India's Consumption

We have repeatedly seen that the Indian market does not evolve in the same way as others have

Updated On: 29 Jun 2026 | 10:19 PM IST

Worldpanel by Numerator projects steady FMCG growth driven by consumption trends, though key categories may normalise amid GST shifts and early festive spending

Updated On: 19 Feb 2026 | 11:33 PM IST

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

Updated On: 18 Aug 2025 | 10:51 AM IST

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

Updated On: 13 Aug 2024 | 8:21 PM IST

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

Updated On: 05 Jul 2024 | 7:33 PM IST

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Updated On: 29 Feb 2024 | 6:30 AM IST

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

Updated On: 23 May 2023 | 5:27 PM IST

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

Updated On: 02 Jan 2023 | 3:48 PM IST

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

Updated On: 01 Dec 2022 | 12:01 AM IST

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

Updated On: 23 Aug 2022 | 11:19 PM IST

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

Updated On: 08 Apr 2022 | 6:03 AM IST

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

Updated On: 31 Jan 2022 | 3:40 PM IST

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

Updated On: 21 Sep 2021 | 7:35 PM IST

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

Updated On: 30 Aug 2021 | 11:38 PM IST

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

Updated On: 19 Feb 2021 | 11:54 PM IST

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

Updated On: 29 Nov 2020 | 11:25 PM IST

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

Updated On: 24 Nov 2020 | 10:20 PM IST

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

Updated On: 15 Jul 2020 | 6:05 AM IST

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

Updated On: 01 Feb 2020 | 7:26 PM IST

Why deprive international travellers of small pleasures?

Updated On: 23 Jan 2020 | 9:41 PM IST