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Release calendar

The publication follows each source's release cycle. Monthly figures can be released after the month they describe, while annual and quarterly series run on different calendars.

Publisher-planned releases

The dates below come from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation's 25 May 2026 advance calendar, verified on 5 October 2026. They cover the named releases only, not every series on this site.

The publisher says holiday releases move to the next working day and dates may change. Treat these as planned calendar dates, not a promise that a new observation will be available here on that day.

MoSPI's planned release dates from October 2026 to March 2027
Planned datePublicationSeries on this site
Consumer-price indexConsumer-price inflation
Monthly labour-force survey, September 2026Employment and unemployment
Industrial production indexIndustrial production and wholesale prices
Quarterly labour-force survey, July to September 2026Employment and unemployment
Consumer-price indexConsumer-price inflation
Monthly labour-force survey, October 2026Employment and unemployment
Quarterly unincorporated-enterprise survey, July to September 2026Unincorporated businesses
Industrial production indexIndustrial production and wholesale prices
Consumer-price indexConsumer-price inflation
Monthly labour-force survey, November 2026Employment and unemployment
Industrial production indexIndustrial production and wholesale prices
Consumer-price indexConsumer-price inflation
Monthly labour-force survey, December 2026Employment and unemployment
Industrial production indexIndustrial production and wholesale prices
Quarterly labour-force survey, October to December 2026Employment and unemployment
Consumer-price indexConsumer-price inflation
Monthly labour-force survey, January 2027Employment and unemployment
Industrial production indexIndustrial production and wholesale prices
Consumer-price indexConsumer-price inflation
Monthly labour-force survey, February 2027Employment and unemployment
Quarterly unincorporated-enterprise survey, October to December 2026Unincorporated businesses
Annual labour-force survey, calendar year 2026Employment and unemployment
Industrial production indexIndustrial production and wholesale prices

Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation advance release calendar.

Cadence for every published series

The cadence rows do not announce the publisher's next release. No future date has been inferred from a collection schedule or an older publication.

For sources without a verified advance calendar here, use the official source links to check announcements.

