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Much ado about GDP calculation
Gross Domestic Product measures the quantum of economic activities in a country, in monetary terms, over some time, usually ...
India's real GDP growth for FY26 is projected between 6.3-6.8%, with a nominal GDP growth around 9.8-10.3% due to a 3.5% GDP ...
The general government budget deficit is likely to reach 7.7% of GDP in 2025 (cash terms), 0.7 percentage points (pp) above ...
“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 ...
Referring to the nominal GDP growth projection of 10.1 percent for FY26, Seth said that the finance ministry has assumed a ...
The Survey's real GDP forecast for FY26 is considered slightly conservative, aligning closely with the National Statistical Office's (NSO) estimate of 6.4 per cent. This nominal GDP projection is ...
There have been years, where the GDP deflator has been less than 2% or 3%. Real economic growth at the moment is 6.5-7%, but through various reform measures, we add to that potential. That does ...
Why markets did not give a thumbs-up to a budget that is going to put a lot of money in the hands of the middle class, and ...
The U.S. tightened its grip on the title of world’s biggest economy in 2024 as an irrepressible American consumer helped it ...
Meanwhile, producer deflation is likely to persist unless policymakers can rekindle sluggish domestic demand, analysts say.
Real GDP is calculated by dividing nominal GDP by a GDP deflator. Unlike real GDP, nominal GDP uses current market prices and doesn't factor inflation into its calculation. Real GDP is a ...