Numbers of note

Rs 1,70,000 crore: This is the value of investment projects that have been shelved due to economic slowdown in India, according to CMIE.

13.4%: Dip in net direct tax receipts to Rs 52,749 crore in December 2008, compared to Rs 60,976 crore in December 2007.

18%: Decline in all domestic sales of automobiles in December 2008. Total vehicle sales in the domestic market stood at 5,97,622 units in December 2008 as against 7,30,603 units in December 2007, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).

Rs150crore: The amount needed by Satyam to meet insurance liabilities of its US employees. Satyam’s senior management executive Ram Mynampati informed the government of this fact on January 16.