New Delhi: Indian economy is expected to grow by 7.6 per cent in the October-December quarter of the current fiscal year - the fastest pace of expansion in five quarters, India Ratings and Research said on Friday.
"Growth may have ticked higher in third quarter by 7.6 per cent. The growth is likely to get support from a favourable base effect, as GDP in third quarter of last fiscal grew by 6.6 per cent," India Ratings chief economist Devendra Pant said.
In the current fiscal year, Indian economy grew by 7 per cent in the first quarter and 7.4 per cent in the second quarter.
The official GDP data for the third quarter of the current fiscal year is scheduled to be released on Monday.
"Domestic demand witnessed during the festival season is expected to support growth in the third quarter, even as global headwinds have had an adverse impact on manufacturing and exports," Mr Pant said.
He said investment activity has been muted due to low capacity utilization in several manufacturing sectors, highly leveraged balance sheets of infrastructure companies and stretched balance sheets of banks.
The onus of reviving the investment cycle under such circumstances has therefore fallen on the government, which it did by increasing government capex by Rs 70,000 crore over the in the 2015-16 budget, India Ratings said.
"While revival of the capex cycle will take a while, there is higher hope of a revival in consumption demand, due to falling inflation and monetary easing," Mr Pant said.
The Indian economy is expected to grow between 7 per cent and 7.5 per cent in the current fiscal year. Last fiscal year, it grew 7.2 per cent.
New Delhi: Indian economy is expected to grow by 7.6 per cent in the October-December quarter of the current fiscal year - the fastest pace of expansion in five quarters, India Ratings and Research said on Friday.
"Growth may have ticked higher in third quarter by 7.6 per cent. The growth is likely to get support from a favourable base effect, as GDP in third quarter of last fiscal grew by 6.6 per cent," India Ratings chief economist Devendra Pant said.
In the current fiscal year, Indian economy grew by 7 per cent in the first quarter and 7.4 per cent in the second quarter.
The official GDP data for the third quarter of the current fiscal year is scheduled to be released on Monday.
"Domestic demand witnessed during the festival season is expected to support growth in the third quarter, even as global headwinds have had an adverse impact on manufacturing and exports," Mr Pant said.
He said investment activity has been muted due to low capacity utilization in several manufacturing sectors, highly leveraged balance sheets of infrastructure companies and stretched balance sheets of banks.
The onus of reviving the investment cycle under such circumstances has therefore fallen on the government, which it did by increasing government capex by Rs 70,000 crore over the in the 2015-16 budget, India Ratings said.
"While revival of the capex cycle will take a while, there is higher hope of a revival in consumption demand, due to falling inflation and monetary easing," Mr Pant said.
The Indian economy is expected to grow between 7 per cent and 7.5 per cent in the current fiscal year. Last fiscal year, it grew 7.2 per cent.
New Delhi: Indian economy is expected to grow by 7.6 per cent in the October-December quarter of the current fiscal year - the fastest pace of expansion in five quarters, India Ratings and Research said on Friday.
"Growth may have ticked higher in third quarter by 7.6 per cent. The growth is likely to get support from a favourable base effect, as GDP in third quarter of last fiscal grew by 6.6 per cent," India Ratings chief economist Devendra Pant said.
In the current fiscal year, Indian economy grew by 7 per cent in the first quarter and 7.4 per cent in the second quarter.
The official GDP data for the third quarter of the current fiscal year is scheduled to be released on Monday.
"Domestic demand witnessed during the festival season is expected to support growth in the third quarter, even as global headwinds have had an adverse impact on manufacturing and exports," Mr Pant said.
He said investment activity has been muted due to low capacity utilization in several manufacturing sectors, highly leveraged balance sheets of infrastructure companies and stretched balance sheets of banks.
The onus of reviving the investment cycle under such circumstances has therefore fallen on the government, which it did by increasing government capex by Rs 70,000 crore over the in the 2015-16 budget, India Ratings said.
"While revival of the capex cycle will take a while, there is higher hope of a revival in consumption demand, due to falling inflation and monetary easing," Mr Pant said.
The Indian economy is expected to grow between 7 per cent and 7.5 per cent in the current fiscal year. Last fiscal year, it grew 7.2 per cent.
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