Estimates of Gross Domestic Product for the First Quarter (April-June) of 2015-16



Estimates of Gross Domestic Product for the First Quarter (April-June) of 2015-16 

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The  Central  Statistics  Office  (CSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme Implementation has released the estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter  (April-June)  Q1,  of  2015-16,  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, 2015-16 are presented below.


I. ESTIMATES OF GVA BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

(a)                At constant (2011-2012) prices

3.          GDP at constant (2011-12) prices in Q1 of 2015-16 is estimated at `27.13 lakh crore, as against `25.35 lakh crore in Q1 of 2014-15, showing a growth rate of 7.0 percent. 

 Quarterly GVA at Basic Price at constant (2011-2012) prices for Q1 of 2015-16 is estimated at `25.80 lakh crore, as against `24.10 lakh crore in Q1 of 2014-15, showing a growth rate of 7.1 per cent over the corresponding quarter of previous year.

4.         The economic activities which registered growth of over 7 percent in Q1 of 2015-16 over Q1 of 2014-15 are ‘manufacturing’, ‘trade, hotels and transport & communication and services related to broadcasting’ and 'financial, insurance, real estate and professional services'.  The growth in the ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’, ‘mining and quarrying’, ‘electricity, gas, water supply & other utility services, ‘construction’  and 'public administration, defence and other services’  is estimated to be 1.9 per cent, 4.0 percent, 3.2 per cent,  6.9 per cent and 2.7 per cent respectively during this period.

5.       Industry analysis
            The first quarter estimates are based on agricultural production during Rabi season of 2014-15 obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation (DAC), abridged financial results  of  listed companies from BSE/NSE, 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 2015-16. Performance of key sectors like transport including railways, road, air and water transport etc., communication, banking and insurance during the period April-June 2015-16 have been taken into account while compiling the estimates. Performance of the corporate sector during April-June 2015-16 based on data received from BSE/NSE have been taken into account.  Estimated growth in the indicator compiled on the basis of employee expenses, Profit before tax and depreciation of listed companies deflated by appropriate price indices has been used to extrapolate the corporate sector estimates of the same quarter of the previous year.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

5.1     Quarterly GVA at basic prices for Q1 2015-16 from ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’ sector grew by 1.9 percent as compared to growth of 2.6 percent in Q1 2014-15. According  to  the  information  furnished  by  the  Department  of  Agriculture  and Cooperation  (DAC),  which  has been  used  in  compiling  the  estimate  of  GVA  from agriculture  in Q1 of 2015-16, the production of rice, wheat, coarse cereals and pulses registered growth rates of (-)8.0 percent, (-)7.2 percent ,(-)1.4 percent and (-)12.8 percent respectively during  the  Rabi  season  of  agriculture year 2014-15 (which ended in June 2015). Among the commercial crops, the production of oilseeds declined by 17.6 per cent during the Rabi season of 2014-15. The crops including fruits and vegetables account for about 59.0 percent of GDP in ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’ sector.  Around 41.0 percent of GVA of this sector is based on the livestock products, forestry and fisheries, which registered a combined growth of above 6 percent in Q1 of 2015-16.


Mining and quarrying

5.2.        Quarterly GVA at basic prices for Q1 2015-16 from ‘mining and quarrying’ sector grew by 4.0 percent as compared to growth of 4.3 percent in Q1 2014-15.  The key indicators of mining sector, namely, production of coal, crude oil and natural gas and IIP mining registered growth rates of 7.3 per cent, (-)0.9 percent, (-)4.2 percent and 0.7 percent, during Q1 of 2015-16 as compared to 6.6 percent,(-)0.1 percent, (-)3.9 percent and 2.9 percent in Q1 of 2014-15.  As per the available information, private corporate sector growth in the mining sector as estimated for major listed companies of BSE and NSE at current prices is 8 percent in Q1 2015-16 as compared to 23.5 percent in Q1 2014-15.

