Page 5 - Indian Economy

From China to India

India should welcome investments looking for alternatives

Is India's economy really 'dangerously close' to Hindu rate of growth?

Economists have a different view on Raghuram Rajan's apprehensions

Goods and services exports may cross $750 bn-mark this fiscal: Piyush Goyal

India's goods and services exports are expected to cross USD 750 billion this fiscal despite the global economic uncertainties, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. In 2021-22, the country's goods and services exports touched an all-time high of USD 422 billion and USD 254 billion respectively, taking the total shipments to USD 676 billion. Last year we crossed a record USD 650 billion of goods and services (exports). This year, we are aiming for an even bigger recordWe have crossed last year's figure alreadyWe will hopefully cross USD 750 billion (this year), he said while speaking at the Raisina Dialogue here. Due to the global demand slowdown, India's exports contracted for the second consecutive month in January, dipping by 6.6 per cent to USD 32.91 billion. During April-January this fiscal, goods shipments rose by 8.5 per cent to USD 369.25 billion, while services exports were estimated at USD 272 billion in the period. The minister said that sectors

India's FY24 GDP growth rate predicted in 6-6.5% range by agencies

Indias economic growth for 2023-24 is estimated to be in the band 6-6.5 per cent by experts in various agencies with difference only in the decimal point.

Interest rates to be at higher levels in FY24 as long as inflation is up

Credit rating agency Acuite Ratings and Research said the RBI will continue with monetary tightening and will hike the policy rate by 25 basis points

Infra development is the driving force of country's economy: PM Modi

Prime Minister said, "Gati Shakti National Master Plan is going to change the face of India's infrastructure and its multimodal logistics"

Tourism has same potential in India as agriculture, infrastructure: PM Modi

Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister remarked that the new India of today is moving forward with a new work culture

Services PMI at 12-yr high of 59.4 in Feb on strong demand, easing prices

Strong demand, easing price pressures amid mild job creation drive index

Growth and glory: Might the two Asian cheetahs end up in another dead heat?

Most forecasters had it that India would do significantly better than China in FY24, but the scenario has undergone a change in recent weeks, as China has altered course dramatically, writes T N Ninan

India's macro stability indicators to improve in FY24: Morgan Stanley

"We expect CPI inflation to average 5.5 per cent (6.7 per cent in F23 estimates) and the current account deficit to track at 2.5 per cent of GDP in F24 (2.9 per cent in F23 estimates)"

It's not 'K': CEA Nageswaran says urban recovery faster than rural

The CEA said there was still pent-up demand in the system, as in the past three years, India had been growing below potential

GDP growth may exceed 7% this fiscal, says CEA V Anantha Nageswaran

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday expressed hope that the GDP growth for the current financial year will exceed the projected 7 per cent in view of the expected revision of high frequency data. On Tuesday, the second advance estimate released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) maintained the growth projection of 7 per cent as was projected in the first advance estimate which was released in January. "Given the high frequency indicators and the pace at which they are recovering, I do believe that the current year's (GDP numbers)... are more likely to (be) revised upward than downward," he said here. Real GDP or GDP at Constant (2011-12) Prices in the year 2022-23 is estimated at Rs 159.71 lakh crore as against the first revised estimate of GDP for the year 2021-22 of Rs 149.26 lakh crore. The growth in real GDP during 2022-23 is estimated at 7 per cent as compared to 9.1 per cent in 2021-22, the NSO had said. The growth slowed to 4.4 per cent in the ...

February GST collections rise 12% to Rs 1.49 trillion: Finance Ministry

GST collections rose 12 per cent to over Rs 1.49 lakh crore in February, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. February 2023 witnessed the highest cess collection of Rs 11,931 crore since implementation of GST. The collections are, however, lower than the second highest Goods and Services Tax (GST) mop-up recorded in January at over Rs 1.57 lakh crore. The collection reached an all-time high of Rs 1.68 lakh crore in April 2022. "The gross GST revenue collected in the month of February 2023 is Rs 1,49,577 crore of which CGST is Rs 27,662 crore, SGST is Rs 34,915 crore, IGST is Rs 75,069 crore (including Rs 35,689 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is Rs 11,931 crore (including Rs 792 crore collected on import of goods)," the ministry said in a statement. The revenues for the month of February 2023 are 12 per cent higher than the GST revenues in February 2022, which was Rs 1.33 lakh crore. Normally February, being a 28-day month, witnesses a relatively lower collection o

Q3 GDP numbers: Risks outweigh upside potential of FY24 growth, says CEA

The 2022-23 Economic Survey, Nageswaran's first as CEA, projected 6.5 per cent as baseline growth for FY24, within a range of 6-6.8 per cent

India's Q3 GDP numbers: Testing growth guardrails

One minus is that aggregate private sector capex participation will lag, barring few sectoral pockets

India's GDP growth slows to 4.4% in Q3; manufacturing woes remain

Manufacturing output shrinks for second straight quarter

Centre's fiscal deficit widens to 67.8% of revised full-year target

Govt capex stays strong, 29% higher in 10 months of FY23

Core sector output at a four-month high of 7.8% in January, shows data

Lower base, expansion in output of seven of eight industries attributed

The growth challenge

Higher growth next year would require policy work

Output of eight core sectors grows at 4-month high of 7.8% in January

The output of core sectors had increased by 4% in January 2022 and by 7% in December 2022.