The ministry explained how double deflation can produce a negative implicit GVA deflator when input prices rise faster than output prices.

India's new GDP series uses double deflation to measure real growth more accurately by separately accounting for changes in ...

Explore the debate over India's 7.8% GDP growth rate for Q1 FY27, highlighting the role of the GDP deflator and the methodology changes that have sparked controversy.

MoSPI explains the negative manufacturing GVA deflator, Q1 FY26 GDP revisions, GDP inflation differences, mining GVA and statistical discrepancy.

When too much of the government prestige rides on achieving and maintaining the claimed tag of being the fastest major growth ...

Pronab Sen, the first chief statistician of India, in a telephonic conversation with Asit Ranjan Mishra, explains his key concern about the latest gross domestic product (GDP) data and the criticism h ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) shows how prices for goods and services change over time. It helps to monitor inflation and compare inflation rates across different countries.

Nominal GDP grew by 10.3 per cent while real GDP grew by 7.8 per cent. The difference between the two figures implies a GDP deflator, or measure of economy-wide price changes, of roughly 2.3 per cent.

The government issues a detailed clarification in a question-and-answer format, refuting allegations of artificially pushing up the real growth rate for the June quarter to 7.8% and the nominal ...

India completely overhauled its official statistics in 2026, leading to revisions in old data. But how is it arriving at those revisions? Here's a simple guide.