Disposable Income

Higher capital expenditure and an increase in disposable income augur well for FMCG and retail stocks as well as companies related to tourism

Goldman Sachs expects disposable income of Americans to grow despite 30 million job losses

The economic ramifications of the pandemic may have panned out already as the US and other economies are planning an exit strategy from the lockdown, it has said.

Nearly 11 mn sqft of new retail space supply in 2017: Report

Rising disposable income coupled with growing interest from institutional investors is giving a boost to developers to take up retail malls space building which is expected to touch around 11 million sqft in 2017 across top eight cities, a recent survey said.

Consumer cos are betting big on festival season for sales push

The Indian consumer durables industry is pinning its hopes on the upcoming festive season. Better monsoons and 7th Pay Commission are surely going to leave consumers with more disposable income but are distributors seeing this getting translated to higher sales? CNBC TV-18's Yash Jain finds out.

Focus on biz dynamics in consumption over valuations: Emkay

The Emkay Confluence is aimed at assessing whether rural and urban discretionary spending has improved at the ground level and the likely future trajectory, says Dhananjay Sinha of Emkay Global Financial Services.

Home loans: Longer tenure ones are the best bet

Until a few decades ago, Indians were generally averse to taking loans to buy or construct their homes and would use their retirement funds for the same. However, with increasing urbanisation, easy availability of &#82

Pay revisions may add 10% to industry growth rate: Hitachi

Events like pay commission implementation which lead to higher disposable income level tend to add at least 10 percent to the industry's normal growth rate, says Hitachi Homes Executive Director Gurmeet Singh.

'Organised dairy sector to grow over 22% in next 3 years'

Organised dairy sector has been growing 22 percent since FY 2010-11 as compared with 17 percent growth witnessed by the entire industry during the period, it said.

Urban India has stocked used goods worth Rs 22,000 cr: OLX

The study was conducted by IMRB International across 12 cities in India. The survey was conducted on about 4,800 consumers, chosen randomly across the age group of 19-60 years.

Five money management tips for the youth

Vicky Mehta of Morningstar lists out five money management tips for the youth. He focusses on starting a PPF account and saying no to lazy money as investment advices.

FMCG companies upbeat about growth on early monsoon

FMCG companies such as Emami, Dabur, Mario and GSK Consumer Healthcare were upbeat about growth expectations in rural areas. Good monsoon adds to the 'feel good factor' in an economy and creates favourable emotional base for consumption, they feel.

Income Tax: Budget 2012 for housewives: What can one hope for?

The home maker as she is called today functions like the finance minister at home.

Less rains worrisome, but not worth ringing alarm bells yet

Yes Bank's chief economist, Shubhada Rao, and chairman of the commission for agricultural costs and prices, Ashok Gulati, join CNBC-TV18 to discuss the effect of the below-normal, but well distributed rainfall on the economy.

Govt steps likely to bring down inflation: Finance Minister

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that while food inflation has come down, it still remained a matter of grave concern and steps are being taken to bring it down.

Domestic wine industry to touch Rs 2700cr by 2012

The size of the Indian wine industry may touch the Rs 2,700 crore-mark by the end of 2012 due to rising disposable income, increasing tourism and suitable tax structures, an industry body study has said.