Pronab Sen Urges Dual GDP Series and Questions New Methodology
Former chief statistician Pronab Sen has called for the National Statistics Office to publish two separate GDP series—one with the old base year and one with the new base year—for at least five years to ensure accuracy. He emphasized that double deflation requires comprehensive input and output price data. Sen also expressed concerns about the methodology and price deflators used in the new GDP series, noting recent substantial downward revisions and questioning the reliability of early quarterly estimates.
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businessstandard broke this story on 3 Sept, 05:59 pm. Other outlets followed.