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Consumer Confidence Survey: December 2013 (Round 15)

The Consumer Confidence Survey provides an assessment of 5,332 respondents spread across six metropolitan cities viz., Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi. The survey captures qualitative information on a 3 point scale viz. improve, remain same or worsen. The assessments are analysed in two parts, viz., current situation as compared  with a year ago and expectations for a year ahead. There are four blocks in the survey schedule broadly covering respondents’ perceptions on general economic conditions and own financial situation.

Highlights:

I. Current Situation Index (CSI) in December 2013 improved marginally due to increase in positive perceptions on spending. There has been an improvement in Future Expectations Index (FEI) due to increase in the net responses on economic conditions, household circumstances, income and employment. Overall the future expectations index reflects the consumer confidence to be neutral.

Current and Future Expectations Index

 

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Current Situation Index

101.7

101.7

88.0

90.7

Future Expectation Index

103.9

109.8

90.5

100.3

II. The net response on economic conditions perception of one-year ahead  has improved as compared to September 2013 survey. This is largely due to decline in the negative sentiments along with a rise in positive perception (Table 1).

III. The net response on current household circumstances has been declining over the last four rounds. The outlook, however, remains better. The household perceptions are mainly influenced by salary and business income followed by prices (Table 2 and 3).

IV. Marginal improvement in income expectations is observed in this round of the survey. This coupled with reduction in negative perceptions has increased the net response on income outlook (Table 4).

V. Though the respondents reported increase in spending during the current round as compared with one year ago, this proportion has declined sharply with respect to future spending. Only about one fourth of the respondents reported increase in spending where as higher proportion reported decrease in future spending. This has resulted in negative net response on future spending (Table 5 and 6).

VI. Perceptions on major expenses, in the year ahead, remained similar to those in the earlier rounds with about 60 per cent of the respondents reporting no major expenditure outlays (Table 7).

VII. There has been overall improvement in the perceptions on employment scenario (Table 8).

VIII. Around 80 per cent of respondents expect the prices to increase during the next year. Out of these about 88 per cent expected inflation to rise in the next year (Table 9 and 10).

Table 1: Perceptions on Economic Conditions

(Percentage responses)

 

Compared with 1-year ago

1-year ahead

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Improve

28.1

28.2

22.4

22.7

32.8

35.2

29.9

34.8

Remain same

19.3

20.2

18.4

23.3

27.6

27.0

31.5

35.1

Worsen

52.7

51.6

59.3

54.0

39.5

37.8

38.6

30.1

Net Response

-24.6

-23.3

-36.9

-31.2

-6.7

-2.6

-8.8

4.7


Table 2: Perceptions on Household Circumstances

(Percentage responses)

 

Compared with 1-year ago

1-year ahead

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Improve

40.3

42.7

30.8

23.7

43.4

49.5

33.3

37.1

Remain same

29.0

19.9

30.4

38.6

34.9

28.7

38.0

43.3

Worsen

30.7

37.4

38.8

37.7

21.7

21.8

28.7

19.6

Net Response

9.6

5.2

-8.0

-14.0

21.6

27.7

4.6

17.5


Table 3: Major Factors influencing views on Household Circumstances

(Percentage responses)

 

Compared with 1-year ago

1-year ahead

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Salary and business income

78.5

81.5

84.1

70.0

81.1

88.2

81.3

77.2

Interest and dividend income

25.2

12.4

30.8

15.4

20.1

12.2

32.8

15.6

Income from real estate sales

23.7

7.4

26.6

12.1

16.0

6.4

26.2

12.2

Prices

59.6

64.1

76.0

78.8

55.8

67.2

70.6

70.9

Change in value of assets

21.4

2.7

25.8

12.8

19.8

2.8

26.3

13.6

The number of dependent in my family

14.6

7.6

34.5

19.7

14.3

7.5

37.2

20.4

Note: As respondents may report multiple factors, the percentage responses may add up to be more than 100.


