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Latest opinion polls suggest that the BJP-led opposition is consolidating itsposition ahead of the general election scheduled for April-May. For the first timesince April 2013, the BJP-led NDA coalition is leading not only the incumbent UPA inpolls, but also the consolidated tally of all of the smaller and regional parties.
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Emerging Markets Research Emerging Asia 24 March 2014 PLEASE SEE ANALYST CERTIFICATIONS AND IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES STARTING AFTER PAGE 18 India: What to watch Chartbook of key economic indicators Latest opinion polls suggest that the BJP-led opposition is consolidating its position ahead of the general election scheduled for April-May. For the first time since April 2013, the BJP-led NDA coalition is leading not only the incumbent UPA in polls, but also the consolidated tally of all of the smaller and regional parties. Investment by foreign institutional investors (FII) into equities remains steady (USD11.6bn FYTD). FII investment in Indian debt has seen large swings – outflows of USD10.3bn over April-December have swung to USD6bn of inflows since January. The INR, which has largely been in a 61-62 range since mid-September, will likely witness a pre-election rally towards 59, in our view. Growth momentum remains weak, but we see emerging green shoots of recovery as bottlenecks in key industries such as power, mining and domestic services sector are easing at the margin. While this may not be a conclusive signal of stronger activity just yet, we think these improvements could facilitate a growth recovery in FY 14-15, especially in case of a favourable election outcome. Inflation, after a late-2013 upsurge, has moved lower. Despite a likely uptick in the next 3-4 months, largely reflecting an adverse base, we expect inflation to soften in the coming fiscal year – we forecast WPI and CPI to average 5.4% and around 7%, respectively, in FY 14-15 (FY 13-14 average so far – WPI: 5.9%, CPI: 9.6%). After its surprise January rate hike, we expect the Reserve bank of India (RBI) to stay on hold in April, while the new government’s economic policies and monsoon trends will likely have considerable influence on monetary policy in H2. Meanwhile, tight liquidity conditions have kept short-term interest rates high. Longer-term interest rates also stayed elevated and moved sideways (10y IGB: 8.8%). FIGURE 1 Trends in key economic indicators Note: For colour coding – dark Gray: within +/-1ppt of previous print, blue: > 1ppt than previous print, light gray: < -1ppt than previous print. For CPI and WPI, dark gray: within +/-0.5ppt of previous print. Source: Haver Analytics, SIAM, Reserve Bank of India, Bloomberg, Barclays Research Key indicators Latest period T-2 T-1 Latest print (T) 5-yr avg GDP growth Q4-13 4.4 4.8 4.7 6.6 IIP growth (%) Jan-14 -1.3 -0.2 0.1 3.3 Core industry growth (%) Jan-14 1.7 2.1 1.6 5.3 PMI - industry Feb-14 50.7 51.4 52.5 54.3 PMI - services Feb-14 46.7 48.3 48.8 54.3 Passenger car sales growth (%) Feb-14 -9.0 -9.3 -3.9 12.1 Commercial vehicles sales Feb-14 -27.9 -17.4 -23.8 12.0 Steel production growth (%) Jan-14 3.9 3.1 3.4 7.4 Cement production growth (%) Jan-14 4.2 1.1 1.5 6.9 Coal production growth (%) Jan-14 2.3 -0.6 -0.7 3.3 Electricity generation growth (%) Feb-14 6.7 5.7 10.4 5.8 Credit growth (%) Jan-14 14.7 14.8 14.9 17.5 WPI (%) Feb-14 6.4 5.0 4.7 7.1 CPI (%) Feb-14 9.9 8.8 8.1 10.6 Siddhartha Sanyal +91 22 6719 6177 [email protected] Rahul Bajoria +65 6308 3511 [email protected] www.barclays.com Major India publications Title Date India - Pre-election INR rally to continue 11-Mar-14 Inside India: Game of thrones 04-Mar-14 India: GDP - Green shoots or another mirage? 14-Feb-14 India: Fiscal firefighting continues 05-Feb-14 India Policy Tour - Season 4: Winds of change 28-Jan-14 India: Fiscal balance - A tense walk, but likely no slippage 08-Jan-14 India: Inflation: Narrow-based spike starts dissipating 09-Dec-13 India: BoP: Set for a surplus; supportive of INR 14-Nov-13 India: Dealing with fiscal concerns 18-Oct-13 India: Rajan's roadmap to confidence 05-Sep-13 Inside India: Focus on 'Realpolitik' 13-Aug-13 India: INR - Will import controls help? 06-Aug-13
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Emerging Markets Research Emerging Asia

