Dragged by extended lockdowns, FMCG sector to register flat growth in 2020: Nielsen
On April 30, Nielsen had slashed the growth forecast for the FMCG sector by almost half to 5-6 per cent for 2020 citing adverse impact of the pandemic. Though the FMCG industry has shown some sign of improvements in June, but in the first half of the year (January-June) the industry growth slipped to negative with 6 per cent decline.