based on the secondary data available
from the EPW research foundation, C.S.O and Reserve Bank of India.
We find that Indian Economy has undergone a tremendous structura transformation over
the period of our study. It is found that the post reform period has witnessed relatively faster
rates of growth rates of GDP and aso of the NSDP (at the cross-sate eve)incuding its sectora
composition excepting for agricutura sector and aso a sharp reduction in the cross state
voatiity in the growth rate of NSDP as compared to pre-reform period. We aso find that the
reform process has not only given a tremendous boost to the growth performance of our economy
at the aggregative level as well as at the cross-state level but it has also helped reducing the inter-
state disparity in economic growth. Moreover we find a radical structural transformation of our
economy towards a service sector revolution to take place during the post reforms period. The
cusum test reveals that the structural break in the behavior of GDP and it sectoral composition
has actually occurred in various years since 1997.Further the falling pattern of volatilities in the
behavior of GDP and its sectora composition have started around the mid sixties. The anaysis
of the behavior of the GDP, NSDP and its sectora composition at the nationa as we as at the
cross-state level clearly indicates that our economy has been able to reap the benefits of the
market economy.
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APPENDIX
Table 1
Annual Compound Growth rate of NSDP (at factor cost) (%)
States
Period
1961-71 1971-81 1981-91 1991-01 2001-08 1961-91 1971-91 1991-08 1961-08
Andhra Pr 2.92 3.13 7.06 3.80 7.65 4.35 5.08 5.37 4.72
Assam 3.07 3.36 4.78 5.89 2.22 3.73 4.07 4.36 3.96
Bihar 1.94 2.74 4.26 2.39 8.18 2.98 3.50 4.74 3.61
Gujrat 4.53 10.26 0.99 5.80 9.25 5.19 5.53 7.20 5.92
Hariyana 5.94 4.53 6.58 4.75 8.71 5.68 5.55 6.36 5.93
Himacha Pr 5.81 3.04 5.60 5.14 6.92 4.81 4.31 5.87 5.19
Karnatak 4.22 3.12 13.69 7.62 6.67 6.91 8.27 7.23 7.02
Keraa 3.98 2.28 3.73 5.07 8.27 3.32 3.00 6.38 4.42
Madhya Pr 1.70 3.34 6.01 3.65 5.36 3.67 4.66 4.35 3.91
Maharashtra 2.92 4.40 6.26 5.64 7.75 4.51 5.32 6.50 5.23
Orrisa -1.72 1.88 2.48 3.94 6.46 0.86 2.18 4.97 2.33
Punjab 5.13 4.60 5.73 4.64 4.94 5.15 5.17 4.76 5.01
Rajastan 4.96 0.90 7.85 4.61 6.66 4.53 4.32 5.45 4.86
Tamilnadu 2.51 1.72 6.31 6.11 5.65 3.49 3.99 5.92 4.36
Uttaar Pr 2.51 2.95 5.30 2.75 7.18 3.58 4.12 4.55 3.93
West Benga 2.19 3.13 3.82 7.01 6.97 3.04 3.47 6.99 4.45
C.V 58.03 59.89 48.96 28.93 25.03 33.23 30.26 17.76 23.30
Tabe 2
Annual Compound Growth rate of Agriculture and Allied Activities (at factor cost) (%)
States
Period
1961-71 1971-81 1981-91 1991-01 2001-08 1961-91 1971-91 1991-08 1961-08
Andhra Pr 2.10 1.32 3.49 2.59 4.77 2.30 2.40 3.48 2.72
Assam 1.63 2.83 1.16 2.64 0.80 1.87 1.99 1.88 1.87
Bihar 0.94 1.14 2.45 -0.85 3.76 1.51 1.79 1.02 1.33
Gujrat 5.12 8.74 -2.48 0.69 15.57 3.69 2.98 6.57 4.72
Hariyana 5.33 3.17 5.20 1.33 3.43 4.56 4.18 2.19 3.70
Himacha Pr 5.70 2.19 2.81 -0.14 2.88 3.56 2.50 1.09 2.66
Karnatak 3.83 0.38 10.87 6.62 -3.92 4.94 5.49 2.15 3.92
Keraa 1.93 0.99 2.52 -0.90 2.07 1.81 1.75 0.31 1.27
Madhya Pr 1.06 1.05 5.09 -1.13 5.31 2.38 3.05 1.47 2.05
Maharashtra -1.28 3.96 4.31 3.01 3.68 2.30 4.14 3.28 2.65
Orrisa -3.06 1.28 -2.09 1.68 4.59 -1.31 -0.42 2.87 0.18
Punjab 4.70 4.23 5.36 3.17 2.52 4.76 4.79 2.90 4.09
Rajastan 6.09 -1.28 7.18 -1.45 6.60 3.93 2.86 1.79 3.15
Tamilnadu 0.13 -1.88 3.95 3.85 0.02 0.71 1.00 2.25 1.26
Uttaar Pr 1.61 1.94 2.78 1.66 2.62 2.11 2.36 2.05 2.09West Benga 1.62 4.39 0.39 5.85 3.85 2.12 2.37 5.02 3.16
