Consumer spend sees first fall in 4 decades on weak #rural demand: NSO data
In rural areas, it declined by 8.8% in 2017-18; in cities, it rose by 2% over 6 years
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The rate of joblessness among rural males in the age group of 15-29 years jumped more than three times to 17.4% in 2017-18
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Ignoring the Actuals of the last year and not examining their variance from the original BE and RE numbers can weaken the quality of Budget analysis, writes @AshokAkaybee https://t.co/bC2qw2oLUJ
Higher customs duty: Overall #imports decline, but many items buck the trend, writes A K Bhattacharya
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LIC lost money in 18 out of 21 public sector bank shares in last 2.5 years
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