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Software services exports now represent 5.2 percent of GDP, up from 3.3 percent before the pandemic, as the country moves into analytics and engineering

Economists question whether India's reported first-quarter growth translates to tangible improvements in jobs, wages and living standards.

Retail sales grew 0.6 percent year-over-year in July, urban fixed-asset investment contracted 6.7 percent year-to-date, and new bank loans posted their largest monthly decline on record.

El Niño-driven warming pushed anchovy stocks into deep water, dragging June output below May's 1.80% expansion and marking the country's weakest growth of 2026.

GDP expansion slowed from 0.6 percent in the first quarter as energy costs rose following U.S. strikes on Iran, though consumer spending proved stronger than expected.

Economists forecast a second straight quarter of expansion driven by services and manufacturing stockpiling, though June activity is expected to have slipped.