The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its latest survey report has stated that consumer confidence declined in July as reflected in the current situation index (CSI); the future expectations index (FEI) fell by about 4 points. It said consumers’ perceptions on the general economic situation and the employment scenario softened, while their assessment of their own incomes turned out to be less optimistic than in May 2019. However, a year down the line, survey showed participants expect the sentiment to improve a bit.
The Central Bank said responses totaling 5,351 in 13 major cities perceived a rise in the price level and the majority expects prices to rise over the year ahead. This boosted sentiments on overall spending, but they were less optimistic about discretionary spending.
As per the survey report, 37.4% respondents said they are better off now than a year ago, 38.4% respondents said they are worse off. Thus, the net response is a negative 1%. Previously, in December 2018 the net response was a negative 6.4%. Similarly, the survey showed 59.4% consumers expect their situation to improve a year from now, while 24.6% consumers feel their situation will deteriorate. Thus, the net response was a positive 34.8%.
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