Estimates of Gross Domestic Product for the First Quarter (April-June) of 2019-20

The  National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of  Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter (April-June) Q1, of 2019-20, both at Constant (2011-12) and Current Prices, along with the corresponding quarterly estimates of expenditure components of the GDP.

2.      The details of estimates of GDP for Q1 of 2019-20 are presented below:

I (a)     Estimatesat Constant (2011-12) Prices

3.         GDP at Constant (2011-12) Prices in Q1 of 2019-20 is estimated at `35.85 lakh crore, as against `34.14lakh crore in Q1 of 2018-19, showing a growth rate of 5.0 percent.  Quarterly GVA at Basic Price at Constant (2011-12) Prices for Q1 of 2019-20 is estimated at `33.48 lakh crore, as against `31.90 lakh crore in Q1 of 2018-19, showing a growth rate of 4.9 percent over the corresponding quarter of previous year.

4.         The economic activities which registered growth of over 7 percent in Q1 of 2019-20 over Q1 of 2018-19 are ‘Electricity, Gas, Water Supply & Other Utility Services’, ‘Trade, Hotels, Transport, Communication and Services Related to Broadcasting’ and ‘Public Administration, Defence and Other Services’. The growth in the ‘Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing’, ‘Mining and Quarrying’, ‘Manufacturing’, ‘Construction’ and ‘Financial, Real Estate and Professional Services’ is estimated to be 2.0 percent, 2.7 percent, 0.6 percent, 5.7percent, and 5.9 percent, respectively, during this period.

5.         Industry analysis

The first quarter estimates are based on agricultural production during Rabi season of 2018-19 (which ended in June 2019) obtained from the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare,for Livestock sector, estimates of production, mainly in the form of production targets for Milk, Egg, Meat and Wool from the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying and Fish production data from Department of Fisheries have been used.

Index of Industrial Production (IIP); monthly accounts of Union Government Expenditure maintained by Controller General of Accounts (CGA) and of State Government expenditure maintained by Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) for the period April-June 2019-20 have been used. With the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) from 1st July 2017 and consequent changes in the tax structure, the total tax revenue used for GDP compilation includes non-GST revenue and GST revenue. Performance of key sectors like Transport including Railways, Road, Air and Water Transport etc., Communication, Banking and Insurance during the period April-June 2019-20 has been taken into account while compiling the estimates. Performance of the Corporate sector during April-June 2019-20 based on data received from BSE / NSE has been taken into account.

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

5.1     Quarterly GVA at Basic Pricesfor Q1 2019-20 from ‘Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing’ sector grew by 2.0percent as compared to growth of 5.1percent in Q1 2018-19. The crops including fruits and vegetables account for about 53percent, the livestock products 32 percent andforestry& fisheries 15 percent share of GVA in ‘Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing’ sector.

Mining and Quarrying

5.2.Quarterly GVA at Basic Pricesfor Q1 2019-20 from ‘Mining and Quarrying’ sector grew by 2.7 percent as compared to growth of 0.4 percent in Q1 2018-19.  The key indicators of Mining sector, namely, Production of Coal, Crude Oil & Natural Gas and IIP Mining registered growth rates of2.7percent, (-) 6.8 percent, (-)0.5 percent and 3.0 percent respectively, during Q1 of 2019-20 as compared to 12.9 percent, (-)2.4 percent, 0.1 percent and 5.4 percent, respectively,  during Q1 of 2018-19.

Manufacturing

5.3   Quarterly GVA at Basic Prices for Q1 2019-20 from ‘Manufacturing’ sector grew by 0.6 percent as compared to growth of 12.1 percent in Q1 2018-19. The growth of organisedsector (which has a share of more than 75 percent in the Manufacturing sector)was estimated from available data of listed companies with BSE and NSE.  The Quasi-Corporate and Unorganized segment (which has a share of more than 20 percent in the Manufacturing sector)has been estimated using IIP of Manufacturing. IIP Manufacturing registered growth rate of 3.2 percent during Q1 of 2019-20 as compared to 5.1 percent during Q1 of 2018-19.

