Growth in private consumption in the Q1FY25 GDP numbers took all by surprise. But granular data from segments such as auto, cement and some discretionary consumer goods could pose as risks to sustained demand expansion
The share of manufacturing in total GVA was higher in the June 2011, June 2014 and June 2019 quarters than in the June 2024 quarter
The GDP growth fell to a five quarter low of 6.7 percent in the first quarter of FY25 compared with 7.8 percent in the previous quarter.
A base year change for inflation and IIP data, improving administrative data from ministries, overhaul of National Statistical Commission on cards.
PLI schemes for 14 different sectors, worth $25 billion, is likely to lead to production worth over $370 billion in the next five years, said the report
Most likely the government might have not spent heavily on subsidies while tax flows, especially GST, has been highly robust. Interestingly, the second highest difference between GDP and GVA is in 2018-19, which coincides with the period during the previous Lok Sabha election. However, one has to be careful before jumping to any conclusions as the GDP data is revised significantly in multiple stages
Moneycontrol deep dives into the GDP numbers for Q3 of FY 24 -the fine print behind 8.4% growth. Making sense of data perplexities. The wide gap between GDP and GVA. Can the growth momentum continue? Will Q4 growth be slower? The big economic message from the GDP numbers.
India's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 8.4% in the December quarter, according to data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. In conversation with Moneycontrol's Santosh Nair, Morgan Stanley’s Chief India Economist, Upasana Chachra decodes what these numbers mean for India and discusses growth estimates and risks.
Even as India's GDP soared by 8.4 percent in October-December, the 6.5 percent increase in Gross Value Added was in line with expectations
Economists’ consensus forecast for January-March GDP growth was off by one percentage point. Moneycontrol tries to understand why this may have happened.
Real GVA growth for the December 2022 quarter for the services sector may disappoint while that for manufacturing may be slightly better than the September quarter performance
Nomura’s economists write that PMI numbers have been poor indicators of economic growth
To assess how far the economy has recovered from the piling rubble of COVID-19’s devastation, it will be more prudent to compare the current year’s metrics with that of 2019-20, the immediate pre-COVID-19 year.
India GDP: India’s ability to bounce back from the impact of the second Covid-19 wave will depend mainly on one factor: the pace of vaccination.
The 'Monthly Economic Review' for February also stated that higher-than-expected subsidy outlay in 2020-21 has led to real GDP contraction projections to be larger than that of real GVA, an unusual occurrence in itself.
Private sector gross value added was the lowest in the new GDP series
Numbers will show a continuing slowdown
India's government spending as percentage of GDP well above those of most East Asian peers, except China
Growth in the private sector has been lower, sometimes much lower, than what the headline numbers indicate
SBI’s composite leading indicator now at much lower level than in March 2014 quarter
An NSSO survey has found many companies as untraceable, triggering a debate whether India has been overestimating its GDP levels and growth
High inflation hurts people’s buying power, while low levels can indicate poor demand and weak economic activity. Currently, it is the latter that seems to be playing out in the rural economy.
It has also revised its FY18 nominal GDP growth to 11.3 percent, up from 10.0 percent earlier.
The report says major indicators driving the GVA in Q1 FY19 are cement production, passenger traffic, sale of both commercial vehicle and passenger vehicles, non-food credit growth and aircraft movement.
India's GDP grew at the fastest pace in seven quarters at 7.7 per cent in January-March, retaining the fastest growing major economy tag on robust performance by manufacturing and service sectors as well as good farm output.