The GDP progress within the first quarter remained unchanged at 7.8 per cent. (File)
New Delhi:
India’s financial system grew 7.6 per cent within the September quarter of this fiscal and remained the fastest-growing massive financial system, primarily attributable to higher efficiency by manufacturing, mining and companies sectors, the federal government knowledge confirmed on Thursday.
The gross home product (GDP) expanded by 6.2 per cent within the July-September quarter of 2022-23.
India remained the fastest-growing main financial system, as China posted a 4.9 per cent progress in July-September 2023.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the GDP progress determine displayed the resilience and energy of the Indian financial system amid testing instances globally.
“The GDP progress numbers for Q2 show the resilience and energy of the Indian financial system within the midst of such testing instances globally. We’re dedicated to making sure fast-paced progress to create extra alternatives, speedy eradication of poverty and enhancing ‘ease of residing’ for our folks,” mentioned PM Modi on X.
In keeping with the Nationwide Statistical Workplace (NSO) knowledge, the agriculture sector GVA (Gross Worth Added) progress decelerated to 1.2 per cent within the September 2023 quarter from 2.5 per cent a yr in the past.
The enlargement in monetary, actual property {and professional} companies’ GVA was 6 per cent, down from 7.1 per cent within the year-ago quarter.
The GVA within the manufacturing sector confirmed a progress of 13.9 per cent within the second quarter of the present fiscal in comparison with a contraction of three.8 per cent within the year-ago interval.
As per the information, the output (GVA) within the ‘mining and quarrying’ accelerated to 10 per cent within the second quarter in opposition to a contraction of 0.1 per cent a yr in the past.
Electrical energy, fuel, water provide and different utility companies’ grew by 10.1 per cent from 6.1 per cent.
The development sector recorded a progress of 13.3 per cent year-on-year within the second quarter in comparison with 5.7 per cent.
The expansion in gross home product (GDP) through the April-June quarter of 2023-24 remained unchanged at 7.8 per cent.
“Actual GDP or GDP at Fixed (2011-12) Costs in Q2 2023-24 is estimated to realize a stage of Rs 41.74 lakh crore, as in opposition to Rs 38.78 lakh crore in Q2 2022-23, displaying a progress of seven.6 per cent as in comparison with 6.2 per cent in Q2 2022-23,” the NSO mentioned in an announcement.
Nominal GDP or GDP at present costs in Q2 2023-24 is estimated at Rs 71.66 lakh crore in opposition to Rs 65.67 lakh crore in Q2 2022-23, displaying a progress of 9.1 per cent as in comparison with 17.2 per cent in Q2 2022-23, it added.
It additional mentioned the GDP at fixed (2011-12) costs in April-September 2023-24 (H1 2023-24) is estimated at Rs 82.11 lakh crore in opposition to Rs 76.22 lakh crore through the corresponding interval of the earlier yr, displaying a progress of seven.7 per cent in H1 2023-24 in comparison with 9.5 per cent in H1 2022-23, it mentioned.
GDP at present costs in H1 2023-24 is estimated at Rs 142.33 lakh crore in comparison with Rs 131.09 lakh crore through the corresponding interval of the earlier yr, displaying a progress of 8.6 per cent in H1 2023-24 in opposition to 22.2 per cent in H1 2022-23.
In the meantime, the output of eight key infrastructure sectors jumped 12.1 per cent in October 2023 in opposition to 0.7 per cent enlargement within the year-ago interval on account of a pointy uptick in manufacturing of coal, metal, cement and electrical energy, in response to the official knowledge.
The federal government’s fiscal deficit on the finish of October touched 45 per cent of the full-year price range estimate, in response to knowledge launched by the Controller Normal of Accounts (CGA) on Thursday.
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