Manufacturing

5.3       Quarterly GVA at basic prices for Q1 2015-16 from ‘manufacturing’ sector grew by 7.2 percent as compared to growth of 8.4 percent in Q1 2014-15.   The private corporate sector growth (which has a share of around 65 percent in the manufacturing sector) as estimated from available data of listed companies with BSE and NSE is 7.9 percent at current prices during Q1 of 2015-16 as against 13.8 percent in Q1 of 2014-15. The quasi corporate and unorganized segment (which has a share of around 27 percent in the manufacturing sector) has been estimated using IIP of manufacturing. IIP manufacturing registered growth rates of 3.6 per cent during Q1 of 2015-16 as compared to 3.9 percent in Q1 of 2014-15.

Electricity, Gas, water supply and other utility services

 5.4     Quarterly GVA at basic prices for  Q1 2015-16 from  ‘Electricity ,Gas, water supply and other utility services’  sector  grew by 3.2 percent as compared to growth of 10.1 percent in Q1 2014-15.   The key indicator of this sector, namely, IIP of Electricity registered growth rate of 2.3 per cent during Q1 of 2015-16 as compared to 11.3 percent in Q1 of 2014-15.

Construction

5.5       Quarterly GVA at basic prices for Q1 2015-16 from ‘Construction’ sector grew by 6.9 percent as compared to growth of 6.5 percent in Q1 2014-15.  Key indicators of construction sector, namely, production of cement and consumption of finished steel registered growth rates of 0.9 per cent and 7.1 percent, respectively, during Q1 of 2015-16 as compared to 9.6 percent and 0.7 percent respectively, in Q1 of 2014-15.


Trade, hotels and Transport & communication and services related to broadcasting

5.6.     Quarterly GVA at basic prices for Q1 2015-16 from this sector grew by 12.8 percent as compared to growth of 12.1 percent in Q1 2014-15.  Key indicator used for estimating GVA from Trade sector is the sales tax growth.  As per the available monthly data on state accounts available from CAG website, sales tax collection grew by 9.4 percent during Q1 of 2015-16. Indicator used for measuring GVA from hotels and restaurant sector is the private corporate growth in this sector.  The private corporate sector growth in the hotels and restaurant sector as estimated from available data from listed companies with BSE and NSE at current prices is 24.8 percent during Q1 of 2015-16. Among the other services sectors, the key indicators of railways, namely, the net tonne kilometres and passenger kilometres have shown growth rate of 1.0 per cent and (-)5.8 percent respectively during Q1 of 2015-16.  In case of other transport sectors, passengers handled by the civil aviation, cargo handled by the civil aviation and cargo handled at major ports registered growth rates of 15.3 percent, 8.7 percent and 4.5 percent, respectively, during Q1 of 2015-16 as compared to 7.5 percent, 6.2 percent and 4.2 percent in  Q1 of 2014-15. Sales of commercial vehicles registered 3.6 percent growth during Q1 of 2015-16 as against a decline of 16.1 percent in Q1 of 2014-15.

Financial, insurance, real estate and professional services

5.7       Quarterly GVA at basic prices for Q1 2015-16 from this sector grew by 8.9 percent as compared to growth of 9.3 percent in Q1 2014-15.  Major component of this industry is the real estate and professional services which has a share of 73.0 percent. The key indicators of this sector are the quarterly growth of corporate sector for real estate sector and computer related activities which as estimated from available data from listed companies with BSE and NSE at current prices is 3.0 percent and 7.5 percent, respectively, during Q1 of 2015-16. The other indicators of this sector, viz., aggregate bank deposits, and bank credits have shown growth rates of 11.4 per cent, and 9.3 per cent, respectively as on June 2015 as against growth of  12.4 per cent and 13.3 per cent respectively  as on June 2014.

Public administration and defence and other services
5.8       Quarterly GVA at basic prices for Q1 2015-16 from this sector grew by 2.7 percent as   compared to growth of 2.8 percent in Q1 2014-15. The key indicator of this sector namely, union government expenditure grew by 4.2 percent during Q1 of 2015-16 as compared to 8.2 percent in Q1 of 2014-15.

