E-PaperAugust Data News
GST collection up 4.51% in August at ₹98,202 crore
The gross GST collection in August, 2019 stood at ₹98,202 crore, up 4.51% compared to ₹93,960 crore in the same month last yearThe GST collection, although higher on year-on-year basis, is still lower than government's expectations of ₹1 trillion
2 min read1 Sep 2019Domestic air traffic up nearly 16% in August
IATA expects India to displace the UK as third-largest aviation market by 2026
1 min read19 Sep 2017Wholesale inflation in August rises to 4-month high, courtesy food, fuel prices
Wholesale prices rose 3.24% in August from a year earlier, the highest since April, on higher food and fuel prices
2 min read15 Sep 2017India’s coal plants run at 3-year high a hydro, nuclear output falls
Plant utilization at coal-fired stations rose to 58% in August, compared with 51.6% a year ago, as per the latest power ministry data
1 min read12 Sep 2017Car sales surge in August in anticipation of GST cess hike
Car sales in August grew 13.76%, mainly led by demand of UVs, as customers advanced purchases in anticipation of car prices going up due to GST cess hike
1 min read12 Sep 2017Auto sales up in August, led by Maruti Suzuki
With the festive season coming up, automakers expect the growth momentum in car sales to continue
3 min read1 Sep 2017Steady container volumes add heft to India’s trade
Containers, which account for about half of India's exim trade volumes, grew by a decent 5.2% in August
1 min read12 Oct 2016Indian firms’ foreign investment fell 84% in August at $399 million
Indian companies had made an investment of $2.47 billion in the markets abroad during the same period last year
1 min read17 Sep 2016WPI inflation rises to 3.74% in August
Wholesale inflation quickens from 3.55% a month earlier as inflation of manufactured products, which has been slowly picking up, crossed the 2% mark at 2.42% in August
1 min read15 Sep 2016Inflation down, RBI rate cut hopes up
Retail inflation decelerated sharply to 5.05% in August, while industrial production contracted by 2.4% in July, the lowest in eight months
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