Table 4: Perceptions on Income

(Percentage responses)

 

Compared with 1-year ago

1-year ahead

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Increase

47.5

44.7

34.5

30.9

51.6

59.1

41.7

45.4

Remain same

35.3

40.8

43.5

53.5

35.9

31.8

41.2

46.4

Decrease

17.2

14.5

21.9

15.5

12.5

9.1

17.1

8.2

Net Response

30.3

30.1

12.6

15.4

39.0

50.0

24.6

37.2


Table 5: Perceptions on Spending

(Percentage responses)

 

Compared with 1-year ago

1-year ahead

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Increase

77.3

84.0

61.8

76.7

52.5

53.5

28.4

26.4

Remain same

18.3

12.2

30.7

19.4

29.0

32.0

39.5

44.8

Decrease

4.4

3.8

7.5

3.9

18.5

14.6

32.1

28.8

Net Response

72.9

80.1

54.3

72.8

34.0

38.9

-3.7

-2.4


Table 6: Major Factors influencing Spending Perception

(Percentage responses)

 

Income

Future income

Non- financial assets

Financial assets

Expenditure on real estate

Expenditure on consumer durables

Number of dependents

Cost of consumer goods

Cost of services

Mar-13

47.4

29.4

20.0

18.8

27.0

47.3

27.0

79.3

72.1

Jun-13

45.2

16.2

5.4

13.6

7.4

33.0

20.4

85.1

79.1

Sep-13

66.6

32.1

20.5

40.0*

26.2

39.0

49.9

79.4

70.4

Dec-13

51.2

22.2

9.7

17.7

20.8

38.2

41.8

83.0

66.9

*: Includes 8.9  per cent reporting spending on bonds and fixed deposits.
Note: As respondents may report multiple factors, total of percentage relating to factors may be more than 100.


Table 7: Perceptions on Outlays for Major Expenditure

(Percentage responses)

 

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Motor Vehicle

Yes

15.9

12.8

13.1

14.4

Can’t Say

18.5

16.4

19.2

17.3

No

65.6

70.8

67.7

68.2

House

Yes

14.2

13.6

14.1

17.7

Can’t Say

17.0

13.0

16.6

15.4

No

68.8

73.4

69.3

67.0

Durable goods

Yes

15.6

13.5

15.3

21.9

Can’t Say

17.3

14.9

18.4

18.6

No

67.1

71.6

66.4

59.4

Gold

Yes

21.7

21.3

9.8

18.9

Can’t Say

16.9

12.0

12.2

15.4

No

61.4

66.7

78.0

65.8


Table 8: Perceptions on Employment

(Percentage responses)

  

Compared with 1-year ago

1-year ahead

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Improve

39.4

40.9

26.6

29.1

47.5

51.1

35.3

45.1

Remain Same

33.3

31.7

34.6

36.5

30.1

30.3

34.0

34.7

Worsen

27.3

27.4

38.8

34.4

22.3

18.6

30.7

20.2

Net Response

12.1

13.6

-12.1

-5.3

25.2

32.5

4.6

24.9


Table 9: Perceptions on price level

(Percentage responses)

 

Compared with 1-year ago

1-year ahead

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Increase

92.2

96.0

85.2

94.2

91.5

90.2

82.6

83.0

Remain same

5.9

3.7

11.4

5.1

6.7

7.2

13.1

14.0

Decrease

2.0

0.3

3.4

0.7

1.8

2.5

4.4

3.0

Net Response

-90.2

-95.7

-81.8

-93.5

-89.8

-87.7

-78.2

-80.0

Note: Perception of increase in prices is considered to be negative sentiments and decrease in prices is considered to be positive sentiments. The net responses are therefore, negative.


Table 10: Perceptions on rate of change in price levels (Inflation)

(Percentage responses)

 

Compared with 1-year ago

1-year ahead

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Mar-13

Jun-13

Sep-13

Dec-13

Increase

89.3

92.7

89.0

93.4

86.4

90.2

85.4

87.8

Remain Same

10.4

6.8

8.3

6.2

12.8

9.5

10.9

11.1

Decrease

0.4

0.4

2.7

0.4

0.7

0.3

3.7

1.1

Net Response

-88.9

-92.3

-86.3

-93.0

-85.7

-90.0

-81.6

-86.6


1 The survey data of the previous round was released on October 28, 2013 with the publication “Macro-economic and Monetary Developments: Second Quarter Review” on the RBI website. The survey results are those of the respondents and are not necessarily shared by the Reserve Bank of India.

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