24 March 2014

PLEASE SEE ANALYST CERTIFICATIONS AND IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES STARTING AFTER PAGE 18

India: What to watch

Chartbook of key economic indicators • Latest opinion polls suggest that the BJP-led opposition is consolidating its

position ahead of the general election scheduled for April-May. For the first time since April 2013, the BJP-led NDA coalition is leading not only the incumbent UPA in polls, but also the consolidated tally of all of the smaller and regional parties.

• Investment by foreign institutional investors (FII) into equities remains steady (USD11.6bn FYTD). FII investment in Indian debt has seen large swings – outflows of USD10.3bn over April-December have swung to USD6bn of inflows since January. The INR, which has largely been in a 61-62 range since mid-September, will likely witness a pre-election rally towards 59, in our view.

• Growth momentum remains weak, but we see emerging green shoots of recovery as bottlenecks in key industries such as power, mining and domestic services sector are easing at the margin. While this may not be a conclusive signal of stronger activity just yet, we think these improvements could facilitate a growth recovery in FY 14-15, especially in case of a favourable election outcome.

• Inflation, after a late-2013 upsurge, has moved lower. Despite a likely uptick in the next 3-4 months, largely reflecting an adverse base, we expect inflation to soften in the coming fiscal year – we forecast WPI and CPI to average 5.4% and around 7%, respectively, in FY 14-15 (FY 13-14 average so far – WPI: 5.9%, CPI: 9.6%).

• After its surprise January rate hike, we expect the Reserve bank of India (RBI) to stay on hold in April, while the new government’s economic policies and monsoon trends will likely have considerable influence on monetary policy in H2. Meanwhile, tight liquidity conditions have kept short-term interest rates high. Longer-term interest rates also stayed elevated and moved sideways (10y IGB: 8.8%).

FIGURE 1 Trends in key economic indicators

Note: For colour coding – dark Gray: within +/-1ppt of previous print, blue: > 1ppt than previous print, light gray: < -1ppt than previous print. For CPI and WPI, dark gray: within +/-0.5ppt of previous print. Source: Haver Analytics, SIAM, Reserve Bank of India, Bloomberg, Barclays Research

Key indicators Latest period T-2 T-1 Latest print (T)

5-yr avgGDP growth Q4-13 4.4 4.8 4.7 6.6IIP growth (%) Jan-14 -1.3 -0.2 0.1 3.3Core industry growth (%) Jan-14 1.7 2.1 1.6 5.3PMI - industry Feb-14 50.7 51.4 52.5 54.3PMI - services Feb-14 46.7 48.3 48.8 54.3Passenger car sales growth (%) Feb-14 -9.0 -9.3 -3.9 12.1Commercial vehicles sales Feb-14 -27.9 -17.4 -23.8 12.0Steel production growth (%) Jan-14 3.9 3.1 3.4 7.4Cement production growth (%) Jan-14 4.2 1.1 1.5 6.9Coal production growth (%) Jan-14 2.3 -0.6 -0.7 3.3Electricity generation growth (%) Feb-14 6.7 5.7 10.4 5.8Credit growth (%) Jan-14 14.7 14.8 14.9 17.5WPI (%) Feb-14 6.4 5.0 4.7 7.1CPI (%) Feb-14 9.9 8.8 8.1 10.6

Siddhartha Sanyal +91 22 6719 6177 [email protected] Rahul Bajoria +65 6308 3511 [email protected] www.barclays.com

Major India publications

Title Date

India - Pre-election INR rally to continue

11-Mar-14

Inside India: Game of thrones 04-Mar-14

India: GDP - Green shoots or another mirage?

14-Feb-14

India: Fiscal firefighting continues

05-Feb-14

India Policy Tour - Season 4: Winds of change

28-Jan-14

India: Fiscal balance - A tense walk, but likely no slippage

08-Jan-14

India: Inflation: Narrow-based spike starts dissipating

09-Dec-13

India: BoP: Set for a surplus; supportive of INR

14-Nov-13

India: Dealing with fiscal concerns

18-Oct-13

India: Rajan's roadmap to confidence

05-Sep-13

Inside India: Focus on 'Realpolitik'

13-Aug-13

India: INR - Will import controls help?

