CEA raises growth forecast for FY27 to 7.2-7.4%

IMPLEMENTING TRADE DEALS with large economies like the European Union and the United States will likely boost capital inflows and support consumption demand, helping the Indian economy to expand at a higher pace of 7.2-7.4% in FY27,compared with the earlier estimate of 6.8-7.2%, Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said on Friday.

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This signalled growing confidence in the country's medium-term growth trajectory.

The upward revision follows the release of a new national accounts data series, under which the Second Advance Estimate for FY26 pegs growth at a robust 7.6%—higher than the 7.4% calculated using the previous series and well above FY25’s 7.1%. “Improved policy certainty resulting from successful trade agreements, including India-US and India-EU trade progress, will support exports and capital flows. Economic Survey’s projection for FY27 is revised upwards to 7% - 7.4% under the new series,” Nageswaran said.