
The economic picture for India, right now, is still shifting. We’re looking at the January-March quarter of FY26, and most economists are banking on growth staying solid, hovering somewhere between 6.8 and 7.4 per cent for the GDP expansion. But that’s just the projection.
The real moment is Friday, 4 pm. That’s when the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation—MoSPI—finally drops the official GDP numbers for the fourth quarter and the full year of FY26. That data is supposed to tell us how the economy actually held up against all that global noise, especially with those geopolitical tensions in West Asia really heating up toward the end of the year.
These numbers are going to give us a clearer look, I guess. A snapshot of how things actually played out.
Analysts are broadly pushing for Q4 FY26 growth to be better than the 7.1 per cent we saw just a year ago. There’s a definite sense that things might have bounced back a bit in that final quarter.
Different banks are throwing out different estimates. CareEdge is putting forward 6.8 to 7.0 per cent for the March quarter. Then you have the big players. Bank of Baroda is expecting 7.2 to 7.3 per cent. IDFC FIRST Bank is sitting at 7.4 per cent. ICICI Bank is estimating 7.1 per cent for the quarter. See how varied that is? It shows the uncertainty already baked in.
The story isn't just about the headline number. It’s about where the growth is coming from. Bank of Baroda points out something interesting: stronger performance in utilities and services seems likely to pull the overall growth up. That’s supposed to offset some slowdowns we might see in agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and those contact-intensive sectors.
And that’s where things get specific. We saw some movement in the infrastructure space too. Construction activity seems to have stayed resilient. Infrastructure companies reported solid revenue and profitability during the quarter, which might push up those construction growth estimates.
The services sector, though. That’s clearly the anchor. Bank of Baroda pegs services growth at 9.1 per cent for Q4 FY26. That’s significantly higher than the 6.8 per cent recorded in the same period last year. That improvement seems tied to healthy banking activity. Credit growth for the period was still strong—14.3 per cent in January to March 2026—and deposits held up too. It suggests that demand for credit and general economic activity was still there, despite the external pressures.
But there are headwinds. You can’t ignore the cost side of things. Higher energy costs and those supply disruptions linked to the West Asia conflict really started weighing on businesses. Prices for commercial LPG, diesel, and other fuels just kept climbing input costs.
So, while the services sector is booming, the other areas are expected to cool down. Agriculture growth is likely to slow down compared to last year. Mining might see a sharp moderation. Manufacturing growth is also projected to be slower than in Q4 FY25, though it’s still expected to stay healthy overall.
Looking further ahead, the momentum might slow down. Economists are expecting growth to moderate in FY27. Bank of Baroda is forecasting that GDP growth in FY27 will settle in the 6.5 to 6.8 per cent range. Risks are hanging over everything—those elevated fuel prices, the weather disruptions, the general global uncertainty—all feeding into those future prospects.
So, for now, all eyes are glued to that official release at 4 pm. It’s going to be the real test of how India navigated this period, and it sets the tone for whatever comes next. It’s a tight spot, really.
Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board
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