On September 8, 2020, in accordance with the September update of Global Economic Outlook (GEO), Fitch Ratings projected a 10.5% contraction of India’s economy in the FY2020-2021 from a contraction of 5% estimated earlier due to continued spread of the virus and imposition of shutdowns across the country that has disrupted economic activity. For FY21-22, Indian economy will grow 11%, while for 2022-23 growth will 6%.
- In the first quarter of the current fiscal (Q1FY21) India’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by a massive 23.9%.
- India also recorded one of the sharpest gross domestic product (GDP) contractions in the world in April-June, 2020.
- Separately, India Ratings and Research, the India arm of Fitch Ratings India’s GDP growth forecast to (-) 11.8% from (-) 5.3% earlier.
Key Points:
-India’s GDP shrank by a staggering 24% year-on-year amid the imposition of one of the most stringent global nationwide lockdown.
-GDP should rebound strongly in 3Q20 (October-December) amid a re-opening of the economy, but signs of recovery have been sluggish and uneven.
-GDP growth is likely to be (-) 9.6% in July-September, (-) 4.8% in October-December and 4% in January-March quarter of FY21.
-India Ratings and Research revised India’s fiscal deficit forecast for India to 8.2% from 7.2%.
-Brazil, Russia and India now have some of the highest coronavirus caseloads in the world.
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