Central Statistics Office
Government orders revamp, merges NSSO, CSO into NSO
Statistics and Programme Implementation issued an order on May 23 regarding the restructuring of the ministry.
RBI goes with official data: Shaktikanta Das on data row
Shaktikanta Das told reporters that the RBI goes with the official statistics prepared by the Central Statistics Office.
Indian economy to grow at 7.2 pc in 2018-19, up from 6.5 pc last year: govt
The growth is mainly due to improvement in performance of agriculture and manufacturing sectors, the CSO said.
GDP statistics, politics and recasting the past
In comparison, the new CSO back series completely upends the growth estimates during the UPA period.
Arun Jaitley: Revised GDP data more credible
Meanwhile Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar accepted Mr Chidambaram’s challenge to debate the GDP data.
Jaitley defends revised GDP numbers for UPA era, says CSO credible org
Chidambaram had called the revision a
Inflation slips to 1-year low, industry grows 4.5 per cent
This was a tad lower than an upwardly revised 4.7 per cent year-on-year increase in August.
Poor mining output drags IIP growth to 3-month low of 4.3 per cent in August
The industrial production measured in terms of Index of Industrial Production was 4.8 per cent in August last year.
IIP grows at 6.6 pc in July as manufacturing, capital goods shine
The IIP growth for June was also revised downwards to 6.8 per cent from the provisional estimate of 7 per cent.
Apr-June GDP grows to 8.2 pc, cements India's place as fastest growing economy
The growth cemented India's position as fastest growing major economy, clocking higher expansion rate than China's 6.7 in same quarter.