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Nikhil Gupta

MOSL: ECOSCOPE-CAD narrows to 0.7% of GDP in FY17-Gross domestic savings fall to 13-year low

​ECOSCOPE: CAD narrows to 0.7% of GDP in FY17; Gross domestic savings fall to 13-year low

  • India’s current account deficit (CAD) widened from USD0.3b (or 0.1% of GDP) in 4QFY16 to USD3.4b (or 0.6% of GDP) in 4QFY17, but slimmed from USD22.1b (or 1.1% of GDP) in FY16 to USD15.2b (or 0.7% of GDP) in FY17. Excluding gold, current account had a surplus of USD5b (or 0.9% of GDP) in 4QFY17 and USD12.3b (or 0.5% of GDP) for FY17.
  • Financial inflows increased to USD10.4b in 4QFY17, primarily due to USD10.8b foreign portfolio investments (FPI), which more than offset the lower foreign direct investments (FDI; fell from USD8.8b in 4QFY16 to USD5b in 4QFY17).
  • Due to lower CAD and higher capital inflows, India’s forex reserves increased by USD7.3b in 4QFY17, as against a reduction of USD1.2b in the previous quarter and an accumulation of USD3.2b in 4QFY16.
  • More worryingly, total domestic savings (implied from the difference between investments and CAD) eased further to 28% of GDP in 4QFY17 – the lowest since 2003.

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