Foreword
After a year of steep recovery from the Covid-19 slowdown in 2021-22, Kerala experienced steady growth in 2022-23 despite financial constraints and adversities. In 2022-23, the State Gross Domestic Product (GSDP) at constant prices recorded a positive growth of 6.6 per cent (QE). The per capita GSDP of the State increased by 6.06 per cent in 2022-23, higher than the 5.9 per cent growth recorded at the all-India level. At the national level, GDP at constant prices grew 7.0 per cent in 2022-23, down from 9.1 per cent in 2021-22.