INDIA India Economics FY19 growth can improve with faster capex growth How does the PSU bank recap impact 9% the growth outlook? 5% Bottom line: PSU bank recap by itself may not lead to an immediate improvement in growth; however, it will be an enabler to kick-start the capex cycle. The government’s focus on infrastructure investment is another positive 1% and could fill the lacuna due to weak / delayed private capex spending. Discrepancies . -3% Growth has been weak, not just because of transitory factors: GDP Net Exports Gross Capital Formation growth has witnessed a slowdown over the last five quarters, which can be Final Consumption Expenditure -7% GDP at mp attributed to the weak trend in capex and exports, two important engines of F2016 F2017 F2018E F2019E growth. Indeed, consumption has been the mainstay of growth, which has Source: CEIC, Macquarie Research, October 2017 been supported by generous government spending. While a part of the recent slowdown can be attributed to the disruptions caused by the ization and implementation of GST, in our view, the slowdown reflects the uneven Upside risks to FY19 growth growth driven only by consumption, as other drivers failed to take off in the interim. Real GDP Growth, YoY% % Base . Private capex has been has been on a weak trend …: The more often than % % %