India's Consumption

Political manipulation in data releases and a weakened data infrastructure are primary reasons for these delays, experts say

PFCE, a proxy for household and private sector consumption, was 61.6% of nominal GDP in Q2FY23, as against 61.1% in the previous quarter and 59.5 per cent a year ago

In the last six months, the Nifty Consumption index has rallied 12 per cent as compared to the 3 per cent surge in the Nifty50 index, data showed

IMF study attributes it to free foodgrain supply to 800 million beneficiaries

India's total consumption is estimated to have grown by 7 per cent in FY22 with government consumption being the biggest contributor, the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Monday said

Indians are slowly making their way back to the office and is witnessing a consumption revival in the country with spending intent shifting towards more discretionary items

Consumption growth could be disappointing and stock prices have run up fast

Recycling and reusing things, eliminating waste, and improving resource efficiency must become part of our lifestyles, Modi said

Increase of 4.6 per cent reported in September quarter versus 0.9 per cent all-India; rural contributing to growth

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, consumption will continue to grow at a steady pace, the consultancy says, tripling in size in 10 years

Analysts have cut earnings estimates more sharply for consumption-oriented companies, even as many other indicators show signs of stagnation.

The fiscal multiplied impact of higher government consumption spending is coupled with signal to household sector to spend more

Why deprive international travellers of small pleasures?

A comfortable valuation is always desirable but looking at the valuation from an aggregate perspective may not be very useful, says Nilesh Shah, MD and CEO at Envision Capital.

During the Question Hour, Congress member Shashi Tharoor said the country is facing statistical crisis

Rural parts of Haryana and Maharashtra saw an 18 per cent fall in consumer spending in 2017-18, compared to 2011-12

More than 90% of the shopkeepers said footfalls were lower in Diwali compared to last year and there were also empty shelves and early store closures despite the festive season

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is betting that local firms will pass on the corporate tax cuts to customers in the form of lower prices to stimulate demand

For the quarter ended June 30, 2019, the FMCG bellwether reported 15 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in its net profit at Rs 1,755 crore.

Britannia Industries, on the other hand, was trading nearly 5 per cent higher at Rs 2,656 apiece on the BSE.