Archive · 1 Jul 2025
Indian Economy Weaker in May Due to Travel, Sales Dip
Imagine the Indian economy as a giant machine.
In May, this machine wasn't running as smoothly as before.
Several parts, like the number of people traveling by plane and buying cars, slowed down.
More of the important numbers, tracked by Mint, showed things were worse than usual.
However, some parts, like how expensive things are and how much money people are making, are still doing well.
Overall, the economy weakened after a strong March.
India's economic performance weakened in May, according to Mint's macro tracker.
Seven out of 16 high-frequency indicators were in the red, up from five in April.
Domestic air passenger traffic and passenger vehicle sales declined.
The consumer economy's performance is weighing down overall economic activity.
Ease of living indicators like retail and core inflation remain strong.
- Who
- The Indian economy
- What
- India's economic performance weakened in May.
- When
- May
- Where
- India
- Why
- Due to declines in air travel, vehicle sales, and other key indicators.
- Indicators in Red
- 7
- Indicators in Green
- 6
- Key Declines
- Air passenger traffic, passenger vehicle sales
- Tracker Source
- Mint
- Tracker Start Date
- October 2018