India's Q3FY21 GDP grows 0.4%, exits technical recession

New Delhi, Feb. 26 (IANS): India has officially exited the technical recession phase that was brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, as the country's Q3FY21 GDP grew by 0.4 per cent, official data showed on Friday.

The National Statistical Office (NSO) data on Friday showed that the Q2FY21 GDP on a year-on-year basis contracted by 7.3 per cent from (-)24.4 per cent in the preceding quarter.

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Though not comparable, the GDP had grown by 3.3 per cent in the corresponding quarter of FY2019-20.