Economy likely to grow at 5.5 percent in 2012/13

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Reuters Delhi, India
Last Updated : Feb 09 2013 | 12:15 AM IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's economy is likely to grow at 5.5 percent or slightly more in the current fiscal year ending next month, and the central statistical organisation is likely to revise figures in its final estimates, a finance ministry statement said on Friday.

Citing GDP trend data for previous years, the statement said the advanced estimates were based on data till November or December, and did not capture the turnaround trend of the economy.

(Reporting by Manoj Kumar; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)

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First Published: Feb 08 2013 | 11:07 PM IST

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