India’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 7.8% in the past quarter, up from 6.1% growth in the previous quarter, mainly due to a pickup in agriculture and services, especially financial, real estate, and professional services, and
contact-intensive services of trade, hotel, and transportation.
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The Financial, Real Estate, and Professional Services sectors
experienced a growth of 12.2% compared to 8.5% in the same period last year. -
The Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing sectors grew 3.5% compared
to 2.4% in the same period last year. -
The Manufacturing sector experienced a deceleration in growth,
only growing at 4.7% in the first quarter of the current fiscal year compared
to 6.1% in the same period last year. -
In the April-June 2023 period, the Mining and Quarrying sectors
grew at 5.8%, which is lower than the 9.5% growth observed in April-June 2022. -
The Construction sector experienced a growth of 7.9% in the
April-June 2023 period, which is lower than the 16% growth observed in the same period last year. -
There was a 0.7% reduction in government spending, resulting in
its contribution to the GDP declining from 11% to 10.1%. -
Additionally, exports experienced a 7.7% reduction, whereas
imports increased by 10%.