(b)   At current prices

6.      GDP is derived by adding taxes on products net of subsidies on products to GVA at basic prices. GDP at current prices in Q1 of 2015-16 is estimated at `32.43 lakh crore, as against `29.80 lakh crore in Q1 of 2014-15, showing a growth rate of 8.8 percent. GVA at Basic Price at current prices in Q1 of 2015-16, is estimated at `30.30 lakh crore, as against `28.28 lakh crore in Q1, 2014-15, showing an increase of 7.1 per cent.

 (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, has risen by 4.2 per cent, (-) 28.5 percent, (-)0.6 per cent, 1.7 per cent and (-)2.4 percent, respectively during Q1 of 2015-16 over Q1 of 2014-15. The consumer price index has shown a rise of 5.1 per cent during Q1 of 2015-16 over Q1 of 2014-15.

II.  ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURES ON GDP
8.     The components of expenditure on gross domestic product, namely, consumption expenditure and capital formation, are normally measured at market prices.  The aggregates presented in the following paragraphs, therefore, are in terms of market prices.

Private Final Consumption Expenditure

9.       Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE) at current prices is estimated at `19.89 lakh crore in Q1 of 2015-16 as against `18.10 lakh crore in Q1 of 2014-15.  At constant (2011-12) prices, the PFCE is estimated at `15.93 lakh crore in Q1 of 2015-16 as against `14.84 lakh crore in Q1 of 2014-15. In terms of GDP at market prices, the rates of PFCE at current and constant (2011-2012) prices during Q1 of 2015-16 are estimated at 61.3 per cent and 58.7 per cent, respectively, as against the corresponding rates of 60.7 per cent and 58.5 per cent, respectively in Q1 of 2014-15.

Government Final Consumption Expenditure
10.       Government Final Consumption Expenditure (GFCE) at current prices is estimated at `3.86 lakh crore in Q1 of 2015-16 as against `3.71 lakh crore in Q1 of 2014-15. At constant   (2011-2012) prices, the GFCE is estimated at `3.10 lakh crore in Q1 of 2015-16 as against `3.06 lakh crore in Q1 of 2014-15. In terms of GDP, the rates of GFCE at current and constant (2011-2012) prices during Q1 of 2015-16 are estimated at 11.9 per cent and 11.4 per cent, respectively, as against the corresponding rate of 12.4 per cent and 12.1 percent each in Q1 of 2014-15.


Gross Fixed Capital Formation
11.       Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) at current prices is estimated at ` 9.02 lakh crore in Q1 of 2015-16 as against `8.69 lakh crore in Q1 of 2014-15. At constant (2011-2012) prices, the GFCF is estimated at `8.07 lakh crore in Q1 of 2015-16 as against `7.70 lakh crore in Q1 of 2014- 15. In terms of GDP, the rates of GFCF at current and constant (2011-2012) prices during Q1 of 2015-16 are estimated at 27.8 per cent and 29.8 per cent, respectively, as against the corresponding rates of 29.2 per cent and 30.4 per cent, respectively in Q1 of 2014-15.

12.       Estimates of GVA at basic price by kind of economic activity and the Expenditures on GDP  for Q1 of 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 at constant (2011-2012) and current prices, are given in Statements 1 to 4.


13.        The next release of quarterly GDP estimate for the quarter July-September, 2015 (Q2 of 2015-16) will be on 30.11.2015.



STATEMENT 1: QUARTERLY ESTIMATE OF GVA AT BASIC PRICES IN  Q1 (APRIL-JUNE) OF 2015-16
(at 2011-2012 prices)

13.        The next release of quarterly GDP estimate for the quarter July-September, 2015 (Q2 of 2015-16) will be on 30.11.2015.



