Launching of the January 2021 round of Consumer Confidence Survey

Question : The January 2021 round of the Consumer Confidence Survey launched on January 1,2021. How many cities are included in this survey ?
(a) Thirteen cities
(b) Sixteen cities
(c) Eighteen cities
(d) Twenty cities
Answer (a)
Related facts

  • The January 2021 round of the Consumer Confidence Survey launched on January 1,2021.

About the survey

  • The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly(Quarterly) conducting Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS).
  • The survey seeks qualitative responses from households, regarding their sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price level, households’ income and spending.
  • The results of this survey provide useful inputs for monetary policy.
    The survey covers approximately 5,400 respondents across 13 cities. The results of this survey provide useful inputs for monetary policy.
  • These 13 cities are — Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna and Thiruvananthapuram.

By – Pankaj Pandey

Link:
https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/FS_PressRelease.aspx?prid=50905&fn=2759