The IIP was up 45 per cent in the first quarter due to the 134.63 per cent rise in April owing to a low base
The temporary supply shocks that have led to higher inflation has been kept aside by the MPC while focusing on growth
Nobel laureate economist Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee on Thursday apprehended that the impending third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic might adversely impact the GDP
The country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is likely to be 8.8 to 9 per cent in the current financial year, driven by agriculture and industry sectors, Care Ratings said in a report.
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This is expected to affect GDP growth rate during April-June quarter
Experts say surge in gold imports contributed to widening of CAD in Q4FY21, in spite of spike in exports
The economy is slowly getting back to normalcy as the number of Covid-19 cases is declining, he said
GDP, according to their estimates, is likely to contract by 4.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) in Q2, much smaller than during the first wave (-24.7 per cent)
Going forward, the inflation trajectory is likely to be shaped by uncertainties impinging on the upside and the downside. The rising trajectory of international commodity prices, especially of crude
Vaccination holds the key on the growth front going ahead, he said, warning that if the inoculations fall short, it can shave off 1 percentage point from the GDP growth estimate
Share of corporation tax collections in gross tax revenue falls to 10-year low
India's financial sector, the rating agency said, is the main driver of potential event risk to the sovereign
Barclays has pegged growth at 7.7 per cent in a bear-case scenario, if the country is hit by a third wave of the pandemic.
The recovery in Q4 was nevertheless impressive in the sense that nominal GDP grew at 8.7 per cent
The situation changed over the second half as gradual unlocking, easier financial conditions and higher household financial savings, helped stoke pent-up demand
The recovery cannot be investments-led because most enterprises are nursing excess capacities
The positives apart, it is clear consumption can't rebound meaningfully without large-scale vaccination; the good news is the rate is likely to improve steadily in the coming months
Indeed, while FY21 GDP reinforces the sharp slowdown in growth in a pandemic year, it also offers a low base for a mechanical bounce in FY22 recovery
Unveiling the revenue-expenditure data of the Union government for 2020-21, the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Monday said that the revenue deficit at the end of the fiscal was 7.42 per cent