Crisil raises India's GDP forecast to 7% in FY26

01 Dec 2025 Evaluate

Crisil has raised its forecast for the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 7 per cent from 6.5 per cent for the current financial year (FY26), following the first-half growth of 8 per cent that exceeded expectations. Chief economist of Crisil, Dharmakriti Joshi said that India's real GDP growth stood at 8.2 per cent in the second quarter of current financial year, exceeding expectations. However, due to easing inflation, the nominal GDP growth was modest at 8.7 per cent.

Joshi stated the first half growth of eight per cent and an expected slowdown to 6.1 per cent in the second half owing to the impact of higher US tariffs. Private consumption was the main driver of higher real GDP growth. From the supply side, growth in manufacturing and services saw a significant rise. He said lower food inflation stoked discretionary spending in the country.

Further, he said that the third quarter is expected to continue benefiting from these tailwinds. While government investment will stabilise likely, there could be a belated uptick in private investments. The rationalisation of GST rates is boosting private consumption, complementing reduced income tax and interest rate cuts induced by repo rate cuts by the Monetary Policy Committee of the RBI.


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