Gross State Domestic Product
Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at factor cost at constant (1999-2000) prices in 2006-07 was US$45.30 billion as against US$41.52 billion in 2005-06. The GSDP registered a growth of 9.17% at constant prices in the year 2006-07. Gujarat contributed 6.50% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India in the year 2006-07.



Per Capita Income
The per capita income at current prices has been estimated at US$915 in 2006-07 (higher than the national average of US$627) as against US$805 in 2005-06, registering an increase of 13.76 % during the year.


Agriculture
Agriculture is well established in terms of natural resources, skilled labour force, enterprising farmers, and the market network. The major food crops in the state are rice, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, tur, gram, groundnut; while major non food crops are cotton, tobacco, and isabgul. Agriculture accounted for around 18.22% (at constant prices) of the State's GSDP in the year 2006-07.

Industry
The secondary sector accounted for 37.78% (at constant prices) of the State's GSDP in the year 2006-07. Gujarat ranks second in state-wise percentage share of Net Value Added by manufacturing in the factory sector of India according to the Annual Survey of Industries (2004-05). Gujarat has been a front runner in industries including textiles, chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, engineering, oil and gas, ceramics, gems and jewellery, and agro-based products. There are around 202 industrial estates in Gujarat.

Services The services sector contributed 44.00% (at constant prices) to the State's GSDP in the year 2006-07. Services included trade, hotels, transport, communication, and financial services.

Social Infrastructure of Gujarat
The State is home to India's leading business school Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), and other important institutes such as National Institute of Design (NID), National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), and Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI). Apart from the leading institutes the State is also home to 44 engineering institutes and 41 management schools. Further, the State Government plans to establish a shipbuilding university, the first of its kind in the country and it is going be established in Kutch. Besides, the State has a well established health infrastructure including multi-speciality hospitals managed by reputed groups. The State also has multiplexes and multi cuisine restaurants for entertainment.

Mining
As per provisional estimates, the production of agate, steatite and gypsum during the year 2006-07 was 38, 1105 and 156 tonnes respectively. The production of limestone,lignite, bauxite, laterite and dolomite were 22482, 9810, 3214, 262 and 325 thousand tones respectively. The production of clay (others), china clay, bentonite, quartz, silica sand and chalk were 5582, 492, 896, 223, 961 and 199 thousand tonnes respectively. The production of crude oil and natural gas was 6212 thousand tonnes and 3294 million cubic meters respectively during the year 2006-07.

Power
The installed power capacity of the State as on March 31, 2007 was 9561 MW. The total generation of electricity in the State including private sector and central sector share was 61543 MUs in 2006-07 as against 58724 MUs generated during the previous year 2005-06. The total consumption of electricity during 2006-2007 was 41513 MUs as against 38358 MUs in 2005-06. The per capita consumption of electricity during the year 2006-07 was reported to be 1354 units. (as per CEA’s revised formula) as against 1313 units of the previous year 2005-06.

Natural Gas
Gujarat has been one of the earliest oil/gas producing states in the country. Oil and gas reserves in Gujarat are located at Ankleshwar, Mehsana, Tapti High (which is India's second largest producer of gas), Hazira, Bharuch, Gandhar, Dahej, Jambusar, Palej, Kalol, and isolated gas fields around Ahmedabad. Below are figures for gas production in the state during 2001-2006: Gujarat holds the unique distinction of being the only state with more than one gas producer currently. Apart from ONGC Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (GSPC), Cairn Energy and Niko Resources are involved in the process of production of natural gas in Gujarat. Private players including Adani Group and British Gas and public sector companies like GAIL, BPCL, GSPC Gas Company are involved in gas distribution. Hazira and Dahej LNG terminals of Gujarat are the only LNG terminals in the country. LNG terminals are proposed at Mundra and Pipavav. Besides, Gujarat has an extensive transmission network. A Gas grid of around 1600 km is in operation, around 256 km is under construction.

Infastructure

1. Airports There are 11 airports under the operational jurisdiction of Airports Authority of India (AAI) International airport: Ahmedabad Domestic airports: Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Porbandar, Bhuj,Keshod, and Deesa airports 2. Ports The State has 40 minor and intermediate ports, geographically dispersed across South Gujarat (13 ports), Saurashtra (23 ports) and Kutch region (4 ports) and one major port. Besides this, there are 3 private ports in the State. Kandla is another major port and is under the control of Central Government of India. The total cargo handled by the Kandla Port in quantitative terms has increased from 45.907 million tonnes in the year 2005-06 to 52.982 million tonnes in the year 2006-07, showing an increase of 15.41 % over the previous year (including transshipment). The intermediate and minor ports of Gujarat handled a total cargo of 132.442 million tonnes during the year 2006-07 as against 108.075 million tonnes handled during the preceding year, showing an increase of about 22.54 %. 3.Roads The total length of roads (except Non-plan, Community, Urban and Project roads) in the State has increased to 74038 km by the end of 2005-06 from 73724 km at the end of 2004-05. Out of the total road length of 74038 km at the end of the year 2005-06, the length of National Highways, State Highways, Major District Roads, Other District Roads and Village Roads was 2867 km, 18702 km, 20707 km, 10503 km, and 21259 km, respectively.

Highlights of Gujarat Economy*

The state accounts for 15.59% of country's investment and 10% of country's expenditure. (Source: www.gujaratindia.com)

Key industries in Gujarat include chemicals and petrochemicals, drugs and

• pharmaceuticals, dairy, cement and ceramics, textiles, auto and engineering, and gems and jewellery. Further impetus is being provided to Gujarat's economic prosperity by urban, port and SEZ led infrastructure development.
• Gujarat's rate of growth of industrial output was 20% in 2006-07
• Gujarat is the only state in India which offers investors clear exit options in terms of termination of labour and closure of industrial unit in a Special Economic Zone (SEZ)
• Gujarat is an industrially peaceful state with the lowest number of man-days lost in the country.
• Gujarat has the largest chemicals industry in the country. It is the leading producer of cement , salt and soda ash in India.
• Gujarat has the largest diamond processing industry in the country.
• It’s the leading producer of fennel, castor seeds and psyllium husk in the world.
• Gujarat has the world's largest grass root refinery located at Jamnagar.
• Gujarat is home to Kandla, India's first and largest special economic zone (SEZ). It is also one of India's largest ports with a capacity of 45.9 MMTA (million metric tonnes per annum). Most of the bulk traffic (10.8%)of the country is handled from Kandla port which amounts to 150 MMTA.
• Gujarat is the first state in the country where ports are being privatised through built-own- operate and transfer (BOOT) scheme. Gujarat has opened the country's first private sector ports Pipavav and Mundra by implementing the BOOT scheme. In addition, the liquid cargo (chemicals) handling port at Dahej is the first of its kind and has been set up as a joint venture.
• The state has the highest number of airports(11) in India, including an international airport,in Ahmedabad.
• Gujarat has an extensive road network exceeding 74000 km. The Ahmedabad-Vadodara expressway is now open for transportation.
• It brought the gas grid in operation and sensitised the nation to the fact that gas can be used to transform lives.
• The first state in India to notify the Disaster Management Act.
• Gujarat is home to India’s first LNG Terminal located at Hazira. Another LNG terminal is located at Dahej.