“Average deflator should be around 3.6-3.7 percent and real GDP growth should be around 6.5 percent,” said Upasna Bhardwaj, chief economist, Kotak Mahindra Bank. The government’s estimate ...

Gross Domestic Product measures the quantum of economic activities in a country, in monetary terms, over some time, usually one year. Real GDP eliminates the impact of inflation by applying a deflator ...

Leaders want natural wealth included in GDP calculations Many African nations face high financing costs, big gaps Critics say recalculating GDP won't raise capacity to pay DAR ES SALAAM ...

Real GDP is calculated by dividing nominal GDP by a GDP deflator. Unlike real GDP, nominal GDP uses current market prices and doesn't factor inflation into its calculation. Real GDP is a ...

The median forecast of a Bloomberg poll of 15 analysts estimated the GDP deflator, a broad metric of price changes in an economy, would hit 0.2 percent this year. The GDP deflator, which measures ...

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China’s GDP grew by 5.0 percent in in 2024, meeting the government’s annual economic target set at the beginning of the year. Fourth-quarter GDP exceeded expectations, rising by 5.4 percent, driven by ...

This calculation is done by factoring in a GDP deflator. A GDP deflator is the quotient of nominal GDP divided by real GDP divided by 100, so this method is only useful in determining real GDP if ...

According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the same day, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 will reach 134.9 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.0% over the previous ...

Analysts polled by Reuters had expected China's full-year GDP growth to come in at 4.9%, just shy of the official target of around 5% — which analysts had said was ambitious. Helen Qiao ...

The boost to gross domestic product (GDP) could primarily come through demand for data center construction, technology equipment investment, and for additional power generation and transmission ...

China’s economy grew 5% in 2024, driven by stimulus measures, strong exports, and high-tech investment, despite challenges like weak domestic demand and demographic pressures. Structural reforms and ...