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TVs, mobiles, cameras to be cheaper
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February 28, 2007 19:24 IST

The impact of the Union Budget on various products was varied.

On the one hand, technology related products like TVs (including Flat Screen televisions), mobiles and desktops have became cheaper. Other products like laptops, digital cameras, ipods and DVD players have also become cheaper.

Household appliances like air conditioners, washing machines, microwave ovens and dish washing machines have become cheaper.

On the other hand household water filters has become more expensive. Kitchen appliances (made of plastic, wooden, ceramic and steel) and other appliances like microwave oven, dish washing machine and refrigerators have also become cheaper.

In terms of food and beverages, milk and cream, certain fruits and certain dairy products, pulses, grains, meat poultry and fish have become more expensive while edible oil has become cheaper. Among beverages, tea has become expensive while coffee has become cheaper.

LPG and kerosene has become more expensive while petrol and diesel has become cheaper.

Product Name

Impact

Technology:

 

TVs (including Flat Screen)

Cheaper

Mobiles

Cheaper

Laptops

Cheaper

 

 

Household Appliances:

 

Air Conditioners

Cheaper

Washing Machine

Cheaper

Refrigerators

Cheaper

 

 

Food & Beverages:

 

Pulses

Expensive

Grains

Expensive

Vegetables other than garlic

Expensive

Meat

Expensive

 

 

Beverages like tea and coffee

 

Tea

Expensive

Coffee

Cheaper

 

 

Oil & Gas:

 

LPG

Expensive

Kerosene (Note 2)

Expensive

 

 

Luxury Goods:

 

Cosmetics / Makeup accessories

Cheaper

Perfumes

Cheaper

Clothes and Fabrics

Cheaper

 

 

Automobiles and Two Wheelers:

 

Motorcycles

Expensive

Scooters

Expensive

 

 


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