November 30, 2012 11:37 AM IST

India GDP Growth at 5.3 Percent in September Quarter

India's economy grew at a lower-than-expected 5.3 percent in the quarter ending in September, against an analysts' forecast of 5.4 percent, government data showed on Friday.

Technicians work on engines used for water pumps inside a manufacturing unit in Rajkot, 216 km (134 miles) west of Ahmedabad, July 28, 2009.

The manufacturing sector grew an annual 0.8 percent during the quarter while farm output rose 1.2 percent, the data showed. In the quarter ending in June economic growth was at 5.5 percent.

Asia's third largest economy is still growing faster than many other major economies, but it has slowed from 6.5 percent in the 2011/12 fiscal year and 8.4 percent in the previous two fiscal years.