The Indian Economic  
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August

2021

Hello,
The economic environment continues to vacillate between the optimistic and the cataclysmic, depending on where one stands! Ergo, keeping an eye on important macro-economic indices is a critical prologue to business decision and, often, an opportunity tracker. The August 2021 monthly update has a fair amount of good news on GST collections, the Manufacturing PMI and the dropping unemployment numbers. The consumer confidence score seems to have taken a hit-but a turnaround is awaited.
Happy scanning!
Team Laqshya



Economic Indices


GST Collection[1]
(INR '000 Crs)

Net Equity Inflow[2]
(INR '000 Cr)


Exports[3]
(US$ bn)

Imports[4]
(US$ bn)


Sensex[5]


Consumer Confidence Index[6]


Forex Reserves[7]
(US$ bn)

Unemployment Rate[8] (%)


11.90
9.17
6.95
8.32

Inflation Rate[9] (%)


6.3
6.26
5.59
5.3

May
June
July
August

Manufacturing PMI[10]

Services PMI[11]


Construction Output Growth[12] (%)

Manufacturing Production Growth[13] (%)


Auto Production & Domestic
Sales[14] (Lakh Units)

Passenger Vehicle Sales[15]
(Lakh Units)


Domestic Flights ('000)[16]

Domestic Passengers (Lakhs)[17]


Traffic Level 2021 vs 2019 [18] (%)



[1] GST Council
[2] Money Control, NDTV
[3][4] Ministry of commerce and Industry
[5] BSE    [6][7] RBI
[8] Unemployment India
[9] MOSPI
[10][11] Markit Economics
[12] Office of the economic adviser
[13] MOSPI
[14] SIAM
[15]Auto Pundits
[16] [17] AAI
[18] TomTom