Overview
- CAIT estimates Rs 5.40 lakh crore in goods and Rs 65,000 crore in services, roughly 25% higher than 2024.
- About 72% of surveyed traders credited reduced GST rates for higher volumes, with stronger demand reported for Indian-made products.
- Non-corporate, brick-and-mortar markets accounted for about 85% of sales, with rural and semi-urban regions contributing roughly 28%.
- Automakers reported record festive deliveries, with more than 1 lakh vehicles handed over during the Navratri–Diwali window.
- Fireworks sales in Delhi were pegged near Rs 500 crore after a limited green-cracker relaxation by the Supreme Court, as resident groups reported breaches of permitted hours.