Even as the real growth rate hit a five-quarter high in April-June quarter this fiscal, nominal growth rate has dipped to a three-quarter low. Fiscal deficit could be impacted if it is lower at an ...

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Economists and research note have listed deflators and higher economic activities beside others for economic growth number at 8.2 per cent during July-September quarter (Q2 of FY26). Now, economists ...

Note from dshort: With today's release of the Q4 GDP Second Estimate, I've spent some time updating my occasional analysis of the government's calculation of the Real GDP. How do you get from Nominal ...

The surprisingly low real GDP growth print of 5.4% for Q2FY25 was largely due to low government spending, particularly capex, and lacklustre manufacturing activity. But one more aspect played a key ...

Sources say the method of deflation will be improved to double deflation, as the single deflation method is a “less sound” method of arriving at real estimates. (Image/Freepik) The statistics ministry ...

India’s macroeconomic statistics have come under intense scrutiny in recent years. Matters reached a head a few months ago when the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) Article IV Statement gave the ...

India's economy grew a stronger-than-expected 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of FY26, but economists caution that the growth print looks brighter than the underlying reality — thanks largely to a ...

How do you get from Nominal GDP to Real GDP? You subtract inflation. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) uses its own GDP deflator for this purpose, which is somewhat different from the BEA's ...