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India economic indicators
Consumer Price Index: The CPI is used to measure inflation by computing changes in prices of products consumed by households. In India, prices are susceptible to rapid increases. Consumers are not immune to these price hikes, as wholesalers have a strong ability to pass the raise in price along.
Gross Domestic Product: The Central Statistical Office of India recently started using data reporting standards of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reporting the GDP in early quarters of the late 1990s. The GDP measures the total production and consumption of goods and services in India. It is necessary to look at changes in real GDP growth in India's primary industries, which include agriculture, manufacturing, trade, hotels, transport and communication.
Industrial Production: The index of Industrial Production (IIP) is a monthly composite of the value of industrial production in various sectors of industrial sectors of the economy. The current IIP includes the mining, manufacturing and electricity industries, each with different weights. The mining and utility industries in India are especially worth watching.