Economists anticipate the Indian frugality to hold up well in Q2FY24 with GDP growth print in the range of 6.8- 7 per cent during the July- September quarter. The National Statistical Office( NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme perpetration will release the GDP  figures on November 30.   

The Indian frugality is anticipated to hold up well in Q2FY24 with GDP growth print in the range of 6.8- 7 per cent during the July- September quarter, said economists. India had recorded Q1 GDP data at7.8 per cent, which was followed by 6.1 percent in the  former January- March quarter of FY23. Deepak Jasani, Head Retail Research at HDFC Securities, said, “ India’s GDP for Q2FY24 will  probably be in the 6.8- 7 per cent band( vs7.8 per cent in Q1FY24) due to normalising base, erratic thunderstorm( though having benevolent impact on some sectors like mining),  pastoral  profitable challenges, detainments in  gleeful conditioning and a  retardation in government capital expenditure. still, this number will still be advanced than the RBI MPC  cast of 6.5 per cent. ” 

Before, the RBI had projected a growth rate of 6.5 per cent during Q2FY24.  

 The National Statistical Office( NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme perpetration will release the GDP  figures on November 30. According to a Reuters  check, India is anticipated to expand by6.8 per cent in the July- September quarter compared to the same period last time.  

 Meanwhile, Suman Chowdhury, Chief Economist and Head of Research, Acuité Conditions & Research Limited, said, “ The adaptability in civic demand is  easily one of the primary  motorists of the current  instigation in the Indian frugality. Civic demand has reportedly been strong as reflected by a step up in passenger vehicle deals, online food deliveries, airline business and  hostel  residencies which has particularly  restated into a stronger than anticipated  instigation in the services sector. While India did n’t win the ICC Justice World Cup, the event surely did its bit to also push up consumption demand in the months of Oct- Nov ’23 along with the regular  fests. ” 

Nonetheless, he maintained that the  pastoral machine is running on a slightly different track. “ There are  suggestions of a weaker  pastoral demand due to the El Nino  miracle, the estimated space in the kharif crop and the  pitfalls to the current rabi crop, ” said Suman Chowdhury.   

Frugality is anticipated to hold up well in Q2FY24 with affair expanding by6.5 per cent. Strength in civic demand is anticipated to support growth as reflected in high-  frequence data  similar as GST collections and credit growth  figures. Still, a shaft in consumer affectation in Q2 to6.4 per cent and delayed  gleeful season this time could weigh on private consumption growth. Further,  donation of net exports to growth could turn positive due to a significant narrowing of trade  deficiency compared to a time ago. On the  force side, the services sector will continue to power growth while construction and manufacturing are also anticipated to put up a good show.  

 The underpinning  instigation continues to remain strong amid sustained  sanguinity in the services sector, expedients of strong capital expenditure by the government, and of pick up in consumption expenditure. In H2, India will have to deal with uneven  downfall, narrowing differentials with time- ago commodity prices, weak external demand and the accretive impact of  financial tightening.  

 Rumki Majumdar, Economist, Deloitte India   A many high  frequence  figures  similar as credit growth, breakouts taken, suggest that the services sector remains buoyed as consumer spending picks up. A  make up to  gleeful season bodes well for the  profitable  exertion. We’re also  awaiting the assiduity sector to do well as seen in the answer in  bus deals, IIP manufacturing  figures, and strong commercial  gains in sectors  similar as capital goods, cement and electronics. Overall, we anticipate GDP to be around 6.4-6.7 per cent YoY in the July- September quarter.   

Suman Chowdhury, Chief Economist and Head of Research, Acuité Conditions & Research Limited   

The Indian frugality has delivered a strong performance in the first half of FY24 with the GDP growth print in Q1FY24 high at7.8 per cent YoY. This is set to be followed by another solid 6.8 per cent YoY growth in the alternate quarter, going by the data on high  frequence  pointers. Both the consumption and the investment  motorists were in action in HIFY24; while  profitable  exertion has continued to be  commanded by public investments in the  structure sector, India’s consumption  geography has also stood like an oasis of comfort.  

 The adaptability in civic demand is  easily one of the primary  motorists of the current  instigation in the Indian frugality. Civic demand has reportedly been strong as reflected by a step up in passenger vehicle deals, on- line food deliveries, airline business and  hostel  residencies which has particularly  restated into a stronger than anticipated  instigation in the services sector. While India did n’t win the ICC Justice World Cup, the event surely did its bit to also push up consumption demand in the months of Oct- Nov ’23 along with the regular  fests. 