Source cadences and the latest observations currently published
CadenceSeriesLatest observationPublisher
AnnualAnnual central-government accounts2025-26Controller General of Accounts
AnnualTrade with China2025-26Department of Commerce
AnnualInsurance penetration and coverage2024-25Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
AnnualCrude-oil imports and dependency2025-26Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell
AnnualSoftware exports2025-26Reserve Bank of India
AnnualArms importsStockholm International Peace Research Institute
AnnualForeign direct investment and greenfield announcementsUnited Nations Trade and Development
AnnualEmployment and economic output by sectorWorld Bank
AnnualPopulation, fertility and working ageWorld Bank
AnnualRemittances and foreign direct investmentWorld Bank
AnnualGovernance and innovation rankingsWorld Bank and World Intellectual Property Organization
Annual and periodic estimatesIndians overseas and students in the United StatesUnited Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and Institute of International Education
Annual estimatesCrop production and rice exports2025-26Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
DailyEssential-commodity retail pricesDepartment of Consumer Affairs
Daily holdings snapshotsAccessible government-bond maturitiesClearing Corporation of India
Daily in the current seasonSeasonal rainfallIndia Meteorological Department
Daily on published business daysDaily rupee and government-bond benchmarksFinancial Benchmarks India Private Limited
Every two monthsConsumer confidenceReserve Bank of India
Financial yearRural employment-guarantee work2025-26Ministry of Rural Development
Financial yearWho absorbed government-bond supply2025-26Reserve Bank of India
Forecast rounds and annual estimatesGrowth forecasts and human developmentInternational Monetary Fund and United Nations Development Programme
FortnightlyBank balance sheetsReserve Bank of India
Four-month instalment roundsPM-Kisan beneficiariesApr-Jul 2026-27Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
MonthlyAirport passengers and freightAirports Authority of India
MonthlyGold and silver exchange-traded fundsAssociation of Mutual Funds in India
MonthlyLump-sum equity flowsAssociation of Mutual Funds in India
MonthlyMutual-fund flows and assetsAssociation of Mutual Funds in India
MonthlySIP contributionsAssociation of Mutual Funds in India
MonthlyElectricity generationCentral Electricity Authority
MonthlyForeign ownership of accessible government bondsClearing Corporation of India
MonthlyGold importsDepartment of Commerce
MonthlyDomestic aviationDirectorate General of Civil Aviation
MonthlyFormal payroll additionsEmployees’ Provident Fund Organisation
MonthlyE-way bills and goods movementGoods and Services Tax Network
MonthlyGoods and services taxGoods and Services Tax Network
MonthlyRailway passengers and freightIndian Railways
MonthlyWhite-collar hiringInfo Edge
MonthlyLife-insurance new businessInsurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
MonthlyRural agricultural wagesLabour Bureau
MonthlyVehicle registrationsMinistry of Road Transport and Highways
MonthlyConsumer-price inflationMinistry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
MonthlyEmployment and unemploymentMinistry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
MonthlyIndustrial production and wholesale pricesMinistry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
MonthlyForeign tourist arrivalsMinistry of Tourism
MonthlyFASTag toll paymentsNational Payments Corporation of India
MonthlyUPI app market shareNational Payments Corporation of India
MonthlyUPI bank approval and decline ratesNational Payments Corporation of India
MonthlyUPI merchant categoriesNational Payments Corporation of India
MonthlyUPI merchant payments and person-to-person transfersNational Payments Corporation of India
MonthlyUPI payments by state and territoryNational Payments Corporation of India
MonthlyUPI transactionsNational Payments Corporation of India
MonthlyForeign portfolio flows by sectorNational Securities Depository
MonthlyForeign portfolio investment flowsNational Securities Depository
MonthlyShare purchases and sales by investor groupNational Stock Exchange
MonthlyNine core industriesOffice of the Economic Adviser
MonthlyNational Pension System equity assetsPension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
MonthlyFuel consumptionPetroleum Planning and Analysis Cell
MonthlyBank lending and deposit ratesReserve Bank of India
MonthlyBank lending by sectorReserve Bank of India
MonthlyCredit cardsReserve Bank of India
MonthlyCredit cards by bankReserve Bank of India
MonthlyDebit-card cash withdrawalsReserve Bank of India
MonthlyEffective rupee exchange-rate indicesReserve Bank of India
MonthlyNon-bank creditReserve Bank of India
MonthlyOutward remittancesReserve Bank of India
MonthlyPayment systems and infrastructureReserve Bank of India
MonthlyServices exports and importsReserve Bank of India
MonthlyDemat accountsSecurities and Exchange Board of India
MonthlyDerivatives trading by participantSecurities and Exchange Board of India
MonthlyPrimary-market fundraisingSecurities and Exchange Board of India
MonthlyUS Treasury holdings and forward-dollar positionsUS Department of the Treasury and Reserve Bank of India
Monthly, financial year to dateCentral-government capital spendingController General of Accounts
Monthly, financial year to dateIndia’s trading partnersDepartment of Commerce
Monthly, financial year to dateMerchandise tradeDepartment of Commerce
Monthly, financial year to dateNon-life insurance premiumsGeneral Insurance Council
Monthly, financial year to dateMumbai property registrationsMaharashtra Department of Registration and Stamps
Monthly, financial year to dateSteel production and consumptionMinistry of Steel
Policy decisionsRepo rate and policy corridorReserve Bank of India
Published financial-year-to-date cutoffsDirect-tax collectionsCentral Board of Direct Taxes
Published registration snapshotsUnique registered investorsNational Stock Exchange of India
QuarterlyPrivate-sector credit to GDP2026-Q1Bank for International Settlements
QuarterlyHome loansCRIF High Mark
QuarterlyRetail credit balancesCRIF High Mark
QuarterlyFixed investmentApril to June 2026Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
QuarterlyGDP and gross value addedApril to June 2026Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
QuarterlyPrivate consumptionApril to June 2026Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
QuarterlyUnincorporated businesses2026-Q2Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
QuarterlyBalance of payments and current accountApril to June 2026Reserve Bank of India
QuarterlyHome-price index2025-26-Q4Reserve Bank of India
QuarterlySales per rupee of staff cost2026-27 Q1Reserve Bank of India
QuarterlyTelecom subscribers, usage and revenueTelecom Regulatory Authority of India
QuarterlyConsumer credit conditionsTransUnion CIBIL
Quarterly and annualHousehold financial savingsReserve Bank of India
Survey roundsHousehold consumption2023-24Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Survey roundsHousehold consumption distribution2023-24Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
WeeklyForeign exchange reservesReserve Bank of India
Weekly and monthly, separately datedCurrency in circulation and UPIReserve Bank of India
Weekly bulletins, retained monthly observationsReservoir storageCentral Water Commission
Weekly during the sowing seasonMonsoon-crop sowingMinistry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Weekly publication, component-specific observation datesRBI weekly monetary pulseReserve Bank of India