STATEMENT 1: QUARTERLY ESTIMATE OF GVA AT BASIC PRICES IN
Q1 (APRIL-JUNE) OF 2015-16
(at 2011-2012 prices)




Industry
APRIL-JUNE (Q1)
(`crore)
Gross Domestic Product forQ1
Percentage change Over previous year Q1
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2014-15
2015-16
1. agriculture, forestry & fishing
350052
359258
366124
2.6
1.9
2. mining & quarrying
67555
70488
73289
4.3
4.0
3. manufacturing
419403
454620
487134
8.4
7.2
4. electricity, gas, water supply & other utility services
52498
57794
59657
10.1
3.2
5. construction
182284
194168
207580
6.5
6.9
6. trade, hotel, transport, communication & services related to broadcasting
406716
456125
514487
12.1
12.8
7. financial, insurance, real estate &        professional services
480626
525122
571740
9.3
8.9
8. Public administration, defence& other services
284255
292195
300044
2.8
2.7
GVA at Basic Price
2243389
2409770
2580056
7.4
7.1

STATEMENT 2: QUARTERLY ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURES OF GDP IN
Q1 (APRIL-JUNE) OF 2015-16
(at 2011-2012 prices)


 Item

APRIL-JUNE (Q1)
     (` crore)
Expenditures of Gross DomesticProduct for Q1
RATES OFGD(%)
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2014-15
2015-16
1.  Private Final Consumption
Expenditure (PFCE)
1397414
1483613
1592806
58.5
58.7
2.  Government FinalConsumption
Expenditure(GFCE)
301793
306488
310018
12.1
11.4
3.  Gross Fixed Capital Formation
(GFCF)
708280
769880
807225
30.4
29.8
4.  Change in Stocks
40016
41969
44076
1.7
1.6
5.  Valuables
32902
41528
49589
1.6
1.8
6.  Exports
546989
596944
558269
23.6
20.6
7.   Less Imports
655135
631494
597371
24.9
22.0
8. Discrepancies
4164
-74273
-51615
-2.9
-1.9
GDP
2376424
2534654
2712998
100.0
100.0
GDP (percentage change over previous year)



6.7
7.0



STATEMENT 3: QUARTERLY ESTIMATE OF GVA AT BASIC PRICES IN
Q1 (APRIL-JUNE) OF 2015-16
(at current prices)





Industry
APRIL-JUNE (Q1)
      (`crore)
Gross Domestic Product for Q1
Percentagechange Overprevious year Q1
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2014-15
2015-16
1. agriculture, forestry & fishing
400069
435365
463796
8.8
6.5
2. mining & quarrying
69626
76688
77493
10.1
1.0
3. manufacturing
450806
507591
540738
12.6
6.5
4. electricity, gas, water supply & other utility services
57043
70369
73895
23.4
5.0
5. construction
201914
227760
237780
12.8
4.4
6. trade, hotel, transport, communication & services related to broadcasting
444932
530808
585490
19.3
10.3
7. financial, insurance, real estate &        professional services
535206
620278
659453
15.9
6.3
8. Public administration,defence & other services
320830
359343
391400
12.0
8.9
GVA at Basic Price
2480425
2828202
3030045
14.0
7.1

STATEMENT 4: QUARTERLY ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURES OF GDP IN
Q1 (APRIL-JUNE) OF 2015-16
(at current prices)




Item
APRIL-JUNE(Q1)
                (`crore)
Expenditures of GrossDomestic Product for Q1
RATES OFGD(%)
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2014-15
2015-16
1.  Private Final Consumption
Expenditure (PFCE)
1589308
1809840
1988737
60.7
61.3
2.  Government FinalConsumption
Expenditure(GFCE)
340749
370775
386365
12.4
11.9
3.  Gross Fixed Capital Formation
(GFCF)
764938
868821
901827
29.2
27.8
4.  Change in Stocks
43931
47755
51008
1.6
1.6
5.  Valuables
35721
43643
49561
1.5
1.5
6.  Exports
615780
711138
668736
23.9
20.6
7.   Less Imports
768014
780174
744773
26.2
23.0
8. Discrepancies
6362
-91620
-58754
-3.1
-1.8
GDP
2628775
2980178
3242706
100.0
100.0
GDP (percentage change over previous year)



13.4
8.8



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