Mumbai, Dec. 1 -- India's economic growth numbers have undoubtedly surprised economists and analysts, but not enough to trigger doubts about the quality of the data.

Among the reasons why it appears higher than forecasts is the unavailability of high-frequency indicators for services growth and private consumption, sectors that have exhibited strong growth in the July-September quarter, they said.

However, they believe it needs to be seen whether private consumption, which improved this time around, can retain its momentum since the GST cuts came into effect at the end of the September quarter.

The Indian economy reported a growth of 8.2% in the three months through September, showed government data released on Friday. Not only did it ...