Page 4 - Consumer Sentiment

Sentiment raises hopes amid low labour participation rate

During the four weeks preceding demonetisation, the average labour participation rate was 47.2 per cent and the unemployment rate was 6.2 per cent

Consumer sentiment down as expectations falter

The index has been bobbing within a narrow range since May this year, almost unsure of itself

Consumer sentiment saw a slight improvement in May

May 2017 saw the consumer sentiment index crossing the base value of 100 after four months

Rural sentiment soars but towns are sore

Govt ad blitz on Modi Sarkar's completion of 3 years in office may have boosted sentiment

Mean reversion in consumer sentiment index

The week ended April 23 was a second straight week of decline for the CMIE Consumer Sentiment Index

Populism raises sentiment

The Index of Consumer Sentiments declined by 2.35 per cent during the week of April 16

Can India's mood be captured in real time?

Since April, BSE and CMIE have been putting out consumer sentiment and unemployment indices on their websites on a daily basis - a first for anywhere in the world