India GDP Growth Strongest in Six Quarters
2025-11-28 10:48
By
Andre Joaquim
1 min. read
The Indian gross domestic product expanded by 8.2% from the previous year in the September quarter of 2025, well above the market consensus of a 7.3% expansion to pick up from the 7.8% growth rate from the earlier period.
It was the sharpest annual growth rate since the March quarter of 2024, reflecting the resilience of the Indian economy to the 50% tariffs from the United States that were passed in August, aided by an increase in government spending and GST tax cuts to support consumer confidence and private investment.
Consequently, consumer spending growth accelerated to 7.9% from 7% in the earlier period, accounting for 57% of all GDP output.
On the value added front, manufacturing expanded by 9.1% in the period, financial, real estate & professional services surged 10.2%, and construction output rose by 7.2%.
Real growth was also supported by a softer deflator, as retail inflation approached record lows and wholesale prices deflated.