Consumer Sentiment

Consumer sentiments fall short

Expectations of household incomes a year later turned positive in March 2023 for the first time since April 2020

TMS Ep391: National Sample Survey, consumer sentiments, markets, FATF

What does National Sample Survey tell us about rural India? What's behind the improvement in consumer sentiments? Is it time to bottom fish as Nifty trades below 200-DMA? What is FATF? All answer here

Consumer sentiments improve, but still too low

The recovery in consumer sentiments from the pandemic has been the slowest among all economic indicators

Consumer sentiments depressed in December

Like the labour market stress is concentrated in urban India, consumer sentiments have also soured essentially in urban India

India's economic activity may have slowed down in Nov as resilience wanes

Demand for bank credit remained healthy at 17.2%, even amidst tighter liquidity conditions and higher borrowing costs, Reserve Bank of India data showed

China's consumer sentiment fall near 2020 lows before lifted Covid curbs

Chinese consumers last month were almost as negative about their current and future financial conditions as they were in early 2020 as the pandemic was breaking out

Rural sentiments upbeat in November

The consolidation of consumer sentiments in November rests upon an expectation that the economy will do well in the near- and medium-term future

Minorities face little bias in labour markets

The major religious minorities - Muslims and Christians - have withdrawn from the labour markets more than the majority faith. But again, the difference is not alarming

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Consumer sentiments to sustain elevated levels

Sentiments have neither collapsed, nor have they stepped down after the festive season. They seem to have sustained the elevated levels they had achieved during the festive season

When data faces reality

The employment reality is grimmer than what the household survey data tell us. This is true for Chhattisgarh as much as it is for Uttar Pradesh. And, also for other states

TMS Ep279: Domestic consumption, freight train, banks in Q2, SC Collegium

Has festival cheer brought India's consumption story back on track? How did railways turn around the freight train? Will banks see better margins in Q2? What is the SC Collegium system? Answers here

Has festival cheer brought India's consumption story back on track?

The festive season is here. So, what do the sales data and other indicators of the season suggest about consumption, which has suffered due to persistently high inflation? Let's find out

Rains key to consumer sentiments now

The recovery of consumer sentiments in rur­al India in July is likely a reflection of the improved economic prospects of the agricultural sector

Consumer IT spending to slide further amid recession fears in Asia-Pacific

Consumer IT spending in the Asia-Pacific region, already taking the brunt in the ongoing tight market conditions, is set to further slide in 2023, depending on the severity of the economic slowdown

Future imperfect

The gradual loss of momentum of growth in sentiments can be traced to the deterioration in consumer expectations from the future

Vulnerable jobs

While about 13 million lost jobs during the month, the count of the unemployed increased by only 3 million

Disparate and slow recovery of sentiments

Consumer sentiments have been recovering, but at a very slow pace. Worse still, this recovery has been decelerating in recent months. Further, this recovery is skewed in favour of the rich

Consumer sentiments uncertain

Consumer expectations in rural India were down by 1.7 per cent in May while expectations in urban India improved by 6.4 per cent

Hero MotoCorp reports 165% jump in wholesales in May at 486,704 units

Domestic sales stood at 4,66,466 units last month. The company had dispatched 1,59,561 units in the domestic market in May 2021.