Consumer Sentiment

Households' sentiments on the general economic situation and employment prospects recorded notable improvements for both the current period as well as the upcoming year

Home loans sanctions contract 2 per cent; consumer loans grow 30%

The company's profit rose 10.8% to Rs 5,572 crore ($670.3 million) in the third quarter ended Dec. 31

The World Bank reported that over 80 million Indians made their first digital transaction after the pandemic

The scheduled caste community has also done worse than upper caste respondents

However, most Indians now expect residential prices to increase in the next six months

It is more likely that elections and El Nino will add to the volatility of consumer sentiments

Expectations of household incomes a year later turned positive in March 2023 for the first time since April 2020

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The recovery in consumer sentiments from the pandemic has been the slowest among all economic indicators

Like the labour market stress is concentrated in urban India, consumer sentiments have also soured essentially in urban India

Demand for bank credit remained healthy at 17.2%, even amidst tighter liquidity conditions and higher borrowing costs, Reserve Bank of India data showed

Chinese consumers last month were almost as negative about their current and future financial conditions as they were in early 2020 as the pandemic was breaking out

The consolidation of consumer sentiments in November rests upon an expectation that the economy will do well in the near- and medium-term future

The major religious minorities - Muslims and Christians - have withdrawn from the labour markets more than the majority faith. But again, the difference is not alarming

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Sentiments have neither collapsed, nor have they stepped down after the festive season. They seem to have sustained the elevated levels they had achieved during the festive season

The employment reality is grimmer than what the household survey data tell us. This is true for Chhattisgarh as much as it is for Uttar Pradesh. And, also for other states

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Has festival cheer brought India's consumption story back on track?

The festive season is here. So, what do the sales data and other indicators of the season suggest about consumption, which has suffered due to persistently high inflation? Let's find out