Page 3 - Rural Consumption

Rural consumption better placed during Covid-19 pandemic, shows data

An EcoScope report of Motilal Oswal Financial Services says that while urban consumption declined 18 per cent year-on-year

Raise demand via govt spending

As demand rises, supply would increase correspondingly and so would employment and overall growth

Despite challenging economic environment, Bharat to drive Maruti's sales

Rural buying 41% of the total during Apr-Aug

Tata Steel output back at 100% led by rural demand, good monsoon: Narendran

The company is now less dependent on exports compared to the first quarter, he added

As Covid-19 reaches hinterland, is India's rural growth story getting over?

A recent report by Credit Suisse cautions that the spread of Covid-19 infections to Tier-III and -IV cities could stall the growth momentum

Britannia to pump in Rs 700 crore in 2.5 years, says MD Varun Berry

The domestic biscuits market is estimated to have grown between 15-17 per cent in Q1, led by in-home consumption in urban areas and migrants making their way back to the countryside.

June FMCG sales back to pre-Covid-19 levels, thanks to rural India: Nielsen

According to Nielsen, both urban and rural sales are growing but the recovery/sales from the undeveloped semi-urban/rural quarters are much faster

M&M: Rural demand, normal monsoons and higher MSP to support volumes

Capital allocation, urban volumes, new regime key factors to be seen

HUL, Jio team up for a branded play as focus shifts to rural consumers

A slowing economy pushes the two to come together to develop a joint engagement platform for rural consumers

Appliances & consumer electronic mkt to double to Rs 1.5 trn by FY25: CEAMA

The appliances and consumer electronics industry is projected to double to Rs 1.48 lakh crore by 2024-25, according to a report. The market is expected to see acceleration in growth on account of surging rural consumption, reducing replacement cycles, increasing penetration of retail, a wide choice of brands and products at various price points, it added. The industry had a total market size of Rs 76,400 crore in 2018-19, in which Rs 32,200 crore was contributed from domestic manufacturing, according to the joint report by CEAMA and Frost & Sullivan. The report is based on product categories, which include air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, television (TV) and audio. "The overall market size of the five categories covered in this project for the year FY19 is 76,400 crore and the market is estimated to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 11.7 per cent till FY25," the report said. It also suggests that domestic value addition for "ACE (appliances and ...

Over 200 global economists seek junked NSO report details from govt

Chorus to make junk NSO report public grows

Maharashtra, Haryana saw biggest drop in rural consumer spending: NSO data

Rural parts of Haryana and Maharashtra saw an 18 per cent fall in consumer spending in 2017-18, compared to 2011-12

It's a problem when the talking point is economy, not cricket or politics

Without bold action to deal with India's banking crisis, count on the economy's doldrums to continue for much longer than most of us anticipate

Will the slump in rural consumption set the tone for 2019 poll rhetoric?

While FMCG products are doing well, auto sales receded in recent quarters, and the verdict on tractor sales was mixed

Bharat beats India in household consumption

Household consumption of FMCG products in villages grows at almost double the pace of urban areas in 2015, show IMRB data