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Current account deficit may stay closer to balancing levels: Morgan Stanley
In terms of outlook, considering low capacity utilisation in the manufacturing sector and a weak trend in private investment, we believe that over the next six to nine months, the current account is likely to remain closer to balance levels,” the report added.We believe that from the second half of 2017, the current account could
New Delhi : India’s current account deficit (CAD) is likely to remain at the existing levels over the next six to nine months amid low capacity utilisation in the manufacturing sector and a weak private investment trend, says a report.According to Morgan Stanley Investment Management, India’s current account and trade deficits had witnessed dramatic improvement from the peak level in the quarter ended December 2012.India’s CAD narrowed to 0.1 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) for the June quarter this year, from the peak of 6.8 per cent of the GDP in the quarter ended December 2012.
In terms of outlook, considering low capacity utilisation in the manufacturing sector and a weak trend in private investment, we believe that over the next six to nine months, the current account is likely to remain closer to balance levels,” the report added.We believe that from the second half of 2017, the current account could move back into the 1-2 per cent deficit range with gradual recovery in private investment.”
CAD, a key factor for assessing the country’s external position, narrowed sharply to just $300 million, or 0.1 per cent of the GDP, in the June quarter, driven by lower trade deficit on deeper import contraction.
A high CAD, which was close to five per cent of the GDP in 2012-13, was one of the prime reasons that led to the nervousness in the currency market, making rupee the worst performing emerging market unit following the taper tantrum in 2013.
As for growth, the report said, the macro environment had seen steady improvement in the past two years. However, the pace of growth recovery had been slower than anticipated.“In the last six months, we have seen a broadening of the recovery with a pick-up in discretionary consumption.
We believe that the recovery in this cycle will be led by domestic demand – consumption, public capex and foreign investment,” the report added. On prices, the report said inflation was expected to moderate gradually to 4.7 per cent by March 2017.
We believe that these drivers of inflation will remain benign and the maximum disinflation attributable to these is behind us. We expect headline and core CPI to decelerate to around 4.7 per cent by March 2017, from the five per cent level currently,” the report added.
