Leading Indicators of the Indian Economy

Introduction History of the Indian Economy The Liberalization Process: The 80s and the

90s Beneficial Effects of the Reform Process

We are the Fourth Largest Growing Economy in terms of PPP with a GDP of US $3.36 trillion

In Exchange terms, we are the Tenth Largest in the world with a GDP of US $ 691.87 billion (2004)

Second Fastest Growing Major Economy of the World with a growth rate of 8.1% for the 1stQ of 2005-06

Introduction The increasing importance of the Indian

Economy has led to a need to Forecast the Performance of the of the Indian Economy

Monitoring of the Indian Economic Cycle has become an increasingly attractive option for this

Dua et. al. initially propounded an index based on concurrent indicators but using an index based on leading indicators is seen to be more appropriate.

The Indicator Approach The Indicator Approach exploits the fact that

different time-series do have different cyclical periods

Time-series can be classified into Coincident, Leading and Lagging Indicators

Coincident: Measures of Output, Income, Employment and Sales

Leading: Placement of New Orders, Intention to Build and Changes in Profitability

Lagging: Installment Credit Outstanding and Interest Rates

The Ideal Indicator It would cover half a century or longer, thus

showing its relation to the economic cycles over a variety of conditions

It would lead the month, around which cyclical revival centers, by an invariable interval of say, three months or even better, six months. It would also lead the central month of every cyclical recession by an invariable time interval, which might differ from the lead at revival.

The Ideal Indicator It would show no erratic movements, that is, it would

sweep smoothly up from each cyclical trough to cyclical peak and then sweep smoothly down to the next trough, so that every change in its direction would herald the coming or recession in the general economy or business.

The cyclical movements would be pronounced enough to be readily recognized, and give some indication of the coming change

It would be so related to the general economic activity as to establish as much confidence as the nature of such things allows that its future behavior in regard to economic cycles will be like its past behavior

Illustration of a Leading Indicator

List of Leading Indicators Trends in Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Contribution of Agriculture, Industry and

Services Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) Index Fiscal Deficit Trends in Inflation Rate Interest Rates Credit Off-take Balance of Payment Foreign Exchange Reserves Crude Oil Rates Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Trends Rain fall Index Sensex Exchange Rate Savings/GDP Ratio Human Development Index Electric Power Generation

Gross Domestic Product

GDP = consumption + investment + government

spending + (exports − imports) Consumption, Investment: Final

Expenditure on Goods and Services Export-Import: Balance of Trade Consumption: Private and Public Significance of GDP

GDP: Indian Scenario

GDP: Indian Scenario

GDP: Indian Scenario The GDP growth trend for the last three years

appears to indicate the beginning of a new phase of cyclical upswing in the economy from 2003-04

The initial momentum to this new phase of expansion, in 2003-04, was provided by agriculture

Industry and services have acted as the twin engines propelling overall growth of the economy

Grenville Savio Noronha

Human Development Index

HDI is a measure of poverty, literacy, education, life expectancy, childbirth, and other factors.

It is a standard means of measuring well being, especially child welfare.

HDI stresses the importance of the quality of life.

Human Development Index

The three basic dimensions of HDI :

1) Life expectancy at birth

2) Knowledge (as measured from adult literacy rate)

3) Standard of living

Human Development Index

EMPLOYMENT: India’s labour force has reached 375

million approximately in 2002, and it will continue to expand over the next two decades.

The actual rate of that expansion will depend on several factors including population growth, growth of the working age population, labour force participation rates, educational enrolment at higher levels and school drop-out rates.

Approximately three-fourth of the unemployed are in rural areas and three-fifth among them are educated.

Human Development Index

EDUCATION : Literacy rates in India have arisen

dramatically from 18% in 1951 to 65% in 2001, but these rates are still far from the UMI reference level of 95%.

Literacy among males is nearly 50% higher than females, and it is about 50% higher in urban areas as compared to the rural areas.

Literacy rates range from as high as 96% in some districts of Kerala to below 30% in some parts of Madhya Pradesh.

Human Development Index

In terms of total investment in R&D, India’s expenditure is 1/60th of that of Korea, 1/250th of that of the USA, and 1/340th of that of Japan.

More significantly, atomic energy, space and defense research account for 71% of all central spending on science and technology, which means that relatively little is left for investment in agriculture, energy, telecommunications and other crucial sectors within the sphere of science and technology.

Human Development Index

R&D expenditure even in India’s fast-growing IT sector has been averaging around 3% of sales turnover (STO), which is much lower as compared to the 14-19% expended by internationally reputed software firms.

