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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

India rebases GDP to 2022–23 with methodological upgrades including double deflation and improved informal sector data.

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 ...

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis last week released its “advance estimate” of U.S. Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter of 2025. GDP measures the total market value of all ...

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 ...

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.