Indian Economy Archive

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Net Domestic Product (NDP)

Gross Domestic Product or GDP is the money value of all final goods and services produced in the domestic territory of a country during an accounting year. Gross stands for ‘total’ and  Domestic means all activities taking

Bank Rate (BR) or Discount Rate and Inflation

Bank rate (BR) is one of the most effective weapons employed by almost all central banks to control credit in the financial system. There is a direct relation between Bank Rate and Market Rate. It is widely

Producer Price Index &PPI Vs WPI and CPI

Producer Price Index tracks the average change in the prices of goods and services either as they leave the place of production or as they enter the production process. PPI thus measures the changes in price from

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Consumer Price Index (CPI) is one of the most important price indices used in India to measure inflation.   Consumer Price Index measures inflation rate at the retail level. CPI tracks the price actually paid by the

Wholesale Price Index (WPI) & Inflation

Inflation in its simplest term means increase in prices. Governments in various countries are trying to balance economic growth and inflation. India too follows the same track. Tracking inflation accurately thus becomes a pre-condition for devising appropriate

Inflation and Its Classification 

Inflation refers to the situation where prices exhibit a continuously increasing trend. Inflation is defined as too much money chasing too few goods by Coulborn. Geofrfrey Crowther states that inflation is a state in which the value

REIT- Real Estate Investment Trust 

Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT is an addition of recent origin  to an investment portfolio. Real estate as an investment class has always been attracting both small and big investors. Investment in commercial reality is highly capital

Q4 2018 D&B CFO Optimism Index Drops

Q4 2018 optimism among CFOs of Indian companies is at the lowest since Q2, 2014,  shows  the D&B Composite CFO Optimism Index. This is revealed by the Q4 2018 Dun & Bradstreet Optimism Index report released last

D&B Composite CFO Optimism Index 

D&B CFO Composite Optimism Index is the result consolidated on the basis of a survey conducted among Chief Financial Officers (CFO) by Dun & Bradstreet. The D&B CFO Composite Optimism Index represents the expectations and feedbacks of

Morgan Stanley’s List of Ten Disruptions for Indian Equity Investors 

Morgan Stanley says that ten highly relevant disruption themes are awaiting Indian equity investors in the coming decade. These themes are positive for those who are ready to embrace change. According to Morgan Stanley, all relevant disruptions