Consumption News
Does e-commerce threaten corner stores? India’s consumption survey data has some clues
The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) of 2022-23 offers data that can help us grasp retail dynamics in the age of online shopping. E-com penetration is deepening, but there’s still space for physical format retailers.
3 min read16 Jan 2025Data Bites: How households spend across India
What does data from the new household consumption expenditure survey show?
1 min read3 Jan 2025India’s household consumption survey doesn’t feed public policy all that well
The country’s latest survey of household spending on consumption picks up significant trends, but unfortunately offers an unclear snapshot of upper-end expenses. Since all its data isn’t equally reliable, policy cues should be taken only selectively.
2 min read2 Jan 2025Mint Quick Edit | Gini: A dim lamp casts weak light on inequality
India’s latest survey of consumption shows ‘Gini coefficient’ gains, implying less inequality. But this statistical measure is also less informative than it should be.
1 min read1 Jan 2025Rural consumption to outpace urban markets in FY25 on good monsoon, higher agri-produce prices: Kantar
Kantar expects rural volume growth to move up from 4.4% in the year ago period to 6.1% in fiscal 2025; urban volume growth may be little changed at 4.2%
4 min read25 Jul 2024Savings to consumption via debt—warnings from India’s households
The economic situation of the Indian household bears huge significance for the country as a whole; stress in any one segment can travel along the chain and metastasize into a far larger issue.
7 min read14 Jul 2024Mint Explainer: What consumption expenditure data says about socio-economic disparity
Despite some states surpassing others previously known for higher monthly per capita expenditure, the gap in spending power remains stark, influenced by factors like inflation and varying income levels
4 min read4 Mar 2024Household survey: Fresh light on India’s consumption conundrum
The broad picture indicates that consumption is recovering but will continue to play second fiddle to capex in 2024-25 too.
4 min read1 Mar 2024India’s household consumption survey captures predictable changes
Spending trends over the past decade or so are found to be on expected lines, but why expenditure lags growth in national income is a good question.
4 min read1 Mar 2024What the long-due consumption survey data shows—and what it doesn’t
The 2022-23 survey was conducted using a vastly different methodology in an effort to capture consumption trends better. That means comparisons with past surveys are inappropriate, and any poverty estimation using it is premature
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared