MoSPI report: India’s GDP growth slows to 6.7% in Q1 FY24-25

NEW DELHI: India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate slowed to 6.7 per cent in the first quarter of the financial year 2024-25, down from 8.2 per cent in the same period of the previous year, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday, August 30, 2024. This marks the lowest GDP growth rate in five consecutive quarters.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had earlier revised its GDP growth forecast for Q1 2024-25 to 7.1 per cent, citing factors such as muted government capital expenditure, lower corporate profitability, and reduced core output.

The Real GDP for Q1 2024-25 is estimated at ₹43.64 lakh crore, up from ₹40.91 lakh crore in Q1 2023-24, reflecting a growth rate of 6.7 per cent. Meanwhile, the Nominal GDP, or GDP at Current Prices, is estimated at ₹77.31 lakh crore, compared to ₹70.50 lakh crore in the same quarter of the previous year, indicating a growth rate of 9.7 per cent.

The quarter’s Real Gross Value Added (GVA) is estimated at ₹40.73 lakh crore, up from ₹38.12 lakh crore in the first quarter of the previous year, representing a growth rate of 6.8 per cent. The Nominal GVA is estimated at ₹70.25 lakh crore, compared to ₹63.96 lakh crore last year, representing a growth rate of 9.8 per cent.

In terms of sectoral contributions to Nominal GVA, financial, real estate, and professional services made the highest contribution at 26 per cent, followed by agriculture, livestock, forestry & fishing, and public administration, defence & other services, each at 16 per cent. Mining & quarrying and electricity, gas, water supply & other utility services had the lowest contributions at two per cent each.