India’s industry credit rose 19% as gold and vehicle loans powered consumer borrowing
RBI sectoral data for June showed industry credit growing 19% year on year, while personal loans rose 16%. Gold jewellery-backed loans surged 93% and vehicle loans gained 17%, but credit-card outstanding growth slowed to 2% from 7% a year earlier.
RBI sectoral data showed robust Indian industry credit growth and continued strength in personal loans. Gold-backed and vehicle loans led consumer borrowing growth, while credit-card outstanding growth slowed sharply, indicating a mixed consumer-finance backdrop for retail demand.
Why this matters
The June credit data builds on the prior signal that India retail credit rose 15.8% in June as gold loans surged 93.8%. Recent RBI signals also cover polymer ₹10 and ₹20 note trials and stronger counterfeit checks at border branches.
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