Figure 1
The vertical axis represents the A D T amount in crores of rupees, scaled from 0 to 12000 in increments of 2000 crores. The horizontal axis lists the years from left to right: 2006 to 2007, 2007 to 2008, 2008 to 2009, 2009 to 2010, 2010 to 2011, 2011 to 2012, 2012 to 2013, 2013 to 2014, 2014 to 2015, 2015 to 2016, 2016 to 2017, 2017 to 2018, 2018 to 2019, and 2019 to 2020. The A D T shows an overall increasing trend, starting from a low point in 2006 to 2007 (under 1000 crore rupees), peaking in 2012 to 2013 at 10000 crore rupees. After this peak, turnover dropped substantially in 2013 to 2014 and 2014 to 2015, reaching a low of about 5000 crore rupees in 2014 to 2015. It then recovered and fluctuated, reaching a second high of about 9800 crore rupees in 2018 to 2019, before slightly declining to about 7200 crore rupees in the final year, 2019 to 2020. Note: all numerical values are approximate.ADT in base metal futures (Rs. crore). Source: Commodity insight year book 2021, MCX, India