But leading indicators point to Q4 rebound.Indian GDP in Q3 2018 rose 7.1% year-over-year (y-o-y) in real terms, down from 8.2% in Q2 and significantly below the consensus and our own forecasts of 7.5%. As a result, we have revise down our fiscal year (FY) 2018-2019 GDP forecast for India to 7.2% from 7.6% previously. Our forecast for FY 2019-2020 remains the same, however.In our view, external headwinds, specially surging oil prices, were the main reasons for the downturn in Q3, but...
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Fading policy headwinds has been helping growth numbers, but external factors are expected to weigh on growth in the near future.Indian GDP came in strongly in Q2, expanding 1.9% quarter-over-quarter and 8.2% year-over-year (y-o-y), beating both the consensus and our own forecast. These numbers put India easily at the top of G20 countries in terms of GDP growth. As a result, we are revising our Indian GDP forecast for fiscal year 25018-2019 slightly upwards to 7.6% from 7.5%.The acceleration...
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