Page 9 - Consumer Spending

Consumer spend sees first fall in 4 decades on weak rural demand: NSO data

In rural areas, it declined by 8.8% in 2017-18; in cities, it rose by 2% over 6 years

Why an increase in salary is a good time to plug the gaps in your finances

Prepay loans and hike SIP amounts before you think of discretionary expenditures

No customers: India, China retailers singing same tune amid slowdown blues

China indicated growth this year could be as low as 6%, the slowest on record, while India's expansion was the weakest in six years in the June quarter

Analysts eye festive season for consumption revival; top stocks to buy

At the bourses, Pidilite, Asian Paints, Berger Paints, Nestle and Marico have gained up to 24 per cent on a year-to-date (YTD) basis. In comparison, the Nifty50 has added nearly 1.5 per cent.

After staples, discretionary categories feel the pinch of slowdown

The downtrading trend is visible in the domestic motorcycle market too, where sales of cheaper brands have outpaced pricier ones

India set to become third-largest consumer market by 2030: WEF-Bain report

According to WEF report, growth of the middle class will lift nearly 25 million households out of poverty