Indias GDP grows by 6.7 pc in Q1: Govt data

new delhi: india's gross domestic product slowed to a quarter low of 6.7 per cent in april-june this fiscal against 8.2 per cent in the year-ago period, mainly due to poor showing by the farm sector, according to government data. india remains the fastest-growing major economy, as china's gdp growth in the april-june quarter was 4.7 per cent. the agriculture sector recorded a 2 per cent growth, down from 3.7 per cent in the april-june quarter of 2023-24, as per the national statistical office (nso) data released on friday. however, the growth in the manufacturing sector accelerated to 7 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal compared to 5 per cent in the year-ago period. the previous gdp low was 6.2 per cent in january-march 2023.