Icra revises India’s GDP growth forecast upwards to 6.5% for FY24

19 Dec 2023 Evaluate

Revising upward India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast to 6.5 per cent for FY24 from 6.2 per cent earlier, domestic rating agency Icra has said that the deflation in commodity prices will be sustained and there is expectation of better growth in the October-December period than previous estimates.

It said ‘the festive-led uptick in volume growth in high frequency non-agri indicators as evinced by ICRA Business Activity Monitor in October-November 2023 (11.3 per cent versus the 9.5 per cent in Q2FY24) leads us to believe that the GDP growth is likely to fare better in Q3 FY2024 than what we had penciled in’.

It added that the global commodity prices have remained benign in the ongoing quarter, partly owing to growing demand concerns from China, adequate supplies for commodities like crude oil, and normalisation of supply chains.

While October and November have seen higher activity, the early trends for December are mixed, the agency said, pointing to a moderation in electricity demand growth, a rise in daily vehicle registrations, and a contraction in diesel sales.

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