The much-anticipated festive season may not deliver the usual consumption boost this year, with Ambit Capital warning that weak labour markets, slowing credit, and mounting tariffs could weigh on consumer sentiment despite recent tax cuts.
The report mentioned, "We anticipate the MPC to cut rate by 25bp and potentially guide for more cuts. Demand conditions continue to often, as seen in slowing credit growth, auto sales, RE sales and HH wages while inflation too has turned quite soft, hovering below 4 per cent on a 3MMA basis,
The Congress has accused the Modi government of mismanaging the economy saying that RBI's October 2023 bulletin shows "extremely concerning economic trends" including a 47-year low in the savings growth rate, "ballooning fiscal deficit" and slowing credit growth to the industrial sector