The median forecast of a Bloomberg poll of 15 analysts estimated the GDP deflator, a broad metric of price changes in an economy, would hit 0.2 percent this year. The GDP deflator, which measures ...

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“Average deflator should be around 3.6-3.7 percent and real GDP growth should be around 6.5 percent,” said Upasna Bhardwaj, chief economist, Kotak Mahindra Bank. The government’s estimate ...