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Q2 GDP at 4.5%: With record-low nominal growth at 6.1%, economy is slipping to deeper pain; forget the $5-trillion target
Dinesh Unnikrishnan123 • 5 years agoIndia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the July-September quarter has come at 4.5 percent, the lowest growth in at least six-and-half years or in 26 quarters and even worse than the first quarter when the economy grew at 5 percent
Q2 GDP growth plunges to over six-year low at 4.5% on deceleration in manufacturing, agriculture, construction sector
Fp Staff • 5 years agoIndia's GDP growth dropped to a six-and-half-years (26-quarter) low of 4.5 percent in the July-September quarter of 2019-20 due to a sharp deceleration in the manufacturing sector and sluggish agriculture, construction sector output, according to official data released on Friday
Industrial production contracts at fastest pace in over seven years at 4.3% in September; consumer durables, non-durables register negative growth
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe power generation sector output dipped 2.6 percent in September, compared to 8.2 percent growth in the year-ago period.
GDP falls to 5%: Urgent economic reforms needed, but Centre's attention fixed on Ayodhya, Assam and Kashmir
Aakar • 6 years agoUnless very high growth is revived, India’s journey towards eliminating poverty and dependence will halt.
GDP growth slips to 5%: There may be more bad news coming before things get better; economy must be sole focus now
Seetha • 6 years agoIndia could have been on a stronger wicket if the first Narendra Modi government had not missed several opportunities to strengthen the economy (this is not to take away from the few reforms it did undertake).
GDP growth slows to 6-year low at 5% in April-June from 8% a year ago; agriculture, manufacturing sectors show dismal performance
Fp Staff • 6 years agoContinuing on its downward slide, the economic growth in the first quarter of FY20 slowed to 5 percent in April-June from 8 percent in a multi-year low.
GDP to grow at 6% in April-June quarter, says FICCI survey; CSO to release data tomorrow
• 6 years agoIndia's economy will grow at a median rate of 6 percent during the first quarter of the current financial year ended 30 June, according to a FICCI report
GDP growth set to slow further in April-June quarter to 5.7% amid contraction in consumption, weak investments: Nomura
• 6 years agoThe Central Statistics Office (CSO) will come out with the GDP figures for the first quarter (April-June) on 30 August.
Retail inflation eases marginally to 3.15% in July despite costlier food items
• 6 years agoRetail inflation eased marginally in July to 3.15 percent over the previous month despite costlier food items, said a government data released on Tuesday evening
Finance ministry begins consultation with industry bodies in run-up to 2019-20 Budget
• 6 years agoThe government had on 1 February unveiled interim Budget for 2019-20 in view of the Lok Sabha elections