...
...
Next Story

State of the economy, beyond the latest GDP numbers

India’s gross domestic product witnessed a growth of 8.4% in the quarter ended September, according to data released by the National Statistical Office on November 30.

Updated on: Dec 1, 2021, 06:23:09 IST
By Roshan Kishore
Prefer HTon Google
Advertisement

India’s gross domestic product grew at 8.4% in the quarter ended September, according to data released by the National Statistical Office on November 30. The latest growth figures are higher than the 7.9% and 8.1% projections made by the monetary policy committee of Reserve Bank of India and a Bloomberg forecast of economists. What does this entail for the economy?

India's GDP grew by 8.4 per cent in the July-September quarter 2021-22 
India's GDP grew by 8.4 per cent in the July-September quarter 2021-22 

Also Read | GDP expands 8.4% in Q2 on high spending, exports, agri

While the December quarter GDP numbers will

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Roshan Kishore

Roshan Kishore is the Data and Political Economy Editor at Hindustan Times. He heads the newsroom's data journalism team, which produces Number Theory, a daily data-driven feature for the print edition and the HT app. Number Theory uses data analysis and story-telling based on it to add value to the newsroom’s daily coverage by putting stories in a larger context on a range of issues, including politics, macroeconomy, markets, global affairs and climate. Under his leadership HT’s data journalism work has established itself as a niche product in Indian journalism and pushed the boundaries of marrying academic rigour with news sense and speed. Along with writing and editing data stories, he has also been writing a weekly political economy column called Terms of Trade for HT Premium. A trained economist with an MPhil degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Kishore has also been a visiting fellow at the Centre for Advanced Studies of India (CASI) at the University of Pennsylvania. Along with his journalistic work, his writings have also appeared in journals such as the Economic and Political Weekly and working papers for CASI and UNESCAP.

Get the latest India News, breaking headlines and real-time updates from across the country. Stay informed about politics, government policies, crime, weather major national developments and Karnataka Bandh LIVE.
Get the latest India News, breaking headlines and real-time updates from across the country. Stay informed about politics, government policies, crime, weather major national developments and Karnataka Bandh LIVE.
Home/India News/State of the economy, beyond the latest GDP numbers
SHARE THIS ARTICLE ON
Hindustantimes wants to start sending you push notifications. Click allow to subscribe