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Indian economy shows signs of speeding up as rural demand surges: RBI

Darpan News Desk IANS, 18 Jul, 2024 01:01 PM
  • Indian economy shows signs of speeding up as rural demand surges: RBI

Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) The second quarter (July-September) of 2024-25 has begun with signs of quickening momentum in the Indian economy as an improvement in the outlook for agriculture and the revival of rural spending have turned out to be the bright spots in the evolution of demand conditions, according to the RBI's monthly bulletin released on Thursday.

With rural spending outpacing urban segments, the rural-urban divide is narrowing, as the recent monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MPCE) survey of the NSSO highlights.

This is on the back of rising fiscal transfers, an increase in the wage rate as typified by the MGNREGS and the rising volumes of remittances to rural households due to urban migration. These are some of the proximate factors that are boosting the effective spending power of rural households, the RBI bulletin states.

Consumption patterns revealed in the survey show that the share of conveyance, medical expenses and consumer services exceeds that of cereals in the rural MPCE. These developments have spurred hope that rural India is catching up with its urban counterpart and convergence can be envisaged, according to the report.

The rural recovery is yielding better results for companies in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) segment, with earnings upgrades boosting stock valuations. This is reflecting an improvement in sales volumes as inflation haltingly moderates. Manufacturing is also gaining pace, with the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) having exceeded its long-run average in June on the back of new orders.

Manufacturing is a key pillar of the drive towards achieving higher levels of development, with its share needing to reach 20-25 per cent of GDP in order to establish India as a global manufacturing hub. This will boost employment in crucial sectors such as electronics, pharmaceuticals, textiles and automobiles while giving Indian products an internationally competitive cutting edge, the report adds.

The bulletin also states that global economic activity appears to be strengthening across advanced economies and emerging market economies and global trade in goods and services is gathering momentum which augurs well for India’s exports. On the back of exports of close to $780 billion in 2023-24 and a cumulative rate of expansion of 10.2 per cent in the first quarter, India is better prepared in 2024-25 to achieve exports of over $800 billion, it adds.

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