Page 2 - Consumer Sentiment

Sentiments sour

It is quite possible that the controls on export of wheat and sugar could have caused the sentiments in general and expectations in particular to sour in recent times

Consumer sentiments rise slowly

Wounds of pandemic-induced lockdowns on households are healing

Farmers are doing well

In 2022, India will record the fifth consecutive year of bumper wheat crop

Consumer sentiment's recovery path

The problem is that this recovery is grossly inadequate and the rate of recovery is not only too slow but is also slowing down

Consumer sentiments improve

The improvement in sentiments during the early months of 2022 essentially reflects an increase in the proportion of households that believe that their current household incomes are better than they we

What do the unemployed do?

The delinking of activities from employment status allows a better understanding of what the unemployed do, or as CPHS informs us, what is the nature of occupation of the unemployed

BS Views of the week: Recovery in consumer sentiment; challenges facing FM for this year's Budget

Consumer sentiment yet to return to pre-pandemic levels: RBI study

Among the seven large economies compared with the US, Britain, Japan, China, Russia, Brazil and South Africa, which also bore the brunt of the pandemic like us, India was the worst hit: RBI

Consumer sentiments fell in December

The return to normalcy in December 2021 was celebrated by the rich and not by the rest

Consumer sentiments weaken in Dec, pose challenge to recovery of economy

In 2021, the growth in the proportion of households reporting an improvement in incomes has not translated into a proportionate increase in households reporting an inclination to buy consumer durables

Households have not recovered

Economic growth is supposed to deliver on these counts and not just on tax collections or freight movement or foreign trade

Holiday season returns: India to witness travel surge, says report

The survey was conducted between 15 and 21 October 2021

Rural markets shine

Urban India has been lagging the hinterlands on consumer sentiments

Sticky, low consumer sentiments could spoil recovery

The persistence of poor consumer sentiments has ramifications on the sustainability of India's recovery from the sharp fall in 2020-21

United States consumer sentiment remains depressed in late august

If the slide in confidence translates to a pullback in spending, economic growth may decelerate further in the coming months.

Sentiments recovery lags in middle-income households

While the recovery in sentiments in July is impressive, it needs better traction in the critical income groups

Consumer sentiments improve in July

The July recovery in consumer sentiments is not only substantial but it is also spread evenly and robustly across regions

Best of BS Opinion: Point of vulnerability, Covid-19 vaccines, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

Covid leaves a lasting impact

India's problem is less with the unemployment rate and much more with the labour participation rate and the employment rate. The lasting impact of Covid is a much smaller worker participation rate

Consumer discretionary index hits all-time high; analysts see more upside

The recent optimism at the bourses stems from the hope that consumers will resort to 'revenge buying' once the lockdown condition is lifted following the second wave of Covid infections receding