Industry Odisha Bureau, Jul 10: Seeking to gather useful inputs for its monetary policy decisions, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reportedly launched three key surveys yesterday before its next Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting reportedly slated from August 3 to 5.
Media reports quoting the statement issued by the RBI said that, “While the three key surveys include the ‘Inflation Expectations Survey of Households’, the ‘Rural Consumer Confidence Survey’, and the ‘Urban Consumer Confidence Survey’, they are designed to capture public views on inflation, consumer confidence, and the broader economic environment”.
Media reports also said that, “Since the three crucial surveys will help the RBI understand how households are feeling about the economy and what they expect in the months ahead, the data collected from these surveys will provide useful inputs for the MPC’s decisions.”
On the July 2026 round of ‘Inflation Expectations Survey of Households’, the RBI in its statement reportedly said that, “It is aimed at capturing subjective assessments on price movements and inflation, based on their individual consumption baskets, across 19 major Indian cities, including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Thiruvananthapuram.”
On the July 2026 round of ‘Rural Consumer Confidence Survey’, the RBI in its statement reportedly said that, “It is aimed at collecting current perceptions and one-year-ahead expectations of households on general economic situation, employment scenario, overall price situation, own income and spending from the households residing in the rural and semi-urban areas across 31 States/UTs.”
On the July 2026 round of ‘Urban Consumer Confidence Survey’, the RBI in its statement reportedly said that, “It is aimed at seeking qualitative responses from households regarding their sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price level, households’ income and spending.”
