India's GDP growth slows to 6.6 pct in October-December quarter

NEW DELHI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- India's economic growth rate stood at 6.6 percent during the period from October to December 2018, according to figures released by the federal Central Statistics Office on Thursday.

"GDP growth rates for Q1 and Q2 of 2018-19 at Constant Prices are 8.0 percent and 7.0 percent respectively," said a statement issued by ministry of statistics and programme implementation.

The growth in GDP during 2018-19 was estimated at 7.0 percent as compared to the growth rate of 7.2 percent in 2017-18, the ministry said.