Q2 GDP number disappoints, comes slightly lower than expectation

30 Nov 2011 Evaluate

Substantiating fears of a slowdown, India’s economy grew by just 6.9% in the second quarter of 2011-12 financial year, the weakest expansion since the second quarter of 2009 against 8.8% in the year-ago period. The general expectation was that the economy will grow at the rate of 7% much lower than the 7.7% growth in the April-June quarter. The numbers were mainly dragged down by manufacturing sector which grew at 2.7% against 7.8% in the same quarter last year and mining which witnessed a de-growth of 2.9% compared to 8% growth Y-o-Y. Sectorally, Agriculture and Industry grew by 3.2%, Services by 9.3% and Construction growth stood at 4.3%.

As per the Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the Quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at factor cost at constant (2004-05) prices for Q2 of 2011-12 is estimated at Rs 12,27,254  crore  as against  Rs 11,48,472 crore in Q2 of 2010-11, showing a growth rate of 6.9% over the corresponding quarter of previous year. GDP at factor cost at current prices in Q2 of 2011-12, is estimated at Rs 19,55,880 crore, as against Rs 16,85,793 crore in Q2, 2010-11, showing an increase of 16.0%.

The economic activities, which registered significant growth in Q2 of 2011-12 over Q2 of 2010-11 are, ‘electricity, gas and water supply’ at 9.8%, ‘trade, hotels, transport and communication’ at 9.9% and ‘financing, insurance, real estate and business services’ at 10.5%. The estimated growth rates in other economic activities in this quarter are 3.2% in ‘agriculture, forestry & fishing’, 2.7% in ‘manufacturing’ and 4.3% in ‘construction’ and 6.6% in ‘community, social and personal services’. The growth of ‘mining and quarrying’ sector declined to (-) 2.9% during this period.

Though, the decrease in the growth of GDP in second quarter can largely be attributed to the negative growth in ‘mining and quarrying’ and steep fall in the growth of manufacturing sector but the dampening business sentiment, sluggish industrial growth and expected decline in merchandise exports are further likely to impede the growth. Even the RBI had revised downwards the baseline projection of GDP growth for 2011-12 to 7.6% from 8% earlier.

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