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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
TopicConsumer spending

Topic: Consumer spending

Why the poverty line is a misleading measure of progress

If poverty was ending, we would expect people’s spending to reflect that. But data shows the opposite.

India ‘barely ahead of others’, but shouldn’t be in race with other large economies, says Ajit Ranade

If India wants 8% growth, private investment will have to substantially pick up, Ranade explains. But that can happen only if demand improves, which is contingent on wages increasing.

Modi govt is changing rural India. They are spending differently from MGNREGA era

The highlight of Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23 is that the share of rural households' expenditure on cereals has fallen below 10% for the first time.

SubscriberWrites: One Lifestyle, Two Incomes- Welcome to New India

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23 puts the average MPCE in rural India has been Rs. 3,773 and in urban India has been Rs. 6,459.

Here are 5 key takeaways from Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-2023 highlights

Other key findings include spending on food falls in expenditure of rural households in 11 years. Report made after survey of 2.76 lakh-plus households across country.

Subdued growth in household consumption & rural sales but companies optimistic of gradual pick-up

Data in light of Advance GDP Estimates presents mixed picture of sales of passenger vehicles, improvement in indices capturing primary, capital & intermediate goods production.

Why Indians are racking up huge credit card bills — stagnant or shrinking incomes, higher spending

New Delhi: A combination of stagnant or decreasing incomes, rising expenditure, a profusion of credit cards and ‘Buy Now-Pay Later’ (BNPL) offers has resulted...

Clothes, cars & travel: Festive season spending surge despite inflation woes, global slowdown

Early data indicate sales would include nearly $15.2 billion offline sales & $11.8 billion online sales on platforms like Amazon, based on Redseer, a market consultancy.

Signs of green shoots with 48% Indians willing to spend on renovation, travel, survey finds

'Mood of the Consumer' survey by LocalCircles finds 10% consumers are planning to spend over Rs 50,000 while 21% will spend between Rs 10,000-50,000 on discretionary purchases.

‘Pragmarketism’ — new book offers insights on how to win the many kinds of desi consumers

Trupti & Arvind Bhandari's book, published by HarperCollins India, is due to be released on 22 September on SoftCover, ThePrint’s e-venue to launch select non-fiction books.

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Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.