Page 4 - Gdp Data

Old troubles mar new term: A status check of Modi govt's 100 days

The first-quarter GDP data showed the economy losing steam

GDP shocker: At 5%, Indian economy grows slowest in over six years

Nominal growth at sub-8%, lowest in 17 years

Fiscal deficit crosses 77% of budgeted target in first four months of FY20

The deficit stood at 8.8 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of FY20 (Q1FY20)

GDP data confirms demand slowdown; consumption expenditure at 17-qtr low

Consumption expenditure, reflecting demand, grew only 3.14% in Q1FY20

Govt remains committed to its fiscal glide path, says CEA Subramanian

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced merger of 10 public sector banks into four, thus bringing down the number of state-run lenders to 12 from 27 in 2017

India's economic growth dips to 7-year low of 5% in April-June

The previous low was recorded at 4.9 per cent in April-June 2012-13. The economic growth was 8 per cent in the same quarter of 2018-19

Ficci survey pegs India's GDP growth rate at 6.9% for the entire year

The investment rate is expected to go up in the second half

Measure what you need to manage

Improved measurement for macroeconomic policy: Three problems and three solutions

EAC-PM hits back at Subramanian, says he 'cherry-picked' data for GDP claim

Former chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian claims that India's economic growth was overestimated by nearly 2.5 percentage points in the 2011-17 period.

Misleading GDP data: PM Modi's narrative of 7% growth has done real damage

India's level of economic output may be overstated by anywhere between 9 per cent and 21 per cent

GDP data: Experts can't trust official statistics, move to other benchmarks

Economists and investors are now voting with their feet - by using alternative sources of data and in some cases creating their own benchmarks to measure the Indian economy

India slips into a pre-Keynesian world

We must improve our statistical systems or be condemned to make policy in the smoky haze of inadequate and politically filtered data

P C Mohanan and J V Meenakshi: Dissenters who chose to quit over data

Mohanan and Meenakshi cited the withholding of the publication of the NSSO's employment survey for 2017-18 and a lack of consultation with the Commission before releasing the backdated GDP series

Modi govt delivered highest growth rate during note ban year: CSO data

The CSO has revised the growth figure for 2016-17 from earlier estimate of 7.1 per cent

Government revises FY18 GDP growth to 7.2% from 6.7% earlier

The revised GDP numbers for 2018-19 come a day before the govt presents the Interim Budget 2019

The power of narratives

In contrast to narratives, facts and fact-based presentations are messy, often delayed, and convey many conflicting messages

Arvind Subramanian calls for review of GDP back-series data to clear doubts

Subramanian stressed that institutions that do not have technical expertise in calculating GDP data should not be involved in the process, apparently referring to the NITI Aayog

Here's why UPA-era GDP growth was pulled down in the new calculation

CSO has increased the GDP deflator by nearly 90 basis points in the series, thus bringing down growth at constant prices

Weaker growth, better mix

Even as headline GDP growth slows, the pickup in investments is making it more balanced

The GDP fiasco

Govt should withdraw the flawed back series of GDP data