Economic indicators do not lend themselves easily to such high-frequency analysis. Gross domestic product (GDP) data for the current fiscal year is available only for the first quarter, which ended in June. read more

A comparison of passenger car sales growth and net perception on non-essential spending shows that the two move together more closely and have achieved their maximum and minimum values in almost the same periods. read more

Several consumer product firms that reported tepid January-March results have attributed this to falling rural sales. read more

Production of crude oil and refinery products contracted by 6.1 per cent, and 0.8 per cent, respectively, in February. read more

According to the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) expanded by just 1.7 per cent in January, significantly down from 7.5 per cent growth in the year-ago month. read more

Retail inflation declined from 2.19 per cent in December last year to 2.05 per cent in January this year, according to the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Tuesday. read more

The industrial production measured in terms of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) was 4.8 per cent in August last year, the CSO data released Friday showed. read more

The cumulative growth for the period April-June 2018 stands at 5.2 per cent over the corresponding period of the previous year. read more

From automobiles to packaged consumer goods makers, companies are poised to report strong, double-digit growth in sales for the third straight quarters in the three months ended June, the first quarter of the current financial year. read more

The eight infrastructure sectors -- coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity -- had grew by just 0.6% in February 2017. The core sectors expanded by 6.1% in January. read more