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Nikhil Gupta

MOSL: ECOSCOPE-Favorable base and festive season offset weak fiscal spending in September 2017-Expect real GDP growth to pick up to ~6.5%

ECOSCOPE: Favorable base and festive season offset weak fiscal spending in September 2017; Expect real GDP growth to pick up to ~6.5% in 2QFY18

  • India's monthly economic activity index (EAI) grew 8.2% YoY in September 2017, similar to the growth seen in the last festive season in October 2016 and up from 2.8% in August 2017. Better growth was supported by favorable base (up 5.3% in September 2016) and festive season, which more than offset the weak fiscal spending in September 2017.
  • While the acceleration was broad-based, narrower trade deficit provided the highest delta. Consumption growth picked up from 4% in August to 6.4%, while double-digit growth in industrial auto sales, diesel and (expected in) IIP for capital goods boosted investments demand, which grew at a 19-month high of 8.2%.
  • An expected pick-up in September 2017 helped EAI to grow ~5% YoY in 2QFY18, better than 3.6% in 1QFY18 but still lower than ~6% in 3QFY17. We expect real GDP to grow ~6.5% YoY in 2QFY18.

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