India's Consumption

GST 2.0 to boost consumption, says Motilal Oswal; favours HUL, GCPL, Marico

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

Slowing consumer demand, growth risks fuel calls for interest rate cuts

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

FMCG manufacturers say Q1 sales growth picks up as demand improves

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

Best of BS Opinion: A delayed call, Accepting our income demographic & more

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

Zerodha's co-founder, Nikhil Kamath is backing on domestic consumption

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

India's population, poverty and consumption data delayed in govt record

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

Private consumption edges up in Q2; infra investment almost flat

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

Consumer momentum unlikely to derail as IT firms rationalise salary payouts

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

Consumption inequality fell to a near-four-decade low in FY21, shows data

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

Economic Survey: India's total consumption likely to grow 7% in FY22

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

India seeing consumption revival; spending on discretionary increasing

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

Why investors should be wary of the 'Unlock' trade: Let's look at the logic

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

Need to revisit consumption patterns to reduce ecological impact: PM Modi

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

Northern India grows at five times the pace of overall FMCG markets in Q3

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

Middle-aged, older people to drive future consumption in India: BCG

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

July data indicates consumption may be stagnating amid Covid-19 crisis

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

Budget consistent with fiscal strategy; aimed at boosting demand

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

Letter to BS: Govt should focus more on inflation, falling consumption

Why deprive international travellers of small pleasures?

'Don't invest in auto stocks for now; PVs remain most challenging'

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.

Well aware of shortcomings in data quality: Govt tells Parliament

During the Question Hour, Congress member Shashi Tharoor said the country is facing statistical crisis