Tag: National Statistics Office
PLFS set for fresh overhaul, govt seeks public & expert opinion on upcoming new things
India’s labour market survey is set for a fresh overhaul, with the government proposing a separate sampling category for digital platform workers and expanded data…
130 districts account for half of informal companies in India
It takes 130 districts out of around 770 to account for 50% of India’s total informal sector establishments outside agriculture and construction. On the other…
Former chief statistician Pronab Sen seeks two GDP series with old, new bases for five years
New Delhi: Former chief statistician Pronab Sen said the National Statistics Office (NSO) should come out with two separate gross domestic product series with the…
India’s unemployment rate drops to 5.1% in July as job market improves, more women join workforce
India’s unemployment rate (UR) for persons aged 15 years and above declined to 5.1% in July 2026, from 5.5% in June 2026, as both labour…
ICRA sees Q4 growth slowing to three-qtr low of 7%
New Delhi: India’s economic growth likely slowed to a three-quarter low of 7% year-on-year in Q4FY26 from 7.8% in the previous quarter, as slower expansion…
India revises GDP release calendar, annual and Q4 figures now due on June 7
The government has revised the annual release schedule for India’s provisional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates and fourth-quarter GDP data, shifting it from the last…
New CPI series to improve basis for formulating monetary, fiscal policies: CEA Nageswaran
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said the new CPI series will improve the quality of data used in formulating monetary and fiscal…
Unemployment falls slightly to 6.7% in Oct-Dec quarter: Govt survey
New Delhi, The rate of unemployment among persons aged 15 years and above in cities declined marginally to 6.7 per cent in October-December 2025 from…
Unemployment rate at 4.8% in December| Business News
New Delhi : India’s unemployment rate was 4.8% in December, according to the monthly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data released by the National Statistics…
‘Growth will be 7% or higher this year’: CEA hails India’s 8.2% GDP surge, says momentum remains steady
India’s full-year growth is set to reach 7% “or more than that,” Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran said on Friday, as fresh GDP data…