Economic data week ahead: Factory growth, GST collections, vehicle sales

…their pace as spending picks up in the second half of the year. That will depend partly on tax collections, but also on oil and fertilizer costs, which chief economic adviser Anantha Nageswaran recently flagged as “ uncertainties for fiscal management ”. A deficit that remains below last year’s pace would give the government more room to sustain capex while staying on track to meet its fiscal-deficit target of 4.3% of GDP. Festive wheels Auto firms such as Maruti,…