Fixed investment trend has been remained depressive as it showed 0.6 per cent decline in the current financial year 2011-12 as compare to last fiscal year. Fixed investment declined to 10.9 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2011-12 from 11.5 percent of GDP last year. According to the Economic Survey 2011-2012, Real Investment has also declined from 13.1 percent of GDP last year to 12.5 percent of GDP in 2011- 12,similarly Private investment also contracted to 7.9 percent of GDP in 2011-12 as compared to 8.6 percent of GDP last year. Public investment as a percent of GDP is 3.0 percent in 2011-12 against the 2.9 percent last year. National savings are 10.7 percent of GDP in 2011-12 as compared to 13.2 Percent in 2010-11.
Foreign Direct Investment stood at $ 668 million during July-April 2011-12 as against $ 1293 million last year. The capital flows were affected because of global financial crunch and euro zone crisis. Oil and Gas Exploration remained the major sector for foreign investors. The share of Oil and Gas Exploration in total FDI during July-April 2011-12 stood at 70 percent.
