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Domestic Trends

       Investment                                                                                                                  35.00             Trend in New project Announcements (Rs lakh crore)  29.12     MANUFACTURING




                                                                                                                                                                                                                   SECTOR
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   CONTINUED TO
       Trends                                                                                                                      30.00   18.49        19.80                       21.79         25.71            ATTRACT PRIVATE
                                                                                                                                   25.00
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   INVESTMENT IN
                                                                                                                                   20.00
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   FY23; SERVICES
                                                                                                                                   15.00
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   FINANCIAL)
                                                                                                                                   10.00   9.64          8.72         10.00         14.33                          (OTHER THAN
                                                                                                                                                                      5.09
                                                                                                                                    5.00   8.84         11.08                                                      ATTRACTED MORE
                                                                                                                                                                      4.91          7.45          3.41
                                                                                                                                    0.00                                                                           INVESTMENTS IN
                                                                                                                                                        2019-20
        I nvestments are crucial to   A breakup shows that                                                                                2018-19      Government    2020-21       2021-22       2022-23           Q4FY23
                                   investment in both the public
                                                                                                                                                                      Private sector
                                                                                                                                                                                     Total
         sustain growth. Since the
        onset of the pandemic, the   and private sectors
        government has been taking   experienced an increase on                                                                                            Source: CMIE capex database & CII Research
        the lead in pushing capex   sequential terms in Q4FY23,                                                                                             Note: Data extracted on 11th April 2023             Despite the uncertainty in the
        projects to bolster growth in   with new investments made                                                                                                                                               global environment and
                                   by the private sector growing
        the economy. There are signs   at a faster rate as compared                                                                                                                                             slowdown in global demand,
        that the private sector is also   to that made by the                                                                  This is corroborated by the   the private sector and the   capex to GDP moderated   the manufacturing sector has
                                                                                                                                                                                                                continued to attract higher
        working in tandem with the   government. The new                                                                       above graph which shows that   government to the gross   steeply from 31.8 per cent in   new investments in FY23. As
        government in kickstarting the   investments made by the                                                               new investments made by the   domestic product (GDP) of the   FY22 to 12.5 per cent in   per CMIE capex data, the
        investment cycle, which is   private sector in Q4FY23                                                                  government, both at the Centre   country, private capex to GDP   FY23.           sector recorded 35 per cent
        essential for spurring growth   stood at Rs 11.3 lakh crore as                                                         and State level in FY23, have   ratio has grown exponentially,                   more investments in FY23.
        via its multiplier effect.   compared to Rs 0.98 lakh                                                                  come down to the lowest level   while that of the government   That said, the trajectory of   Among the key sectors,
        This section analyses in detail   crore made by the                                                                    in the last five years, while that   has remained subdued.   private investments going   Services (other than financial),
        the recent trends in       government.                                                                                 by the private sector has                              forward will be dependent on   Chemicals, Transport services,
        investments based on the   Taking stock of the full year                                                               increased exponentially over   Private capex to GDP ratio   the intensity of global   Electricity, Machinery and
        CMIE Capex database, which   FY23, overall new investments                                                             the years.                 increased sharply to 94.5 per   uncertainties, movement in   Information Technology
                                                                                                                                                                                      input prices, interest rates and
                                                                                                                                                          cent in FY23 from 61.1 per cent
        would help assess the impact   reached Rs 29.1 lakh crore,                                                             Further, analyzing the share of   last year. While at the same   borrowing costs as well as   attracted higher private
                                                                                                                                                                                                                investments during the
        of recent initiatives being   improving by 33.7 per cent                                                               capital spending announced by   time, the share of government   external demand.  period.
        taken by both government and   over the previous year. The
        industry to facilitate     bulk of the increase in the                                                                                                                                                  It is important to note that
        investment revival.        new investments in FY23 was                                                                                                                                                  despite being one of the top
                                   driven by the private sector,                                                                                              Capex to GDP ratio (%)                            sectors attracting private
                                   thereby reflecting improved   progressing at the rate of 40   industries. Moderation in            110.0                                                                     investment in FY23,
         OVERALL NEW               sentiments in the sector. The   kms per day, till recently, has   commodity prices, easing of                                                               94.5             investments announced in the
         INVESTMENTS REPORT        private sector accounted for   now slowed down to about   supply chains and better                 90.0                                                                      Machinery sector were below
                                                                                          growth prospects than
                                                              33 kms per day. Although, the
         AN IMPROVEMENT IN         88 per cent of the total   pace has improved from 20   anticipated earlier have                    70.0                                         61.1                         the levels announced last year.
                                   investments (government +
         FY23                      private) in FY23 as against 66   kms per day (till December   bolstered the sentiments of                   51.0                                                             Interestingly, in quarterly
                                   per cent in the previous year.   2022), it still remains quite   industry. The resilience shown    50.0                                                                      terms, it was the services
                                                                                          by the domestic economy
                                                              low. The major reasons for
                                   On the government side, the
        New                        share of total new         the slowdown have been      have helped companies to                    30.0     46.8                                31.8                         (other than financial) sector
                                                                                                                                                                                                                which attracted higher
                                                                                          execute their expansion plans.
                                                              delays in land acquisition,
                                   investments announced in
        Investments                FY23 dropped to 12 per cent   delayed payments and     This trend is also reflected in             10.0    2018-19     2019-20     2020-21     2021-22     2022-23           investment in Q4FY23. These
                                                                                                                                                                                                  12.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                services mainly included
                                                              clearances, and dispute
                                                                                          the OBICUS survey done by
                                   from 34 per cent last year.
                                                              resolution delays leading to   the RBI, where capacity                                                                                            hotels & restaurants, railway
        Overall new investments in   The slowdown in the      financial stress.           utilization (CU) for the                                       Private capex to GDP  Government capex to GDP          transport infrastructure and
        the economy improved to Rs   government sector project                            manufacturing sector                                                                                                  tourism. This was followed by
        12.3 lakh crore in Q4FY23 as   execution has especially been   At the same time, investment   improved to 74.3 per cent in                         Source: CMIE capex database & CII Research           Transport Services,
        against Rs 6.9 lakh crore in   in the roads sector. For   in the private sector has   Q3 FY23 from 74.0 per cent                                    Note: Data extracted on 11th April 2023             Manufacturing, Electricity,
        the previous quarter and Rs   instance, according to   slowly and steadily recovered,   recorded in the previous                                                                                        Chemicals and Information
        9.04 lakh crore in the same   government estimates, road   with capacity utilization having   quarter.                                                                                                  Technology sector.
        quarter last year.         construction that was      crossed trend levels in several
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