National Statistical Commission

The moment inflation is released by NSO, it gets hit by unanticipated shocks, says RBI Deputy Governor Michael Patra

The National Statistical Office shall release the GDP data for the second quarter on 30th November

The current datelines imply the GDP changes will happen only after the general elections of 2024

Payroll data released by the National Statistical Office shows only 18.67 per cent of the persons that rejoined and re-subscribed employees' provident fund (EPF) are female

New EPF subscribers increased marginally to 10,54,261 in June from 10,07,441 in May 2022 and 10,09,689 in April, according to data published by the National Statistical Office

Even short-term forecasting has become a challenge due to pandemic, says Shaktikanta Das

Growth has not come roaring back after the pandemic

Joblessness was high in October-December in 2020 mainly due to the staggering impact of the lockdown restrictions in the country, which were imposed to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus

The NSO also released the GDP data for October-December (Q3) of FY22

Portal data.gov.in is difficult to negotiate and it is outdated, defeating the purpose of understanding economy and policy

A recently released report that says India's informal sector has shrunk, raises more questions that it answers

Unemployment rate rose to 13.3 per cent in July-September 2020 as compared to 8.4 per cent in the year-ago period, according to a periodic labour force survey by the National Statistical Office

The findings of the report, published by Business Standard in November 2019, showed consumer spending falling for the first time in over four decades in 2017-18.

The eligible candidates are required to submit their applications for the post with the ministry by August 17, as per a notice issued by MOSPI on July 17

Well, yes and no. Experts are divided over the manner in which the troubles of the National Statistical Commission can be effectively addressed

Besides heading RBI and the Prime Minister's Advisory Council, Rangarajan was chairman of the National Statistical Commission, set up in 2000 to review the statistical system

The National Statistics Office is exchanging ideas with international agencies about handling data and statistics amid the pandemic situation

Monthly price data is collected from 1,114 markets across 310 towns by the field operations division of the statistics ministry and the specified

Consumer spending surveys help set the base year for key macroeconomic data, including gross domestic product

Advance estimates show growth revival remains a daunting task