Moody’s Analytics, a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation, predicts India’s GDP to grow by 12 % in 2021 following a contraction of 7.1%(-7.1%) in 2020, and in an earlier estimate last November, it had said India’s GDP will grow at 9% in the calendar year 2021.
India’s Growth forecast by Moody’s Analytics:
- Domestic and external demand has increased and leads to improved manufacturing output in recent months as the restrictions are eased.
- Private consumption and non-residential investments also will pick up over the next few quarters and strengthen the demand in growth thus they saw real GDP growth of 12% in the 2021 calendar year.
GDP growth & Comparison:
- GDP is growing by 4% above pre-COVID-19 levels (March 2020-March 2021) or equivalently by 5.7% above the GDP level (December 2020-December 2021).
- GDP growth for the December quarter of 0.4 % with a 7.5% contraction in the previous quarter favored India’s near-term prospects.
Analysis on Other Economic Indicators:
- Benchmark repurchase rate: No additional rate cuts are expected this year other than the existing benchmark repurchase rate of 4%.
- Fiscal deficit: It expects that the budget for fiscal 2021-2022 may lead to an annual fiscal deficit of nearly 7% of GDP.
- Expenditure: It included additional expenditure on infrastructure development, and the associated benefits in the form of employment creation.
- Inflation: Food-price or fuel-driven core inflation is expected.
Note – Herd immunity is a resistance to the spread of an infectious disease within a population usually 50% to 90% of a population needs immunity to achieve herd immunity.
- Moody’s reported that most of the economies will not to return to pre-pandemic activity levels until 2022.
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Fitch in its report titled, ‘India Set for Slow Medium-Term Recovery’ has projected that India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will expand by 11% in 2021-22 in contrary to the down gradation by 9.4%(-9.4%) in the FY21 fiscal (April 2020 – March 2021).
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