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Sunday, December 05, 2010

Indian economy grows faster than expected


India's economy grew at a much faster pace than anticipated in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, prompting a recovery in the stock market and lifting hopes of meeting the Government's annual target of 8.75%. India's economy expanded by an impressive 8.9% in the July to September quarter as against 8.7% in the same period of the previous fiscal year, the Commerce & Industry Ministry said. Meanwhile, the GDP figure for the April to June 2010-11 period was revised to 8.9% versus a preliminary estimate of 8.8%. The consensus estimate was for a GDP growth of 8.2-8.3% in the second quarter of FY11 with the broad range of 8-8.5%.