NEW DELHI—India’s economy grew 13.5% in the April-to-June quarter from a year earlier, as coronavirus worries eased and allowed consumer spending to resume, but economists see signs that the pent-up demand could begin to taper off.

The gross domestic product issued on Wednesday, which shows growth for India’s fiscal first quarter, benefited from a comparison with a year earlier, when the economy went into a virtual standstill as a devastating coronavirus wave pummeled the country.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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