Electricity, Gas, Water Supply and Other Utility Services

5.4   Quarterly GVA at Basic Pricesfor  Q1 2019-20 from ‘Electricity,Gas, Water Supply and Other Utility Services’  sector  grew by 8.6percent as compared to growth of 6.7 percent in Q1 2018-19.   The key indicator of this sector, namely IIP of Electricity, registered growth rate of 7.2 percent during Q1 2019-20 as compared to 4.9 percent in Q1 2018-19.

Construction

5.5       Quarterly GVA at BasicPricesfor Q1 2019-20 from ‘Construction’ sector grew by 5.7 percent as compared to growth of 9.6 percent in Q1 2018-19.  Key indicators of Construction sector, namely, production of Cement, consumption of finished Steel and IIP of Non-Metallic Mineralsregistered growth rates of 1.2 percent, 6.8 percent and (-)1.1 percent respectively, during Q1 of 2019-20 as compared to 16.3 percent, 9.2 percent and 12.3 percent, respectively, in Q1 of 2018-19.

Trade, Hotels, Transport, Communication and Services Related to Broadcasting

5.6.    Quarterly GVA at Basic Prices for Q1 2019-20 from this sector grew by 7.1 percent as compared to growth of 7.8percent in Q1 2018-19. Key indicator used for estimating GVA from Trade sector is the Sales Tax growth. With the introduction of GST, Sales Tax data is now subsumed under GST. Therefore, a comparable estimate of turnover based on Sales Tax has been estimated. Methodology of estimation is as explained in the Annex to the press note on estimates of GDP for the second quarter (July-September) of 2017-18 released on 30th November, 2017. Indicator used for measuring GVA from Hotels and Restaurant sector is the Private Corporate growth in this sector. Among the other Services sectors, the key indicators of Railways, namely, the Net Tonne Kilometers and Passenger Kilometers have shown growth rates of 0.9 percent and (-) 0.5 percent respectively during Q1 2019-20. In case of other Transport sectors, Passengers Handled by the Civil Aviation, Cargo Handled by the Civil Aviation and Cargo Handled at Major Sea Ports registered growth rates of (-)0.6 percent, (-)6.6 percent and 1.6 percent, respectively, during Q1 2019-20. Sales of Commercial Vehicles registered (-)9.5 percent growth during Q1 2019-20.

Financial, Real Estate and Professional Services

5.7       Quarterly GVA at Basic Pricesfor Q1 2019-20 from this sector grew by5.9percent as compared to growth of 6.5 percent in Q1 2018-19.  Major component of this industry is the Real Estate and Professional Services which has a share of 75.5percent.The key indicators of this sector are the quarterly growth of corporate sector for Real Estate, Business Services andComputer related activities which are estimated from available data from Listed Companies. The other indicators of this sector, viz. Aggregate Bank Deposits and Bank Credits have shown growth rates of 10.4 percent and 11.9 percent, respectively, during Q1 2019-20 as compared to 6.8 percent and 10.9 percent, respectively, during Q1 2018-19.

Public Administration, Defence and Other Services

5.8       Quarterly GVA at Basic Pricesfor Q1 2019-20 from this sector grew by 8.5 percent as compared to growth of 7.5 percent in Q1 2018-19. The key indicator of this sector namely, Union Government Revenue Expenditurenet of Interest payments grew by 8.7 percent during Q1 of 2019-20 as compared to 6.0 percent in Q1 of 2018-19.Taxes on products grew by 5.3 percent in Q1 of 2019-20 as compared to 10.2 percent in Q1 of 2018-19.

(b)       Estimates at Current Prices

6.         GDP at Current Prices in Q1 2019-20 is estimated at `48.93 lakh crore, as against `45.31 lakh crore in Q1 2018-19, showing a growth rate of 8.0 percent. GVA at Basic Price at Current Prices in Q12019-20, is estimated at `45.14 lakh crore, as against `41.82lakh crore in Q1 2018-19, showing an increase of7.9 percent.Growth rates in various sectors are as follows: ‘Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing’ (7.9 percent), ‘Mining and Quarrying’ (5.5 percent), ‘Manufacturing’ (2.0 percent), ‘Electricity, Gas, Water Supply and Other Utility Services’ (8.7 percent) ‘Construction’ (8.6 percent), ‘Trade, Hotels, Transport and Communication’ (10.7percent), ‘Financial, Real Estate and Professional Services’ (6.4 percent), and ‘Public Administration, Defence and Other Services’ (14.0 percent).

