• The Indian economy expanded 7.2 percent year-on-year in the last three
months of 2017, well above an upwardly revised 6.5 percent advance in the
previous period and beating market expectations of 6.9 percent. It is the
strongest growth rate since the third quarter of 2016, boosted by a jump in
investment and public spending.
Some facts
• Real GDP growth or Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of India at constant
(2011-12) prices in the year 2016-17 is estimated at 7.11 percent as compared to the
growth rate of 7.93 percent in 2015-16. Quarterly GDP growth rates are : Q1 (7.2%),
Q2 (7.4%), Q3 (7.0%).
• GVA growth rates of Agriculture & allied, Industry, and Services sector are 4.37%,
5.77%, and 7.87%, respectively. Manufacturing growth is at 7.7%. India has
registered highest growth of 11.2% in 'Public Administration, defence and other
services' sector and lowest 1.3% in 'Mining & quarrying' sector.
• At current prices, GDP growth rates for year 2016-17 is 11.52%. Growth for Q1, Q2,
Q3 are 10.8%, 11.8%, 10.6%, respectively. GVA growth rates of Agriculture & allied,
Industry, and Services sector are 9.64%, 8.32%, and 11.87%, respectively.
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• GST implementation and demonetization, had affected cash-intensive sectors in the economy.
• The Economic Survey 2017-18 seems to suggest that the negative impact of demonetisation on the
• The re-acceleration of export growth to 13.6 percent in the third quarter of FY2018 and deceleration of
import growth to 13.1 percent, in line with global trends, suggest that the demonetization and GST
• The Economic Survey said that demonetization had led to Rs 2.8 lakh crores less cash and Rs 3.8 lakh