Articles for Consumption Demand

China grappling with weak consumer demand
2 months, 3 weeks ago

China grappling with weak consumer demand

China Daily  

By Sheng Songcheng | China Daily | Updated: 2024-09-30 07:48 AI China's economy is grappling with the significant challenge of weak consumer demand. If we raise this threshold from 5,000 yuan to 8,000 yuan, it is estimated that the annual tax revenue could decrease by about 30 billion yuan, which makes up for just 0.17 percent of the total tax …

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Efforts to boost consumption urged
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Efforts to boost consumption urged

China Daily  

A growing number of economists are calling on Chinese policymakers to ramp up efforts to revive consumer sentiment and stabilize expectations, in a bid to address the pressing challenges of still-weak domestic demand and to bolster the world's second-largest economy. Among the traditional trio driving China's economic development — exports, investment and consumption — the economists emphasized that boosting consumption …

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State’s power consumption increased over 7% in April-June 2024
5 months, 1 week ago

State’s power consumption increased over 7% in April-June 2024

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu’s power consumption increased over 7% to 35,385 million units in April-June 2024, from 32,909 million units in the same period last year, as per the provisional data from Central Electricity Authority, under the Union Ministry of Power. According to the State Energy Department’s policy note for 2024-25, Tamil Nadu’s power grid hit a new high, reaching a staggering …

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India's power consumption grows 7.5 percent in April-January this fiscal year
10 months, 1 week ago

India's power consumption grows 7.5 percent in April-January this fiscal year

India TV News  

India's power consumption increased 7.5 percent on-year to 1354.97 billion units in the April-January period of this financial year, indicating an uptick in economic activities across the country. Power consumption in the country has increased to 1354.97 billion units in the April-January period of this financial year, from 1259.49 BU in the April-January period of fiscal 2022-23, according to government …

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Consumption and investment fuel growth amid challenges
1 year ago

Consumption and investment fuel growth amid challenges

China Daily  

A woman selects vegetables at a supermarket in Huaihua city of Hunan province, Oct 13, 2023. The Chinese economy grew by 4.9 percent in Q3 from the same quarter in 2022, bringing the growth for the first three quarters of 2023 to 5.2 percent. East Asia's growth forecast for 2023 has revised up to 4.7 percent on higher-than-expected third quarter …

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Terms of Trade | Gentrification of consumer demand, global capitalism
1 year, 1 month ago

Terms of Trade | Gentrification of consumer demand, global capitalism

Hindustan Times  

“I don’t look at the economy through the eyes of Wall Street and Park Avenue. Now, unless workers, like the people in Scranton or Claymont that Biden referred to, earn better wages and create consumption demand in the economy, the capitalists, i.e., Wall Street and Park Avenue, would not have anywhere to invest. When an economy reaches a critical threshold …

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As T.N. reels under rising temperatures, power demand, daily consumption hit all-time high
1 year, 8 months ago

As T.N. reels under rising temperatures, power demand, daily consumption hit all-time high

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu has hit yet another all-time high in terms of peak power demand and daily consumption, this summer. The State’s daily consumption hit an all-time high of 41.30 crore units and a peak demand of 18,882 MW on April 18, Electricity Minister V. Senthil Balaji said in a Twitter post. The note also stated that the summer peak power …

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Union Budget 2022 and post-pandemic development imperatives: Between theatrics and action | View
2 years, 1 month ago

Union Budget 2022 and post-pandemic development imperatives: Between theatrics and action | View

India Today  

This essay examines the Union Budget 2022 from the perspective of the changing paradigm of development governance as acknowledged globally. Seen from that perspective, the Union Budget 2022 becomes extremely important as the country witnesses the third wave of the pandemic, and the domestic economy being still on “recovery mode” from the pandemic-induced shocks over the last two years. Additionally, …

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Despite a Looming Third Wave, Budget 2022 Must Set Stage for Economic Revival
2 years, 11 months ago

Despite a Looming Third Wave, Budget 2022 Must Set Stage for Economic Revival

News 18  

The changing dynamics in the Indian economy The Indian economy has traditionally been considered a supply-constrained one. The demand-related issues for the Indian economy can be empirically verified from observing the changes in parameters such as unemployment rates, inventory ratios, the degree of capacity utilisation, and inflation rate. Capacity utilisation, consumption demand, and investor confidence The degree of capacity utilisation, …

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From incessant blackouts to manufacturing slump, China's power crisis explained - The Hindu
3 years, 2 months ago

From incessant blackouts to manufacturing slump, China's power crisis explained - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Despite China having relatively fewer COVID-19 cases and fewer movement restrictions, its economy has slowed down in 2021. Also, as coal prices surged, thermal power plants in China could not operate sustainably and reduced their supply. Downturn The graph shows the manufacturing purchasing managers’ index of China. Click to remove AMP mode Demand vs supply The graph shows the y-o-y …

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Economy to shrink in Q2, says RBI report
4 years, 3 months ago

Economy to shrink in Q2, says RBI report

The Hindu  

The Reserve Bank of India foresees the economic contraction triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic extending into the second quarter especially as the shock to consumption has been severe, and said government consumption would be key to the revival of demand. Citing data including the total issuance of e-way bills, a marker of domestic trading activity, as reflecting the loss of …

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