Reforms or not, India to see consumption-led recovery in 2013: Deutsche Bank report
India is likely to witness a modest recovery in the coming year, even without major policy initiatives, largely owing to "resiliency of consumption", according to a Deutsche Bank report.
"Recovery (in 2013) would be supported greatly if major initiatives were to boost investment and consumption, but it could take place in any case, in our view," said the report.
Even if the economy were to get no more than meagre policy support next year, chances are that consumption will remain strong. Moreover, labour market surveys suggest both rural and urban wages continue to rise by 15-20 per cent, it said.
"Clearly reforms would be helpful to ensuring a lasting economy, and the authorities do look committed to delivering some key measures. But we think a case can be made for a near-term economic bottom even without major initiatives," Deutsche Bank Chief Economist Taimur Baig said in the report.
India had been growing around 8-9 per cent before the global financial meltdown in 2008. The growth rate in 2011-12 slipped to a nine-year low of 6.5 per cent.
According to the official data, Indian economy grew by 5.3 per cent in the July-September period this year, while in the previous quarter, the economy grew by 5.5 per cent.
The government's recent reforms include allowing FDI in multi-brand retail, aviation and broadcasting, hiking diesel price, capping the number of subsidised LPG cylinders, opening up pension sector to foreign investment and raising the FDI cap in insurance to 49 per cent.
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