MUMBAI: The Department of Economics and Statistics (DES), Tata Services has published its 31st edition of the Statistical Outline of India for the year 2004-05 popularly known as S.O.

This pocket sized edition is packed with the latest economic data culled and analysed from authentic sources and presented in an extremely reader friendly format.

 
 
With India's rapid transgression into a service based economy, it includes critical information on rapidly emerging sectors like entertainment, IT, Telecom. It also has the results of a detailed study on total factor productivity conducted by the Department of Economics and Statistics of the Tata Group.
 
 
This pocket edition is aimed at being an informative and reliable companion to both, professionals and lay people alike. It can be used by rating agencies, large corporates, leading institutions of management studies, foreign embassies etc. It can also help professionals traveling abroad in connection with international road shows where there is a need to refer to a wide range of information regarding the Indian economy.
 
 
The S.O. gives not only basic economic information, but also incorporates upto date data on international economies, together with international comparisons to facilitate reader interest.