The Indian Official Statistical System Revisited

P. Maiti (), T. J. Rao () and J. K. Ghosh ()
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P. Maiti: Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata and Member Working Group
T. J. Rao: Indian Statistical Institute CRRao AIMSCS
J. K. Ghosh: Purdue University

Sankhya B: The Indian Journal of Statistics, 2016, vol. 78, issue 2, No 2, 215-237

Abstract: Abstract Certain discrepancies in data sources for estimating the household consumption expenditure to derive Gross Domestic Product(GDP) of India are discussed in this paper. Simple implementable strategies are suggested to improve the estimation of GDP.

Keywords: Statistical system in India; estimates of household consumption expenditure from National Accounts Statistics (NAS) and from National Sample Survey (NSS); informal sector; gross domestic product; statistical inference; Central Statistical Office; National Sample Survey Office; National Statistical Commission.; Primary 62D05; 62P20; Secondary 97K80 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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