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    RBI survey paints dismal picture of discretionary consumption growth

    Only a third of urban consumers surveyed plan to increase their spending on discretionary items during the next one year, a finding hardly conducive to consumer confidence 

    Manas Chakravarty
    October 09, 2023 / 09:26 IST
    While most analysts fret about rural demand, they have been pretty sanguine about urban consumption so far
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