India's Consumption

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement about the rationalisation of GST rates and the simplification of the rate structure will further accelerate the consumption revival, believes Motilal Oswal

The Reserve Bank of India has kept interest rates unchanged for more than 18 months, with Governor Shaktikanta Das saying last week that food prices remain a worry

Volume trends from key consumer goods companies, which sell everything from hair and cooking oils to oats, are seen as an important indicator of consumption patterns in the country

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Nikhil Kamath explains to his followers why India's domestic consumption market is the place to be in the coming decade

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

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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