India’s GDP grows at robust 7.8% in Q4 FY26; 7.7% full year growth beats estimates - The Times of India

Key points

• What experts are saying The Indian economy grew at a better-than-expected 7.8% in the fourth quarter of last financial year 2025-26. The GDP growth for the whole year stood at 7.7% marginally higher than the previous government estimates of 7.6%.
• India's economic growth has beaten estimates, especially as experts had expected some impact of the US-Iran conflict to reflect in the headline number.Quarterly sector-wise data showed particularly strong growth in trade, hotels, transport, communication, broadcasting and storage-related services, which expanded 12.5% year-on-year.
• Financial, real estate and professional services followed with growth of 10.4%.
• Manufacturing registered an increase of 7.3%, while the construction sector grew by 8.4% during the quarter.At constant prices, real GDP for the January-March quarter is estimated to have been at Rs 87.77 lakh crore, compared with Rs 81.40 lakh crore in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.
• Nominal GDP during the quarter is estimated at...