India: Economic freedom rating

Scores are from 0 to 100, higher scores are more desirable i.e. more conducive to economic growth. The lower the score, the greater the level of government interference in the economy and the less economic freedom a country enjoys.

• Free 80 - 100;
• Mostly Free 70 - 79.9;
• Moderately Free 60 - 69.9;
• Mostly Unfree 50 to 59.9; and
• Repressed 0 - 49.9.

Source: The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal

India has just released the pilot issue of Residex (India�s house price index), covering five main cities, through the National Housing Bank (NHB). Since the Residex is new, its methodology is being revised every so often. Unfortunately, the Residex is not publicly available. General economics statistics are from the Reserve Bank of India.