(c)        Price Indices used as deflators

7.         The Wholesale Price Index (WPI), in respect of the groups – Food Articles, Minerals, Manufactured Products, Electricity and all Commodities have risen by 6.9 percent, 19.4 percent, 1.4 percent, 0.03 percent and 2.7 percent, respectively, during Q1 of 2019-20as against1.5 percent, 11.0 percent, 3.8 percent, 5.6 percent and 4.7 percent,respectively, inQ1 2018-19. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has shown a rise of 3.1 percent duringQ1 2019-20 over Q1 2018-19.

II         Estimates of Expenditures on GDP

8.                                    The components of expenditure on Gross Domestic Product, Consumption Expenditure and Capital Formation, are measured at Market Prices. The aggregates are presented in the following paragraphs.

Private Final Consumption Expenditure

9.                                    Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE) at Current Prices is estimated at `28.25 lakh crore in Q1 2019-20 as against`26.60 lakh crore in Q1 2018-19. AtConstant (2011-12) Prices, the PFCE is estimated at`19.74 lakh crore in Q1 2019-20 as against`19.14 lakh crore in Q1 2018-19. In terms of GDP, the rates of PFCE at Current and Constant (2011-12) Prices during Q1 2019-20 are estimated at 57.7 percent and 55.1 percent, respectively, as against the corresponding rates of 58.7 percent and 56.1 percent, respectively, in Q1 2018-19.

Government Final Consumption Expenditure

10.       Government Final Consumption Expenditure (GFCE) at Current Prices is estimated at `6.07 lakh crore in Q1 2019-20 as against `5.41 lakh crore in Q1 2018-19.At Constant (2011-12) Prices, the GFCE is estimated at `4.22lakhcrore in Q1 of 2019-20 as against `3.88 lakh crore in Q1 2018-19. In terms of GDP, the rates of GFCE at Current and Constant (2011-12) Prices during Q1 2019-20 are estimated at 12.4 percent and11.8 percent, respectively, as against the corresponding rate of11.9 percent and11.4percent,respectively, in Q1 2018-19.

Gross Fixed Capital Formation

11.       Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) at Current Prices is estimated at`14.55 lakh crore in Q1 2019-20 as against`13.59 lakh crore in Q1 2018-19. At Constant (2011-12) Prices, the GFCF is estimated at`11.66 lakh crore in Q1 2019-20 as against`11.21 lakh crore in Q1 2018-19. In terms of GDP, the rates of GFCF at Current and Constant (2011-12) Prices during Q1 2019-20 are estimated at29.7 percent and32.5 percent, respectively, as against the corresponding rates of30.0 percent and32.8percent, respectively, in Q1 2018-19.

12.       Estimates of GVA at Basic Prices by kind of Economic activity and the Expenditures on GDP for Q1 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 at Constant (2011-2012) and Current Prices, aregiven in Statements1 to 4.

13.       Thenext release of quarterly GDP estimates for the quarter July-September, 2019 (Q2 2019-20) will be on 29.11.2019.

STATEMENT 1: QUARTERLY ESTIMATES OF GVA AT BASIC PRICES IN

Q1(APRIL-JUNE) OF 2019-20

(at 2011-2012 Prices)

 

 

 

Industry

APRIL–JUNE(Q1)
Gross Value Addedat Basic Pricesfor Q1(` incrore) Percentage change Over previous year Q1
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2018-19 2019-20
  1. Agriculture, Forestry &Fishing
404,433 424,869 433,547 5.1 2.0
  1. Mining &Quarrying
95,928 96,308 98,887 0.4 2.7
  1. Manufacturing
503,682 564,815 568,104 12.1 0.6
  1. Electricity, Gas, Water Supply & Other Utility Services
67,876 72,437 78,682 6.7 8.6
  1. Construction
242,588 265,970 281,262 9.6 5.7
  1. Trade, Hotels, Transport, Communication & Services Related to Broadcasting
563,038 606,786 649,698 7.8 7.1
  1. Financial, Real Estate & Professional Services
728,068 775,276 821,198 6.5 5.9
  1. Public Administration, Defence& Other Services
357,203 383,990 416,628 7.5 8.5
GVA at Basic Price 2,962,815 3,190,452 3,348,005 7.7 4.9