  Nonetheless, the  pastoral machine is running on a slightly different track. There are  suggestions of a weaker  pastoral demand due to the El Nino  miracle, the estimated space in the kharif crop and the  pitfalls to the current rabi crop. Having been on a path of mend over the last three  diggings,  pastoral consumption recovery was  still punctured in Q2 FY24 owing to a  convergence of adverse macroeconomic and seasonal factors including high affectation in Q2 and the irregular thunderstorm. Some of the high-  frequence data points have validated the Q2 FY24  retardation in  pastoral demand.   Aditi Nayar, Chief Economist, Head- Research & Outreach, ICRA Ltd   A normalising base and an erratic thunderstorm are anticipated to affect in a  successional  temperance in the GDP growth to 7.0 per cent in Q2FY24 from 7.8 per cent in Q1FY24. Anyhow, we anticipate that the GDP expansion in this quarter will exceed the Monetary Policy Committee’s( MPC’s) October 2023  protuberance of 6.5 per cent. Looking ahead, uneven  downfall, narrowing differentials with time- ago commodity prices, the possible  retardation in  instigation of Government capex as we approach the Administrative choices, weak external demand and the accretive impact of  financial tightening are likely to  restate into lower GDP growth in H2 FY2024. As a result, we maintain our FY2024 GDP growth estimate at6.0 per cent, lower than the MPC’s  protuberance of 6.5 per cent for the  financial. 

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Prasenjit Basu and Laavanya Sisaudia, analysts and economists at ICICI Securities, said, “Given the broad based cyclical rebound in engineering goods, textile and pharmaceutical exports, we expect merchandise exports of India to accelerate further through the rest of FY24 and into FY25.”

India’s merchandise exports were up 6.2 per cent YoY in October 2023 and 2.4 per cent on YoY basis in Aug-Oct’23 period, recovering slightly ahead of the rest of Asia’s exports, said a report by ICICI Securities. South Korea’s exports grew by 5.1 per cent on-year in October 2023 after 13 consecutive months of contraction, while Taiwan’s exports declined only 2.8 per cent YoY in Aug-Oct’23, although they were down 12.8 per cent YoY in Jan-Oct’23. China, however, was a slight exception with its goods exports declining 8.2 per cent YoY in Aug-Oct’23, worse than its Jan-Oct’23 contraction of 5.2 per cent YoY, similar to India’s 4.9 per cent YoY decline for Jan-Oct’23. 

Prasenjit Basu and Laavanya Sisaudia, analysts and economists at ICICI Securities, said, “Given the broad based cyclical rebound in engineering goods, textile and pharmaceutical exports, we expect India’s merchandise exports to accelerate further through the rest of FY24 and into FY25.”

Even as US import demand in Jan-Sep’23 weakened, it is now rebounding from its troughs even with the broad US economy weakening now, and this recovery in US and OECD demand will benefit Asia’s exports (including India’s). 

CAD to shrink to 0.4 per cent of GDP in FY24E

With services exports continuing to strongly outpace services imports, India’s services trade surplus expanded 21.7 per cent YoY in Apr-Oct’23. Further, since the merchandise deficit also declined by 12 per cent YoY, the current account deficit (CAD) is likely to have narrowed to about 0.7 per cent of GDP for the period, said ICICI Securities. “The final quarter of the fiscal year is usually the strongest for the current account balance, so we expect the CAD to shrink to 0.4 per cent of GDP for FY24 – assuming that Brent crude oil averages $90/bbl in the Dec’23-Mar’24 period. Should Brent settle near its current levels (USD 80.5/bbl), a current account surplus will be the likely outcome in FY24,” the analysis report stated. 

Exports, imports likely to strengthen in FY25

With Asia’s economies strengthening and the US Fed beginning to ease monetary policy by mid-CY24, the merchandise export recovery is likely to gather pace, said ICICI Securities. Nonetheless, it added, a cyclical recovery in the global economy (other than China) will still result in mildly higher commodity prices. Given the likely strengthening of Indian import demand next year, the CAD is likely to remain slightly below 1 per cent of GDP in FY25 despite the expected rebound in exports.

Services exports grow at a modest pace

Based on the RBI data, India’s services exports grew 9.1 per cent YoY in Jul-Sep’23 (Q2FY24), while services imports declined 3.5 per cent YoY – compared with 6.2 per cent YoY and -1.2 per cent YoY respectively in Q1FY24. Including the Oct’23 estimates, the services trade surplus in Apr-Oct’23 widened by 21.7 per cent YoY, thus continuing to contribute to a YoY reduction of the current account deficit (CAD).

