Corporate Investment in 1976: A Forecast

01/03/1976

Corporate Investment in 1976: A Forecast

C Rangarajan

Working Papers

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Investment in the corporate sector showed a substantial decline during 1975. However, the prospects for 1976 appear to be better even though corporate investment in 1976 may not exceed the level attained in 1974. The study entailed an analysis of all the projects sanctioned by the all India Term Lending institutions. Capital expenditures incurred on all projects sanctioned by those institutions during 1974 amounted to Rs 681 crores. But during 1975 these expenditures came down to Rs 487 crores, thus indicting a steep fall in corporate investment in 1975. As of now the capital expenditure during 1976 would be of the order of Rs 444 crores. If we add to this the expenditure that are likely to be incurred on products to be approved during 1976 itself, one can hope for the corporate investment in 1976 to reach at best the level attained in 1974.

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