These low figures reflect on our R&D performance. India’s share of global scientific output in 1998 was only 1.58 per cent of the world’s total.

Out of 500,000 new patent applications filed globally each year, China accounts for 96,000 and Korea accounts for 72,000, while India accounts for only 8,000.

Human Development Index

HEALTH : Like population growth and economic growth, the health

of a nation is a product of many factors and forces that combine and interact with each other.

Economic growth, per capita income, employment, levels of literacy and education—especially among females—age of marriage, birth rates, availability of information regarding health care and nutrition, access to safe drinking water, public and private health care infrastructure, access to preventive health care and medical care, health insurance, public hygiene, road safety, and environmental pollution are among the factors that contribute directly to the health of the nation.

Human Development Index

Human Development Index

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58% of country's population depends on agriculture

27% of India ’s GDP comes from its agricultural production.

13-18% of India ’s total annual exports are agricultural products.

Good monsoon always means a good harvest

Bad monsoon results in a big loss in the country GDP levels.

MONSOON AND ITS IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE

MONSOON AND ITS IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE

IMD predicts the onset date and rainfall potential of the monsoon

Output growth severely affected by rainfall, especially in earlier years when share of agriculture was 40 – 50 %

data crucial for proper estimates of production function, tfpg etc.

Monsoon facilitated an impressive growth rate of 9.6% in 2003-04

Fell steeply to 1.1% in the current fiscal year

MONSOON AND ITS IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE

Construction of Rainfall Index For each year, only rainfall for four months, June through

September, are considered. Area of each state =As (Mean) Rainfall for each rainfall station, 1871-2003: μs Standard deviation for each rainfall station, 1871-2003: ss (4 months mean) Rainfall for each station and year: Rs Define: Js = (Rs - μs)/ss; for each rainfall station and year Yearly Rainfall Index = S (As* Js)/SAs

FDI in India FDI is investment made by a foreign individual or company

in productive capacity of another country. It is the movement of capital across national frontiers in a manner that grants the investor control over the acquired asset.

India is considered a stable country for investing in by corporate overseas.

India has displaced US as the second-most favored destination for (FDI) in the world after China according to an AT Kearney's FDI

FDI is a tool for jump-starting economic growth through its bolstering of domestic capital, productivity and employment.

FDI in India

FDI has an impact on

1. Country's trade balance

2. Increasing labour standards and skills

3. Transfer of new technology and innovative ideas

4. Improving infrastructure, skills and the general business climate.

US INVESTMENT IN INDIA U.S. is one of the largest foreign direct investors in India. The stock of actual FDI Inflow increased from U.S. $11.3 million

in 1991 to US $4132.8 million as on August 2004 recording an increase at a compound rate of 57.5 percent per annum.

The FDI inflows from the US constitute about 11 percent of the total actual FDI inflows into India.

Top sectors attracting FDI from USA are

Fuels (Power & Oil Ref.) (35.93%) Telecommunications (radio paging, cellular mobile

& basic telephone services) (10.56%) Electrical Equipment (including Computer Software

& Electronics) (9.50%) Food Processing Industries (Food products &

marine products) (9.43%) Service Sector (Fin. & Non-Fin. Services) (8.28%).

India's English-speaking population is highly valued by American, Canadian and British investors.

India received investments from GE Capital, American Express, Citibank, Conseco, British Airways, Dell Computers and Reuters.

This FDI resulted in the development of call centres, back office support and facilities to handle knowledge-intensive activities.

From software giant Microsoft to telecom biggies Nokia and Samsung to auto majors Honda and Toyota, global players now eye India as the most attractive destination for investment.

Although far behind China, India figures among the ten most attractive destinations for foreign investment, according to a new survey.

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SENSEX Definition Significance Calculation Methodology

Selection Free Float Market Capitalization (from September

1, 2003 ) Calculation, closure

Maintenance

Definition Sensitivity Index Base Year 1978 – 79, Base = 100 Basket of 30 constituent stocks

representing a sample of large, liquid and representative companies from diverse sectors.

Significance Barometer of Business climate. Facilitates capital formation.

Domestic Market/ Institutions. FIIs. FDIs.

Likely to lead to boom in other asset classes as the profits get ploughed.

Choice of constituents,Calculation Methodology

and Maintenancefor SENSEX

Journey Of SENSEX

CONCLUSION Leading Indicators relative to the

objective. Choice. Standardization.

Construction of Ideal Leading Indicators – not easy.

Forecast based on Leading Indicators – a useful planning tool.