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Classification - Public TREASURY RESEARCH 31 May 2024

GDP Review: The GDP & GVA wedge continues


• India’s Q4 GDP rose by 7.8% y-o-y -- significantly higher than consensus expectations (at 6.7%).
Although, growth from the supply side – known as GVA – rose by 6.3% and was in line with our
expectations. The wedge between GDP and GVA continued to remain high at 150bps in Q4 FY24, as net
taxes (Taxes – subsidies) grew by 21.5%. This aligns with the high government cash balances (due to higher
taxes and lower spending) in Q4 FY24 and the lower fiscal deficit print of 5.6% of GDP for FY24, also
released today (Revised estimate was at 5.8% in Interim budget).

• For the full year, GDP growth stood at 8.2% versus 7% in the previous year and the 7.6% estimate
given in the second advance release (in February 2024). The full year GDP print was pushed up due to the
higher Q4 FY24 prints. Looking at the internals, growth was driven by fixed investments (grew by 9%)
while consumption growth remained low at 4%. Surprisingly, the residual component called
“discrepancies” rose sharply by 123%, raising the possibility of future data revisions.

• Nominal GDP growth moderated to 9.6% in FY24 (compared to 14.2% in FY23) – reducing its gap
with real GDP growth. This was as the deflator (nominal GDP/real GDP) fell to 1.3% versus 6.7% in
the previous year on the back of significantly lower WPI inflation (-0.7% in FY24). The lower deflator
seems to have distorted the internal sectoral growth as well. For instance, the deflator for the manufacturing
sector stood at -1.7%, in turn pushing up real manufacturing growth to 9.9% in FY24. To recall, real
growth = nominal growth – deflator.

• Relying on GVA for growth signals: For the full year, GVA growth rose to 7.2% in FY24 compared to
6.7% in FY23. This shows that, even after keeping aside the various statistical distortions, growth
momentum picked up pace in the last fiscal. The major drivers for growth included the manufacturing (at
9.9%) and construction (9.9%) sectors while agriculture growth was a drag. Service sector growth stood
at 7.6%,

• FY25 Outlook: Looking ahead, we expect FY25 GVA growth of 6.8-7.0%. In Q1 FY25, we could continue
to see the wedge between GDP and GVA to persist and remain high as government spending is expected
to be low. In terms of drivers for FY25, economic activity is expected to be supported by a recovery in
consumer demand, particularly in the rural sector as inflation stabilises and a normal monsoon supports
rural incomes. On investments, the government is expected to continue doing the heavy lifting although
we do expect a gradual pick up and broad basing in private capex as well. On the external front, goods
exports are expected to rise as global growth holds ground.

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Annual GVA: FY24


%YoY FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24
GVA -4.1 9.4 6.7 7.2
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 4.0 4.6 4.7 1.4
Industry -0.4 12.2 2.1 9.5
Manufacturing 3.1 10.0 -2.2 9.9
Electricity, Gas, Water Supply & Other Utility -4.2 10.3 9.4 7.5
Construction -4.6 19.9 9.4 9.9
Services -8.4 9.2 10.0 7.6
Trade, hotels, transport & communication -19.9 15.2 12.0 6.4
Finance, real estate & professional 1.9 5.7 9.1 8.4
Public admin & Defence -7.6 7.5 8.9 7.8

Annual GDP: FY24

Quarterly GDP data


%YoY Q1 FY23 Q2 FY23 Q3 FY23 Q4 FY23 Q1 FY24 Q2 FY24 Q3 FY24 Q4 FY24
GDP 12.8 5.5 4.3 6.2 8.2 8.1 8.6 7.8
Net Taxes 37.6 10.7 -2.6 7.7 8.0 12.8 32.0 21.5
Private Consumption 18.5 8.2 1.8 1.5 5.5 2.6 4.0 4.0
Govt Consumption 9.8 3.4 7.1 13.9 -0.1 14.0 -3.2 0.9
GFCF 13.9 4.7 5.0 3.8 8.5 11.6 9.7 6.5
Exports 19.1 11.7 10.9 12.4 -6.6 5.0 3.4 8.1
Imports 26.1 16.1 4.1 -0.4 15.2 11.6 8.7 8.3
Nominal GDP 25.5 15.0 9.4 9.2 8.5 9.6 10.3 9.9

Source: MOSPI, CEIC, HDFC Bank

Quarterly GVA data


%YoY Q1 FY23 Q2 FY23 Q3 FY23 Q4 FY23 Q1 FY24 Q2 FY24 Q3 FY24 Q4 FY24
GVA 11.3 5.0 4.8 6.0 8.3 7.7 6.8 6.3
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 2.7 2.3 5.2 7.6 3.7 1.7 0.4 0.6
Industry 6.8 -2.4 0.6 3.4 6.0 13.6 10.5 8.4
Mining & Quarrying 6.6 -4.1 1.4 2.9 7.0 11.1 7.5 4.3
Manufacturing 2.2 -7.2 -4.8 0.9 5.0 14.3 11.5 8.9
Electricity, Gas, Water Supply & Other Utility 15.6 6.4 8.7 7.3 3.2 10.5 9.0 7.7
Construction 14.7 6.9 9.5 7.4 8.6 13.6 9.6 8.7
Services 16.7 9.8 7.2 7.2 10.7 6.0 7.1 6.7
Trade, Hotels, Transport, Communication and Services
Related to Broadcasting 22.1 13.2 9.2 7.0 9.7 4.5 6.9 5.1
Financial, Real Estate and Professional Services 10.5 8.7 7.7 9.2 12.6 6.2 7.0 7.6
Public Administration, Defence and Other Services 23.6 7.3 3.5 4.7 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.8

Source: MOSPI, CEIC, HDFC Bank

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Divergence between GDP and GVA: GDP higher than Discrepancies contributed 2.5 ppt to GDP in Q3 FY24
GVA by 150 bps led by higher net taxes

Source: CEIC, MOSPI, HDFC Bank Source: CEIC, MOSPI, HDFC Bank

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Treasury Economic Research Team


Abheek Barua Chief Economist [email protected] +91 (0) 124-4664305
Sakshi Gupta Principal Economist [email protected] +91 (0) 124-4664338
Mayank Jha Senior Economist [email protected] +91 (0) 124-4664354
Swati Arora Economist [email protected] +91 (0) 124-4664354
Avni Jain Economist [email protected] +91 (0) 124-4664354

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