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Measure what you need to manage

Improved measurement for macroeconomic policy: Three problems and three solutions

EAC-PM hits back at Subramanian, says he 'cherry-picked' data for GDP claim

Former chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian claims that India's economic growth was overestimated by nearly 2.5 percentage points in the 2011-17 period.

Misleading GDP data: PM Modi's narrative of 7% growth has done real damage

India's level of economic output may be overstated by anywhere between 9 per cent and 21 per cent

GDP data: Experts can't trust official statistics, move to other benchmarks

Economists and investors are now voting with their feet - by using alternative sources of data and in some cases creating their own benchmarks to measure the Indian economy

India slips into a pre-Keynesian world

We must improve our statistical systems or be condemned to make policy in the smoky haze of inadequate and politically filtered data

P C Mohanan and J V Meenakshi: Dissenters who chose to quit over data

Mohanan and Meenakshi cited the withholding of the publication of the NSSO's employment survey for 2017-18 and a lack of consultation with the Commission before releasing the backdated GDP series

Modi govt delivered highest growth rate during note ban year: CSO data

The CSO has revised the growth figure for 2016-17 from earlier estimate of 7.1 per cent

Government revises FY18 GDP growth to 7.2% from 6.7% earlier

The revised GDP numbers for 2018-19 come a day before the govt presents the Interim Budget 2019

The power of narratives

In contrast to narratives, facts and fact-based presentations are messy, often delayed, and convey many conflicting messages

Arvind Subramanian calls for review of GDP back-series data to clear doubts

Subramanian stressed that institutions that do not have technical expertise in calculating GDP data should not be involved in the process, apparently referring to the NITI Aayog

Here's why UPA-era GDP growth was pulled down in the new calculation

CSO has increased the GDP deflator by nearly 90 basis points in the series, thus bringing down growth at constant prices

Weaker growth, better mix

Even as headline GDP growth slows, the pickup in investments is making it more balanced

The GDP fiasco

Govt should withdraw the flawed back series of GDP data

Statsguru: India's Q2 GDP growth slows down to 7.1% from 8.2% in Q1

Growth in the second quarter has come in below RBI's estimate of 7.4%

We have used more reliable data to decompose economy: Pravin Srivastava

It is difficult to draw a correlation between some economic indicators and GDP growth, says Srivastava

GDP data: Muted growth in major segments in GVA; economists not optimistic

Economists don't agree with the finance ministry's optimism that the economy is on track

Revised GDP numbers: An instance of official statistics gone political?

Whatever the claims about the new GDP numbers being technically superior to earlier estimates, their public credibility depends on their passing some reality checks, writes T N Ninan

What next after mining, manufacturing pull down GDP data?

GDP figures for October-December 2018 quarter will reflect both the stress in the financial services sector as also the corporate sector's festival earnings.

GDP numbers disappoint; 7.5% full-yr target possible if govt tempo keeps up

The farm sector may hold the clue for the delta in GDP growth, both in terms of providing output as well as consumption expenditure

GDP numbers indicate India's farmers are getting little for what they sow

The latest official numbers on the price of agricultural produce gives an idea of what's fueling the farmers' protest in Delhi.