Domestic car sales: This is one indicator where most attempts at talking up the economy have been made. One example is that of car company MG Motors which has had good sales in its initial few months of operation in India. The question one often hears is: if there is a slowdown, how come people are buying the MG Motors’ cars? Well, the numbers involved here are very small—a few thousand units or so it will not make an impact. During July to September 2019, car sales fell by by 355,000 or 37.3% in comparison to the same period in 2018. This is the worst fall since October to December 2004 (the period until which Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy provides this data). The fall between April and June had been 23.2%.