The developed economies will have GDP growth of sub-zero percent in 2009 as per IMF prediction. The emerging economies will still be able to have +5 pc growth. Whether this scenario is fit for R-word is in doubt because the global GDP will be between 1.5 to 2 pc as per gross estimates. Though the world GDP has never been negative since 1930, it has been negative on per capita basis in each down-turn in 1975,1982 and 1991 but surprisingly in case of 2001 (considered worst year) it grew by 1 pc.
I have a differing opinion. I think every slow-down makes the plans reworked and rationalised and redirected by all ie the govts, the industry and the financiers. This results in making the capital more efficient. In this down turn the auto-industry has suffered most and rightly so. The USA’s wholly private transport concept is faulty and it will have to rework a plan where by the commuting will be more based on mass transportation. This may show GDP fall but it will in no way result in lesser comfort for people. Everyone will have a sigh of relief. There would be numerous examples of cost saving, stopping wastage, rationalise production, reduce working hours, make more smart use of tele-communication and wireless communication facilities and put the IT for world’s benefit rather for just picking money from other pocket through complex trading and financial jugglery. The world has vast resources which are yet to be tapped and millions of people who have to be trained and put to useful activities.
In stock markets, DOW recovered some of the lost ground yesterday and Asian markets have opened low but only marginally and hence our markets should not have cause for worry and trading range should be not very large unless done by design.
The exports tumbled in Oct 08 and now the custom duty collection is lower by 0.95 pc and excise duty collection is lower by 8.70 pc on YoY basis. The Oct 08 should be an exception due to the developments of special kind afflicting world trade and seeing fund flow stoppage.
HariOm,
Krsna Khandelwal
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