DATA RECAP: THE WEEK IN CHARTS

From India's strong GDP growth leaving everyone puzzled amid a 'C' rating over data quality, the revamp in goods and services tax (GST) leading to a moderation in collections, rising hopes for Indians looking to migrate to the US due to a new bill seeking to increase the H-1B quota, and slowing industrial production in October―here's this week's news in numbers.

- CURATED BY RUPANJAL CHAUHAN

GDP GAPS

INDIA'S 8.2% GDP growth in the July-September quarter surprised everyone as expectations ranged from 7% to 7.7%. However, a 'C' rating by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the data quality of the national accounts led to confusion. Experts have always raised questions about some of the issues in GDP data, including high discrepancies and a lack of transparency over deflators.

In Q2 as well, there was a mismatch in estimates between production and expenditure approaches, a Mint analysis showed. Nearly half of the growth came from this. The good thing is that the statistics ministry will release a new series in February 2026, which may address many of these issues.

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