Banking On Festive Mood To Boost Consumer Spending

India’s festival season is here.

Diwali generates the biggest shopping stimulus. From neighborhood sweet shops to white goods and jewellery retailers, everyone cashes in on the festive mood. Indian festivals, be faith-centric or secular in nature, involve exchange of gifts. This process supports economic growth in varying degrees.

Sectors such as auto, FMCG and white goods generate up to an estimated 35% of their annual sales during this time. Companies come out with new products and imaginative sales strategies to tempt buyers.

The festival season this time is somewhat different. The economic growth slowed down to a five-year low in April-June quarter of the current year and experts believe that it was primarily due to falling consumption expenditure. Higher household consumption expenditure in the festival season is expected to boost the economy and generate higher GDP numbers.

Dhana Trayodashi or Dhanteras is the first day of the Indian Diwali. The festival is known as "Dhanatrayodashi" or "Dhanvantari Trayodashi". It is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the Vikram Samvat Hindu Calendar month of Ashwin. Dhanvantari is worshipped on the occasion of Dhanvantari Trayodashi. Dhanvantari is considered to be the teacher of all physicians and the originator of Ayurveda.

Online trading, the big gainer

Shopping on Dhanteras is an essential part of Hindu tradition. On this day, people buy silver, gold or metal articles. Things have changed of late and due to busy schedules, many do not have the liberty of time to go to shops to buy their favourite items. Here the option of online shopping comes in handy.