The country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for the third quarter of the current financial year (Q3 FY26) is likely to remain elevated at 8.3 per cent despite an adverse base effect, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
ICRA estimates the YoY growth in the services gross value added (GVA) to moderate to 7.8% in Q3 2025-26 from 9.2% in Q2 2025-26, dampened by lower expansion in Government spending and services exports. After the frontloading seen in H1 2025-26 (+40.0% YoY), the Government of India's (GoI's)
Speaking at the India SME Finance and Summit, Soumya Kanti Ghosh said this growth highlights the sector's increasing significance, with its share rising to 27.3 per cent in 2021, reflecting remarkable resilience in the domestic economy.
India's services sector continues to be the main driver of economic growth, contributing over half of the country's Gross Value Added (GVA) and playing a critical role in employment generation, exports, and investment, noted the Economic Survey laid in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirma
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India's growth drivers are set to shift in Q2 FY2026, with industry expected to outpace services for the first time in four quarters, even as overall GDP expansion moderates, according to credit rating agency ICRA.
The estimates are down from 5.4 per cent in the previous quarter. An increase or decrease in Agri-GVA impacts rural incomes, consumption, and overall economic growth, the report said.
As per a report by ICICI Bank, this marked a stronger growth momentum in the second half of the financial year compared to the first half, powered by a rise in government spending and a pick-up in rural demand, domestic travel and services exports.
The growth rate of the Indian economy in the fourth quarter of the financial year 2025 will clock 7.0 per cent, with an uptick from the third quarter (Q3 FY25) of 6.2 per cent, according to a report by Union Bank of India (UBI).
"Taking into consideration the improved profitability, we expect GVA output for both manufacturing and services to pick-up in Q3," ICICI Bank Global Markets report added.
India's economic growth is expected to pick up momentum in the third quarter of the financial year 2024-25 (Q3FY25), with GDP growth estimated at 6.2 per cent, up from 5.4 per cent in the second quarter (Q2FY25), according to a report by Union Bank of India.
The manufacturing sector in the country is poised for significant growth, with its contribution to the Gross Value Added (GVA) expected to rise from the current 14 per cent (USD 459 billion) to 21 per cent (USD 1,557 billion) by 2032.