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  • GDP growth slows to five-year low at 5.8% in January-March quarter

    Published on June 1, 2019

    India’s economic growth rate slowed to five-year low of 5.8 per cent in January-March 2018-19, due to poor performance in agriculture and manufacturing sectors.

    According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) data released today, GDP growth during 2018-19 fiscal stood at 6.8 per cent, lower than 7.2 per cent in the previous financial year.

    The growth in gross domestic product (GDP) was slowest since 2014-15. The previous low was 6.4 per cent in 2013-14.

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