FMCG sales up 9.4% in March qtr, but June qtr remains volatile: Nielsen

The April-June period remains largely volatile and dynamic for the country's Rs 4.3-trillion fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry as the second Covid-19 wave rages on, market researcher NielsenIQ said on Wednesday.

Releasing the March-quarter numbers, the research agency said the industry grew by 9.4 per cent in the period, higher than the 7.3 per cent growth registered in the December quarter and 1.6 per cent in July-September. If e-commerce sales are excluded, the sector growth stood at 9.3 per cent in the March quarter, 7.1 per cent in the December quarter, and 0.8 per cent in the September quarter.

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