06-Aug-13

Barclays | India: What to watch

24 March 2014 2

BJP moves ahead in opinion polls

FIGURE 2 General election to be held between 7 April and 12 May, with results due on 16 May

Voting to take place in nine tranches between 7 April and 12 May

Note: Currency values indexed to USD/LCY = 100 as of 1 January 2013.

FIGURE 3 BJP looks set to emerge as the largest party…

BJP’s projected vote share has risen

FIGURE 4 …and its coalition NDA is set to be the largest group in the parliament

Latest opinion polls are projecting the NDA to win 220 -250 seats

Source for all charts on the page: CSDS, Nielsen, Cvoter, NDTV Hansa, ECI, Barclays Research

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Barclays | India: What to watch

24 March 2014 3

FIGURE 5 Victory margins were relatively small in a large number of seats in 2009

Slim victory margins point to a large number of close contests

FIGURE 6 In most major states, NDA coalition has decent momentum, according to recent opinion polls

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Barclays | India: What to watch

24 March 2014 4

INR – Stability maintained despite Fed tapering

FIGURE 7 INR has outperformed EM basket since the Fed announced tapering in December

The INR has appreciated significantly since late August, and has outperformed its EM peers since the start of Fed tapering in December

Note: Currency values indexed to USD/LCY = 100 as of 1 January 2013.

FIGURE 8 Equity inflows have strengthened, debt market outflows in H2 2013 have turned into sizeable inflows since January 2014

While equities continue to receive FII inflows, bonds have also enjoyed sizeable inflows since January 2014

FIGURE 9 Portfolio flows improved of late, contributing to INR stability

Overall, FII flows (equity and debt combined) have been positive in recent months; INR remains steady largely in 61-62 range; we anticipate a pre-election rally towards 59

Source for all charts on the page: Bloomberg, Barclays Research

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Barclays | India: What to watch

24 March 2014 5

Equities enjoy strength despite weak economic growth

FIGURE 10 Indian equities doing relatively better than other EM stock markets

The BSE SENSEX reached a new peak in Q4 13 and has remained relatively strong, at around 21000, in recent weeks

Source: Bloomberg, Barclays Research

FIGURE 11 Financial and consumer goods sectors outperformed, while IT, tech and metals underperformed in 2014

Financial and consumer goods sectors were the biggest gainers in 2014 so far

Source: Bloomberg, Barclays Research

FIGURE 12 The major outperformers…

FIGURE 13 … and underperformers

Source: Bloomberg, Barclays Research Source: Bloomberg, Barclays Research

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Barclays | India: What to watch

24 March 2014 6

Inflation is now moderating

FIGURE 14 WPI inflation has fallen sharply in past few months

Downward trend in inflation has resumed as the WPI moved below 5% y/y in February

FIGURE 15 CPI inflation has moved close to a two-year low

CPI has followed suit, and moved lower

FIGURE 16 Underlying demand-driven price pressures remain low

Low capacity utilisation keeping demand-driven inflation low

Source for all charts on the page: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research

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Barclays | India: What to watch

24 March 2014 7

FIGURE 17 Normalisation in food prices helped moderation in WPI….

Temporary spike in vegetable prices has now reversed

FIGURE 18 … and in CPI as well

CPI has moved lower on falling food prices

FIGURE 19 However, household inflation expectations are still high

Inflation expectations may remain high

Source for all charts on the page: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research

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Barclays | India: What to watch

24 March 2014 8

Interest rates – Maintaining balance

FIGURE 20 RBI has maintained a restrictive monetary policy stance

RBI’s monetary stance is one of tightness

FIGURE 21 Money market rates remain elevated

Money market rates have again firmed up since January

FIGURE 22 Government 10y bond yield has stabilised

Bond yields stay high amid uncertainties

Source for all charts on the page: RBI, Bloomberg, Barclays Research

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Barclays | India: What to watch

24 March 2014 9

Use of MSF resurfaced as liquidity tightened

FIGURE 23 MSF borrowings have gone back up, as liquidity situation remains tight

Banks’ borrowing under the MSF have been replaced by term repo borrowings

Source: RBI, Barclays Research

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Barclays | India: What to watch

