Discover why real GDP offers a more accurate picture of economic growth by adjusting for inflation and when nominal GDP might be more useful for short-term analysis.

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) last week released the economic growth data for the first quarter - covering months of April, May and June of the current financial year ...

SBICAPS Research puts the FY27 pressure in starker terms. Assuming 10% nominal growth and a similar absolute fiscal deficit of ₹16.95 trillion, the deficit could overshoot its FY27 target by 25 basis ...

MoSPI releases new GDP series with base year 2022-23. Understand GDP, base year revision, and methodological changes.

Unlike the 2015 exercise, economists are largely satisfied with the 2022-23 base year GDP series, with initial assessments ranging from “comprehensive”, “realistic and reliable”, and a “credibly ...

India’s GDP has grown at a robust 8.2% in the second quarter of the financial year - a number that beats all estimates by economists and even the RBI. The six-quarter high real GDP growth is expected ...

India will shift GDP base year to FY23 and adopt price deflators and double deflation to improve accuracy, reflect structural shifts, and align national accounts with global standards ...

Meeting the FY27 fiscal deficit target of 4.3% of GDP will now require nominal growth of 13-14% next year – much higher than ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. Wooden blocks with the word GDP and up and down arrows. An ...

Real gross domestic product GDP declined 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2025, after rising 0.6% in the third quarter.