India, Sept. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

IMF describes double deflation as the preferred method for calculating GDP in volume terms.

A negative inflation in implicit deflator in manufacturing does not mean that manufacturing prices have fallen. It is important to distinguish between the price deflators of output and inputs and the implicit Gross Value Added (GVA) deflator.

Year 1

Year 2

Growth Rate

Gross Value of Output

1,000 Cr

1,200 Cr

20.0%

Intermediate Consumption

800 Cr

976 Cr

22.0%

Nominal Gross Value Added (Current)

200 Cr

224 Cr

12.0%

PPI Output Index

100

110

10.0%

PPI Input Index

100

114

14.0%

Deflated Output (Constant)

1,000 Cr

1,091 Cr

9.1%

Deflated Inputs (Constant)

800 Cr...