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Macro Watch - August 2023
  • Real GDP in Q1 FY24 witnessed a growth of 7.8% vs a growth of 6.1% the previous quarter. Supply-side GVA too, witnessed a growth of 7.8% vs 6.5% the previous quarter.
  • Credit offtake increased by 19.8% in Jul’23 vs 16.3% in Jun’23 on account of the HDFC and HDFC bank merger. Excluding the merger’s impact, credit offtake grew at 14.8% as per RBI data. Credit growth was primarily driven by retail loans, which rose 31.7% in Jul’23 vs 20.9% in Jun’23 and witnessed a growth of 51.5% in Jul’23 on a month-on-month basis. course of Jul’23.
  • After rising to a 15-month high at 7.4% in Jul’23 due to rising vegetable prices, CPI-led inflation fell to 6.8% in Aug’23 on account of food inflation falling to 9.2% from 10.6% the previous month. Majority of the overall CPI inflation is still driven by vegetable prices. CPI excluding vegetable prices stood at 5.5% in Aug’23.
  • Overall industrial output grew 5.7% in Jul’23 compared to 3.8% the previous quarter, with core sector output growing 8% in Jul’23, compared to 5% the month before.
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