24 March 2014 10

Industrial production trends remain uncertain

FIGURE 24 Industrial production growth yet to show any clear uptick

Industrial production (IP) growth has remained volatile, with no clear signs of a recovery

FIGURE 25 However, intermediate goods production continues to rise …

Intermediate goods production is picking up and may result in some improvement in industrial production in H1 14

FIGURE 26 … and manufacturing sector enjoys support from better external demand

External demand supporting activity

Source for all charts on the page: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research

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Barclays | India: What to watch

24 March 2014 11

Some sectors are showing signs of improvement

FIGURE 27 Electricity production points to a notable improvement

Electricity production has risen dramatically in last 3-4 months

FIGURE 28 Trade momentum is starting to improve again, after weather-related disturbances in US

Trade momentum is starting to improve

Source for all charts on the page: Bloomberg, Haver Analytics, Barclays Research

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Barclays | India: What to watch

24 March 2014 12

No discernible trend in core industries’ growth; momentum remains volatile

FIGURE 29 Below trend growth in steel production persists…

FIGURE 30 … and in cement production as well

Source: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research Source: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research

FIGURE 31 No major improvement in coal production…

FIGURE 32 … but electricity production has picked up dramatically

Source: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research Source: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research

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Barclays | India: What to watch

24 March 2014 13

Some initial signs of turnaround in PMIs

FIGURE 33 PMIs have improved…

FIGURE 34 … and railway freight volume is rising

Source: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research Source: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research

FIGURE 35 Tourist arrivals have been improving…

FIGURE 36 … while clear signs of uptick in production yet to be seen

Source: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research Source: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research

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Barclays | India: What to watch

24 March 2014 14

Auto sales indicators – Weakness persists

FIGURE 37 Commercial vehicle (medium and heavy) sales still weak

Commercial vehicle sales remain under pressure

Source: SIAM, Barclays Research

FIGURE 38 Weakness in passenger car sales persists despite some improvement of late

Passenger car sales also remain weak

Source: SIAM, Barclays Research

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Barclays | India: What to watch

24 March 2014 15

GDP weakness remains broad based

FIGURE 39 A three-year slowdown continues

FIGURE 40 Agriculture – a tad better

FIGURE 41 Industry – Hit by tight monetary policy and weak demand

FIGURE 42 Services – Still weak, and recent uptick could be a one-off

FIGURE 43 Private consumption – Still weak

FIGURE 44 Investment – Lingering weakness

For all charts, Source: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research For all charts, Source: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research

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Barclays | India: What to watch

24 March 2014 16

Balance of payments – Source of optimism

FIGURE 45 INR has stabilised as the trade deficit continues to narrow rapidly…

The rapid improvement in the current account continues to support the INR

Source: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research

FIGURE 46 Trade deficit falls further, led by adjustments in gold and non-gold, and non-oil side

Trade deficit showing a huge improvement

* indicates assumption for Gold imports and petroleum exports for February 2014; Source: CEIC, Barclays Research

FIGURE 47 Our monthly tracking estimate shows significant improvement in the current account

We forecast a current account deficit in FY13-14 of 2.1%

Note: Barclays tracking estimate uses official goods and services trade balance, and assumptions on other transfers. Source: RBI, Barclays Research

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Barclays | India: What to watch

24 March 2014 17

Capital flows remain supportive

FIGURE 48 Services surplus hit an all-time high in January 2014 (latest data available)

Services growth recovering on the back of better growth in US and Europe

Source: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research

FIGURE 49 Net FDI inflows in first 10 months have risen above the full year amount in FY12-13

FDI inflows have been impressive in FY13-14

Source: GoI, Haver Analytics, Barclays Research

FIGURE 50 Portfolio flows have rebounded strongly in past three months

Debt flows of ~USD6bn have supported portfolio inflows

Source: CEIC, Barclays Research

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Fiscal health remains a concern for the market

FIGURE 51 Fiscal deficit stays high, but the government says it will avoid a slippage in FY 13-14

Government has reduced the fiscal deficit target for FY13-14, which requires surpluses in last two months of the fiscal year

Source: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research

FIGURE 52 Reduction in expenditure remains the name of the game

Revenue collection remains modest, but expenditure growth is now easing in order to meet fiscal targets

Source: Haver Analytics, Barclays Research

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