National Statistical Office (NSO) records India's GDP growth at 7.7% for FY26

Exam-focused facts from the 8 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

India's economic growth for the financial year 2025-26 (FY26) reached 7.7%, compared to 7.1% in the previous year.
The economy expanded by 7.8% in the January-March quarter of FY26, adopting 2022–23 as the new base year for the gross domestic product (GDP) series.
The National Statistical Office (NSO) reported real growth contributions from manufacturing at 10.7%, trade, transport et al at 11.0%, and financial, real estate et al at 10.4%.
Demand-side growth was driven by private final consumption expenditure at 7.7% and gross fixed capital formation at 8.2%.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lowered its GDP growth forecast for FY27 to 6.6% from 6.9%.