Statistician-speak: TCA Anant

Effect of demonetisation can be a long term one, says TCA Anant

TCA Anant, the Chief Statistician of India (CSI), speaks at a press conference in New Delhi. Highlights of the press conference:

On the next advance estimates release
 

We will revise this estimate, along with the third quarter release, which is expected to be out on February 28

On the data used
 

The only difference between this estimate and the one which was to be released in February is the time period of the data available. For the most part, data is available till the month of October, in some cases it is available till September and in a very few