C.V 111.66 116.04 99.27 134.85 109.27 63.18 53.95 61.61 47.86
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Tabe 3
Annual Compound Growth rate of Industry (at factor cost) (%)
States
Period
1961-71 1971-81 1981-91 1991-01 2001-08 1961-91 1971-91 1991-08 1961-08
Andhra Pr 5.58 5.60 11.06 2.98 6.69 7.38 8.30 4.49 6.33
Assam 6.73 3.00 3.75 11.57 1.55 4.48 3.37 7.33 5.50Bihar 6.25 3.81 4.13 -1.07 2.96 4.72 3.97 0.57 3.20
Gujrat 4.24 10.27 5.07 5.40 9.55 6.49 7.63 7.09 6.71
Hariyana 8.69 4.55 9.85 3.36 8.52 7.67 7.17 5.45 6.86
Himacha Pr 14.07 -3.01 17.44 8.37 11.38 9.12 6.73 9.60 9.29
Karnatak 5.62 10.41 11.86 4.93 7.77 9.26 11.13 6.09 8.10
Keraa 6.97 1.41 3.91 2.64 6.34 4.07 2.65 4.15 4.10
Madhya Pr 7.71 6.06 8.70 3.71 2.34 7.48 7.37 3.14 5.89
Maharashtra 5.65 5.17 5.63 2.60 6.06 5.48 5.40 4.01 4.95
Orrisa 2.85 1.44 8.24 3.94 4.91 4.14 4.78 4.34 4.21
Punjab 6.36 4.71 10.29 2.99 4.68 7.10 7.46 3.68 5.85
Rajastan 1.88 4.50 9.38 8.23 6.01 5.21 6.91 7.31 5.97
Tamilnadu 6.19 4.11 5.52 5.32 2.28 5.27 4.81 4.06 4.83
Uttaar Pradesh 5.50 5.93 8.19 0.57 6.24 6.53 7.05 2.86 5.19
West Benga 1.61 0.99 4.59 5.83 3.46 2.38 2.77 4.85 3.27
C.V 48.53 76.79 46.50 69.17 48.94 31.54 37.39 43.84 28.99
Table 4
Annual Compound Growth rate of Services (at factor cost) (%)
States
Period
1961-71 1971-81 1981-91 1991-01 2001-08 1961-91 1971-91 1991-08 1961-08
Andhra Pr 3.71 4.97 9.03 4.88 9.39 5.88 6.98 6.72 6.18
Assam 5.60 4.64 9.83 6.71 3.20 6.67 7.21 5.25 6.15
Bihar 2.26 5.08 6.58 5.85 11.03 4.63 5.83 7.96 5.82
Gujrat 4.01 11.93 1.26 8.44 6.64 5.64 6.47 7.69 6.38Hariyana 5.95 7.21 6.82 8.86 11.42 6.66 7.01 9.91 7.82
Himacha Pradesh 4.61 5.34 6.28 7.41 7.23 5.41 5.81 7.33 6.10
Karnatak 4.48 3.86 17.69 9.27 10.56 8.50 10.56 9.80 8.97
Keraa 5.75 4.03 4.67 8.70 10.11 4.82 4.35 9.28 6.41
Madhya Pr 1.10 6.39 5.82 7.99 6.33 4.41 6.11 7.30 5.45
Maharashtra 4.87 4.12 7.73 8.06 9.29 5.56 5.91 8.56 6.64
Orrisa 1.07 3.51 7.01 5.64 7.86 3.84 5.25 6.55 4.81
Punjab 5.36 5.09 4.32 7.22 7.06 4.92 4.70 7.15 5.73
Rajastan 3.78 3.59 8.21 8.20 7.03 5.17 5.88 7.72 6.09
Tamilnadu 3.74 3.40 8.11 7.37 8.31 5.06 5.73 7.76 6.03
Uttaar Pr 3.63 3.75 7.54 4.54 10.14 4.96 5.63 6.81 5.62
West Benga 3.12 2.91 6.43 8.05 9.11 4.14 4.65 8.49 5.69
C.V 38.02 43.56 46.72 19.52 25.43 21.22 23.56 15.87 15.49
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Table 5
Coefcient of Variation of NSDP in Agriculture and Allied Activities at factor cost
Period 1960-61 to 2007-08 1960-61 to 1990-91 1990-91 to 2007-08
Andhra Pradesh 42.25 21.92 23.84
Assam 31.64 21.68 14.82
Bihar 20.66 17.74 14.63Gujarat 66.93 52.49 49.97
Haryana 54.36 49.88 14.08
Himacha Pradesh 34.97 32.27 10.89
Karnataka 72.76 61.14 24.35
Keraa 21.68 18.89 8.96
M.P. 37.07 28.17 14.15
Maharashtra 47.66 30.35 21.87
Orissa 16.61 16.5 18.73
Punjab 58.14 50.95 18.86
Rajasthan 47.31 42.67 17.03
Tami Nadu 31.89 14.82 14.73
U.P. 34.28 24.35 13.89
West Benga 51.56 27.91 30.62
Tabe 6
Coefcient of Variation of NSDP in Industry at factor cost
Period 1960-61 to 2007-08 1960-61 to 1990-91 1990-91 to 2007-08
Andhra Pradesh 84.95 82.88 28.1
Assam 87.19 47.04 52.65
Bihar 39.34 45.15 12.37
Gujarat 90.29 66.3 43.75
Haryana 90.8 80.61 38.15
Himacha Pradesh 124.95 101.32 62.28
Karnataka 104.92 104.49 42.12
Keraa 57.44 39.7 27.71
M.P. 74.77 75.14 19.1
Maharashtra 67.98 56.91 24.63
Orissa 69.63 48.16 27.65
Punjab 80.36 81.1 21.73
Rajasthan 95.81 63.46 43.84
Tami Nadu 67.51 54.49 25.34
U.P. 68.94 73.3 21.61
West Benga 60.93 25.42 32.89
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