India’s real GDP grew 8.2% year-on-year in Q2 FY26 as against 5.6% growth recorded in the Q2FY25. Nominal GDP grew 8.7% during the period.
Manufacturing remained a key contributor, rising 9.1% in Q2. Construction followed with a solid 7.2% growth.
Key highlights from Q2 GDP
Agriculture and allied sectors expanded 3.5% in the September quarter, marking slower growth compared to industry and services. Electricity, gas, water supply and other utilities reported a 4.4% rise.
First-half growth stays elevated
For the April–September period, real GDP growth stood at 8.0%, up from 6.1% during the first half of FY25. Nominal GDP for the first half of the fiscal is estimated at Rs 171.30 lakh crore, compared with Rs 157.48 lakh crore a year earlier, a rise of 8.8%.
Real Gross Value Added (GVA) stood at Rs 89.41 lakh crore for H1, higher than Rs 82.88 lakh crore in the previous year, recording a 7.9% expansion.
