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High Jan commodity prices prolong energy insecurity challenge: India

24 Feb '23
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Pic: Shutterstock

Most commodity prices, which have been easing since June 2022, remained elevated in January this year compared to pre-pandemic levels, prolonging energy and food insecurity challenges, India’s finance ministry said in its latest Monthly Economic Review (MER). Crude oil prices have steadily declined from their mid-2022 peak, but are higher than pre-pandemic levels.

"The budget has also announced key interventions to support the high growth of the Indian economy and bring weaker sections of society into the mainstream," the review said.

The economy is estimated to post healthy growth in this fiscal, as projected by the first advanced estimates (FAE).

"Overall demand conditions remain conducive to carrying forward the momentum built up in the economy," the report noted.

"The geopolitical tensions in Europe, spiralling energy, food, and fertiliser prices, monetary tightening, and inflationary trends have elevated the downside risks to the global economic outlook," it added.

Despite these headwinds, the Indian economy is estimated to grow by 7 per cent year on year in this fiscal, as per the FAE.

Recent indicators suggest the economy is well on track to achieve this growth, the review added.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DS)

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