 

STATEMENT 2: QUARTERLY ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURES OF GDP IN

Q1 (APRIL-JUNE) OF 2019-20

(at 2011-2012 prices)

 

 

 

Item

APRIL– JUNE(Q1)
Expenditures of Gross Domestic Product for Q1(` incrore) RATES OF GDP (%)
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2018-19 2019-20
1. Private Final Consumption

Expenditure(PFCE)

1,783,905 1,914,259 1,974,438 56.1 55.1
2. Government Final Consumption

Expenditure(GFCE)

363,763 387,599 421,893 11.4 11.8
3. Gross Fixed Capital Formation

(GFCF)

989,620 1,121,028 1,166,334 32.8 32.5
4. Change in Stocks 34,802 38,245 39,039 1.1 1.1
5. Valuables 62,728 42,303 40,863 1.2 1.1
6. Exports 633,368 697,740 737,544 20.4 20.6
7. Less Imports 777,543 863,352 899,991 25.3 25.1
8. Discrepancies 71,895 76,175 105,055 2.2 2.9
GDP 3,162,537 3,413,997 3,585,175 100.0 100.0
GDP (% change over previous year)   8.0 5.0    

 

STATEMENT 3: QUARTERLY ESTIMATE OF GVA AT BASIC PRICESIN

Q1 (APRIL-JUNE) OF 2019-20

(atCurrent Prices)

 

 

 

 

Industry

APRIL– JUNE(Q1)
Gross Value Added at Basic Pricesfor Q1 (` incrore) Percentage change Over previous year Q1
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2018-19 2019-20
  1. Agriculture, Forestry &Fishing
584,658 624,313 673,664 6.8 7.9
  1. Mining &Quarrying
88,212 104,736 110,485 18.7 5.5
  1. Manufacturing
581,965 677,419 691,088 16.4 2.0
  1. Electricity, Gas, Water Supply & Other Utility Services
106,304 119,704 130,075 12.6 8.7
  1. Construction
298,669 342,766 372,180 14.8 8.6
  1. Trade, Hotels, Transport, Communication & Services Related to Broadcasting
675,552 763,514 845,119 13.0 10.7
  1. Financial, Real Estate & Professional Services
882,221 988,653 1,052,224 12.1 6.4
  1. Public Administration, Defence& Other Services
493,322 560,596 639,239 13.6 14.0
GVA at Basic Price 3,710,903 4,181,701 4,514,074 12.7 7.9

 

STATEMENT 4: QUARTERLY ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURES OF GDPIN

Q1 (APRIL-JUNE) OF 2019-20

(atCurrent Prices)

 

 

 

Item

APRIL– JUNE (Q1)
Expenditures of Gross Domestic Product for Q1(` incrore) RATES OF GDP (%)
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2018-19 2019-20
1. Private Final Consumption

Expenditure (PFCE)

2,369,633 2,660,328 2,825,329 58.7 57.7
2. Government Final Consumption

Expenditure(GFCE)

485,089 541,256 606,717 11.9 12.4
3. Gross Fixed Capital Formation

(GFCF)

1,160,598 1,358,745 1,454,690 30.0 29.7
4. Change in Stocks 39,809 45,111 47,805 1.0 1.0
5. Valuables 73,678 45,964 43,276 1.0 0.9
6. Exports 764,061 877,750 955,993 19.4 19.5
7. Less Imports 928,583 1,073,071 1,153,551 23.7 23.6
8.Discrepancies 58,703 74,602 112,433 1.6 2.3
GDP 4,022,988 4,530,685 4,892,693 100.0 100.0
GDP (% change over previous year)   12.6 8.0    

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