Cotton textile exports accelerate sharply, synthetics resume growing

Cotton textiles began rebounding in Jul’23, and have accelerated notably in Aug-Sep’23 (+26.7 per cent YoY) and Oct’23 (+36.5 per cent YoY). Synthetic textiles also resumed growing in Oct’23 (+10.2 per cent YoY), but garment exports were still contracting. 

Pharma exports strengthen; refinery, jewellery past their cyclical trough

The pharmaceutical sector has seen steady export growth over the past eight years, and accelerated to 29.3 per cent YoY growth in Oct’23 – taking their growth for Apr-Oct’23 to 8.1 per cent YoY. Petroleum product exports, however, still declined 4.65 per cent YoY in Oct’23 (and -16.2 per cent% YoY in Apr-Oct’23), while jewellery exports declined 9.8 per cent YoY in Oct’23, and 22.3 per cent YoY in Apr-Oct’23. Yet both are well past their cyclical trough and close to resuming at least modest growth, the ICICI Securities analysis stated. 

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 If the  IEA’s  global  net-zero emissions target is  to be  achieved,  India  will need  an additional  $101 billion in funding, on top  of  the  amount needed to triple it,  the  Ember  report  said.  

 An agreement  to triple installed  renewable energy  capacity is expected to be one of the main  discussion  points  at the upcoming COP28 climate meeting in Dubai.  However,  highlighting the challenges in  achieving  such a transition, a new report  shows  that India  will  need an investment of about $293 billion to triple its  installed  renewable energy  capacity by  2019.  

  This  translates to  around  Rs 24 lakh crore. But  tripling  India’s  renewable capacity  may  not be an adequate contribution if the world  wants  to  move towards  a  carbon neutral path.  The International Energy Agency (IEA) net zero scenarios are contingent on India being able to do much more than just tripling its renewable capacity.  

 $293 billion needed for India’s tripling of renewables by 2030: Report 

 If the IEA global net zero pathways are to be met, India would require an additional financing of $101 billion, over and above the money required for tripling, as per the report by Ember.  

 Renewable energy 

 The tripling of global renewable energy installed capacity is one of the key targets being pushed for adoption at COP28. 

 An agreement on tripling of renewable energy installed capacity is expected to be one of the main points of discussion at the upcoming COP28 climate meeting in Dubai. But highlighting the challenges in effecting such a transition, a new report has found that India would need an investment of about $293 billion to triple its renewable energy installed capacity by 2030.  This  translates to  around  Rs 24 lakh crore. But  tripling  India’s  renewable capacity  may  not be an adequate contribution if the world  wants  to  move towards  a  carbon neutral path.  The International Energy  Agency’s  (IEA) net zero  emissions  scenarios  depend  on  India’s ability  to do  more than  simply triple  its renewable capacity.  

 A new report by Ember, a UK-based independent think tank  focusing  on climate  issues,  notes that India  has  set  a target of  tripling its renewable energy capacity  by  2030,  long  before  that target is recognized  as a mandatory global  target  to ensure that there is still  an opportunity. limit the increase in  global temperature  to below  1.5 degrees Celsius  compared to  pre-industrial times. India has announced  plans to reach 450 GW of  installed  renewable  energy  capacity by 2030, more than three times  its  current capacity of about 135 GW.  But if  it wants to meet  the  IEA’s  global  net-zero emissions targets,  India  will  need to  increase  its  installed  renewable  capacity to about 570 GW by 2030, Ember said.  This  would require an additional  $101 billion in funding, on top  of  the  amount needed to triple it.  

 “This  includes additional investments  of approximately $68 billion  in  solar, $8 billion  in  wind, $14 billion  in storage  and $11 billion  in additional  transmission  capacity.  This  takes  the total investment in this scenario to  about  $394 billion (about 32 lakh crore),” the report said. 

  Tripling installed  renewable energy  capacity  globally  is one of the key targets  proposed  for  COP28. The proposal was included in the  outcome of the  G20 summit  in New Delhi in September and  was later  endorsed by about 60  countries.  

 According to IEA estimates, this  single  measure  could  avoid about 7 billion  tons  of carbon dioxide emissions  by  2030. Installation of new renewable energy capacity  increases by 9 to 10% each year,  but  will  need to  nearly  doubled to reach  that goal. The goal is to triple it  by 2030.  

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