Economy
A domestic economy with a services surplus
Completed growth figures, a partial external account, and city payrolls that the national number does not choose.
EconomyIndia
Economy note. Payrolls, sectors and the currency of wages. City-by-city property stays on the market hub.
The longer country research is the India market hub.
MoSPI’s August 2026 update put real GDP growth at 7.8% for FY 2025-26. Services exports, recorded by the Reserve Bank, are the external income behind a large share of office demand. Manufacturing, farming and household spending still decide most jobs. The longer reading is the India economy page.
A founder in Bengaluru, a financial firm in Mumbai and a company in the capital region hire in different markets. Startup formation is briefed under ecosystems. Property, the diaspora and the consumer market are on the country hub.
Across GRIP
Elsewhere in the research
The same place, on a related page.
- MarketsIndia market hubA continental economy read city by city: services, factories, a consumer market, and a property rule that changes with the state.
- Real EstateIndia propertyResidential, office, retail and industrial uses do not share a tenant. FEMA and the state RERA register do not share a job.
- InfrastructureIndia infrastructurePayments infrastructure is operating. Roads, metros, ports and power still decide whether a building can be used.
- Startup EcosystemsIndia startup ecosystemCompany formation, capital, and scale. Property is covered separately.
- RelocationLiving in IndiaA visa, a job, and a title are separate permissions. The week that would be lived comes before the deed.
- Global InvestmentEmerging is a classificationOfficial groupings exist to organise data. They are revised, they overlap, and they do not carry a required return or a required risk.
- Global InvestmentDemography is slow, and it is localAge structure and urban settlement shape housing need over decades. They do not time a purchase, and a national trend is not a city.
- Global InvestmentInfrastructure investment is a question of who paysA road, a power line, or a station is not a theme until the user, the payer, and the contract are named. Announced projects are not operating assets.
- GRIP LibraryMumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi NCR: three economic machinesFinance and a port, a technology labour market, and a capital region spread across three states. One country, three property markets.
- AudioGlobal Startup Ecosystems: Where Tomorrow's Economies BeginWhat makes a city attractive to entrepreneurs? This GRIP audio commentary explores global startup ecosystems, venture capital, business regulations, talent, innovation infrastructure and the relationship between entrepreneurship and urban development. From Singapore and Bengaluru to Nairobi, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta, discover how different cities support new businesses, attract investment and develop emerging economic opportunities. Understand why successful startup ecosystems depend on more than funding, and how entrepreneurship contributes to employment, innovation and the long-term economic character of cities.