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It's a prolonged winter for India's consumption story

Fitch has cut India GDP growth forecast for FY20 to 6.8%—a mere reflection of the slowdown in auto and FMCG sectorsHeavyweights in both the industries—Maruti Suzuki and Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) have a lacklustre outlook on sales

3 min read25 Mar 2019
News

Aspiring, affluent households driving India consumption growth

Households with income ₹5-20 lakh per annum contributed 43% of the ₹110 trillion annual consumption in India in 2018, says a BCG reportDomestic consumption in India in the last decade increased 3.5 times from ₹31 trillion to ₹110 trillion, says the report

3 min read27 Feb 2019
Market

Consumption-driven GDP growth unhealthy for Indian economy

A consumption-driven growth not only fuels inflation, but also can arguably lead to a slackening of future growth

3 min read3 Sep 2018
Opinion

A generational shift in consumption and debt

Changing attitudes, low penetration, availability and data mining are immediate tailwinds, while better asset ownership records could be a medium-term driver

5 min read15 Jul 2018
Opinion

What drove economic growth in four years of Modi government?

While consumption has driven economic growth, the share of capital formation in GDP has fallen, from 34.02% of GDP in 2013-14 to 30.75% in 2017-18

2 min read29 May 2018
Companies

Anand Mahindra doesn’t fear trade war as world needs India

As the Trump tariff order prompts concern about a trade war, Anand Mahindra was quick to highlight India's position as the world's fastest-growing major economy, one heavily focused on domestic consumption

1 min read9 Mar 2018
Politics

India’s consumption story set to end due to low jobs, investment growth: Ambit

The ongoing consumption demand that began in fiscal 2012 is unsustainable given the poor employment growth even as private sector investments still remain a far cry, says Ambit Capital

1 min read11 Sep 2017
Industry

Taking stock of the Indian Economy: Consumption key to GDP growth

Nine charts that sketch the anatomy of the slowdown in India's economic growth and look ahead

4 min read4 Sep 2017
Opinion

The old are eating the young

The appropriation of future wealth and resources for current consumption is increasingly disadvantaging future generations

4 min read15 Jun 2017
Politics

Cash crunch: Analysts cut India GDP growth forecast

Ratings agencies have cut their estimates of India's GDP growth in light of the demonetisation of Rs500 and Rs1000 currency notes

1 min read24 Nov 2016
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