National Statistical Office

NEW DELHI: The unemployment rate in urban areas in the January-March quarter of 2023 slowed to 6.8% from 8.2% in the January-March period of last year as the job situation improved and economic activity gathered strength.The unemployment…

NEW DELHI: Retail inflation moderated to an 18-month low in April on the back of a favourable base effect and softening in some food prices, bringing much-needed relief from stubborn price pressures, but industrial output growth slowed to a…

NEW DELHI: Retail inflation eased sharply in March on the back of moderating food prices and a favourable base effect and dipped below the 6% mark, while industrial output growth remained healthy in February, bringing much-needed cheer…

Market determined wages for similar work are significantly lower for women compared with those of men in both rural and urban India. What is worse is that the gap has widened in rural areas over the last decade though it has narrowed in the…

NEW DELHI: Industrial output growth remained healthy in January on the back of robust performance in electricity, mining, capital goods, infrastructure and gathering strength in the manufacturing sector.Data released by the National…

NEW DELHI: India’s economic activity slowed to 4.4% in the December quarter as manufacturing activity was seen to be sluggish, although the government remained hopeful of meeting the 7% growth estimate for the current financial year.The…

NEW DELHI: India is likely to clock 6 per cent growth rate next fiscal and the country can persevere with a high growth rate because of several reforms undertaken during the last eight years by the Narendra Modi government, former Niti…

NEW DELHI: Industrial output growth slowed in December from the previous month but remained robust as the manufacturing, mining and electricity sectors continued to be resilient, but a possible global slowdowncould hurt expansion in the…

NEW DELHI: Retail inflation eased to a three-month low in July on the back of moderating food prices pushing it a shade below the upper band of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) tolerance level, while industrial output growth remained in…