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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

Patchy rains, inflation hit rural sales of FMCG companies: NielsenIQ

Volumes decline 3.6%; urban areas sustain at 1.2 %: NielsenIQ

FMCG industry continues to witness consumption slowdown in Sept qtr: Report

The country's FMCG industry continued to witness consumption slowdown in the September quarter, with rural markets registering a higher decline in volumes compared to the three months ended June, says a report. Also, consumers continued to prefer purchasing smaller packets amid companies hiking prices in response to broader inflationary pressures, according to the report released by data analytics firm NielsenIQ on Thursday. The FMCG industry witnessed an overall volume decline of 0.9 per cent in the September quarter in comparison to the preceding three months. This was the fourth consecutive quarter with negative volume growth for the industry and is "attributed to the double-digit price growth for the past six consecutive quarters," the quarterly FMCG industry report said. Rural markets recorded a volume decline of 3.6 per cent in the September quarter in comparison to a decline of 2.4 per cent in the June quarter. "The consumption decline in the rural markets continues to be l

Auto, retail, BFSI favorable investment bets in Samvat 2079: Vinay Paharia

The fair value growth of the Nifty is expected to be healthy in the long run, driven by a strong economic growth outlook, says Paharia

Jubilant Food, Bata: Consumption stocks get leg up amid festive boost

Nine-day Navratri festival saw retailers witness the highest footfalls in two-three years across segments such as automobiles, consumer appliances, and apparels

Shopping mall sales in top-8 cities to hit $39 bn by FY28: Knight Frank

The high revenue growth has largely been predicted due to increasing mall supply in next six years, sustenance of rising consumption demand

Companies in clover, but there's something in the economy that's amiss

Today, far too many people earn far too little to support consumption growth of the kind the economy needs, notes T N Ninan

Japan's Q1 GDP falls less than first thought on stronger consumption

On a quarter-on-quarter basis, GDP lost 0.1%, beating median market expectations for a 0.3% drop

FMCG industry logs volume decline in Jan-Mar as consumption slows: Report

The FMCG industry saw decline in volume in the January-March period as consumption was impacted by price increases, especially in the food and essentials categories, said a report by NielsenIQ.

How has India's consumption inequality come down to a four-decade low?

A recent IMF working paper said that India's consumption inequality during the Covid-affected 2020-21 fell to near the lowest level in the last 40 years. It was due to the govt's free ration scheme

TMS Ep146: Consumption inequality, QS ranking, markets, Omicron BA.2

How has India's consumption inequality come down? How did India fare in QS World University ranking? What's the right markets strategy before Q4 results? What's the Omicron BA.2? All answers here

Third Covid-19 wave: Consumers prioritise purchasing only bare essentials

Bizom data notes that while other categories' consumption took a hit, commodity consumption remained high as people focused on essentials

Consumption theme could underperform as Budget 2022 goes big on infra

Higher inflation and cost of capital remain key worries amid expansion

Budget 2022 should boost consumption via tax breaks, fuel tax cuts: Report

In a pre-budget report, India Ratings said it expects the new budget to consolidate and strengthen the plan set out in the last budget

German consumer morale improves heading into Feb as Covid situation eases

Consumers are once again showing some optimism at the beginning of the year with improved economic and income expectations.

Capex set to cross pre-Covid levels; household expenditure, consumption lag

This indicates that in spite of strong recovery in 2021-22 from the contraction last fiscal year, consumption recovery among the populace is still not broad-based

Consumption funds likely to pick up pace as economy recovers

Consumption as a theme is likely to improve once economic recovery picks up, feel market participants

Marico sees flat volumes in third quarter on weaker consumption

The company said the fast-moving consumer goods sector witnessed slowing consumption pattern

Festival cheer and beyond: Admirable sangfroid in the face of negative news

The government's recent spate of programmes should be expected to generate some momentum, but the macro-economic numbers are not encouraging, notes T N Ninan

Consumption stocks zoom in 10 years despite fall in consumer spend

The Nifty Consumption index surged nearly 228 per cent in the last 10 years and has outperformed the frontline Nifty50 that moved up nearly 138 per cent during this period