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 exercise comes as some former officials have questioned the accuracy of the higher-than-expected 7.8% growth print for the June quarter ...

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.

The government has revised the GDP estimate for Q1 FY2025-26 following the introduction of a new GDP series with 2022-23 as the base year ...

India’s GDP methodology a lot more robust now. This is how most countries calculate GDP’: Jahangir Aziz, Co-head, Macroeconomic Research, JP Morgan A long -time critic of how India calculates its GDP, ...

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 ...

Statistician PC Mohanan explains the use of double deflation and why the methodology behind India’s new GDP series deserves ...

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

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has issued additional information explaining various aspects of the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates, including the ...

Government sources reject former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg’s 2.6% GDP growth claim, saying it compares figures from different statistical series and backs the 7.8% Q1 growth figure.

Congress has questioned the government's claim that India's economy grew by 7.8% in the April-June 2026 quarter, raising concerns over revisions to previous years' GDP figures, inflation estimates and ...

Subhash Chandra Garg argues real expansion is only 2.6%, while officials defend revised series and economists flag concerns over jobs and investment ...