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Consumer-price inflation: The percentage change in a consumer price index, which measures the price of a basket of household goods and services. The year-on-year rate compares the same month in successive years. Definition and conventionsPM-Kisan: A central government income transfer paid to eligible landholding farming households in three instalments a year. Definition and conventionsETF: An exchange-traded fund, a fund whose units trade on an exchange. A fund folio is an account, not necessarily a unique investor. Definition and conventionsSIP: A systematic investment plan, usually a standing monthly contribution into a mutual fund. Definition and conventionsE-way bill: A digital permit normally required to move goods with a consignment value above ₹50,000 ($519), subject to the applicable goods and services tax rules. Definition and conventionsFASTag: The windshield radio tag used to pay highway tolls electronically. Definition and conventionsUPI: The Unified Payments Interface, India’s shared network for instant payments between bank accounts. Definition and conventionsNPS: The National Pension System, India’s government-regulated defined-contribution retirement system. Definition and conventionsDemat account: An account that holds shares and other securities electronically. One investor can hold more than one account. Definition and conventionsRepo rate: The Reserve Bank of India’s policy rate for lending to banks against eligible securities. It is a policy rate, not a consumer loan rate. Definition and conventionsGDP: Gross domestic product, the value of goods and services produced within the economy. Constant-price GDP measures output using a fixed price base. Current-price GDP includes price changes. Definition and conventionsGVA: Gross value added, the value of output less the goods and services used to produce it. GDP adds product taxes and subtracts product subsidies from GVA. Definition and conventionsBoP: Balance of payments, the accounts of transactions between residents and the rest of the world. Goods, services, income and financial flows are separately classified. Definition and conventionsWALR: Weighted average lending rate, an average of bank lending rates weighted by the relevant loan amounts. Fresh-loan and outstanding-loan rates are different measures. Definition and conventionsWADTDR: Weighted average domestic term-deposit rate, an average of rates on domestic term deposits weighted by deposit amounts. Fresh and outstanding deposit rates are separate measures. Definition and conventionsMCLR: Marginal cost of funds based lending rate, a bank’s published lending benchmark. It is not the same as every borrower’s actual loan rate. Definition and conventionsMCC: A merchant category code, the four-digit code used to group merchants by their main business. It classifies the merchant, not every item bought. Definition and conventionsPFCE: Private final consumption expenditure, the national-accounts measure of final spending by households and non-profit institutions serving households. Definition and conventionsGFCF: Gross fixed capital formation, spending on new fixed assets and improvements to existing assets. It is distinct from purchases of financial investments. Definition and conventionsIndex of Industrial Production: India’s monthly measure of industrial output. The current series uses 2022-23 equal to 100 and is not spliced to older-base index levels. Definition and conventionsWholesale Price Index: An index of prices received at the wholesale stage. The current all-commodities series uses 2022-23 equal to 100. Definition and conventionsGST: Goods and services tax, India’s tax on supplies of goods and services. Gross collections are measured before refunds. Net collections deduct refunds. Definition and conventionsPLFS: The Periodic Labour Force Survey, MoSPI’s survey of employment, unemployment and participation in work. Monthly, quarterly and annual releases have separately labelled periods. Definition and conventionsEPFO: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, which administers the statutory provident fund for covered employees and publishes payroll additions and exits. Definition and conventionsAdvance estimate: An official crop-production estimate published before all final information is available. Later estimates can revise the same agricultural year. Definition and conventionsMGNREGA: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which guarantees eligible rural households access to public work. Definition and conventionsNBFC: A non-banking financial company, a financial firm that provides credit or other financial services without being a bank. Definition and conventionsG-Sec: A government security. A quoted government-bond yield is the return implied by its price and the publisher’s quoting convention, not the bond’s coupon rate. Definition and conventionsLRS: The Liberalised Remittance Scheme, which lets resident individuals send up to $250,000 abroad in a financial year for permitted transactions. Definition and conventionsIPO: An initial public offering, a company’s first public sale of shares. Main-board and smaller-company offerings are separately classified in the source. Definition and conventionsFII: Foreign institutional investor, a name often used when discussing foreign portfolio investors. The source’s investor category and period remain authoritative. Definition and conventionsFPI: Foreign portfolio investment, purchases of securities such as shares and bonds by overseas investors. Net flows subtract their sales from their purchases. Definition and conventionsFAR: The Fully Accessible Route, the set of central government bonds foreign investors may buy without aggregate investment limits. Definition and conventionsAUM: Assets under management, the value of investments managed by a fund or institution at the stated date. Assets are a stock, not a monthly inflow. Definition and conventionsHHI: The Herfindahl–Hirschman index, a measure of concentration formed by adding squared shares. Its scale depends on whether shares are expressed as fractions or percentages. Definition and conventionsCrore: The Indian counting unit equal to 10 million. One lakh crore is one trillion. A crore figure is an alternative notation for the same amount, not an additional value. Definition and conventions