Private final consumption expenditure, in real terms, was up 10.1% compared to the same period in the previous year. And the 5.1% growth in the September 2016 quarter was on top of a 6.7% growth in the September 2015 quarter. Growth in the September 2016 quarter, at 6.7%, was on top of a high 8.4% growth in the September 2015 quarter. That improved to 8.3% in the December 2016 quarter, on top of a 12.8% growth rate in the December 2015 quarter. GVA growth in construction is 2.7% in the December 2016 quarter, on top of 3.2% growth in the year-ago quarter.

Source: Mint March 01, 2017 02:30 UTC