to low interest rates and affordable pricing of units as well as renewed demand for homes fuelled by the coronavirus pandemic the report notedgrowing by 60 percent on year the sale of 158705 units during h1 2022 was 19 higher than the preceding period of h2 2021despite the increasing cost of input material such as steel and cement as well as labour across markets development activity has risen in tandem with improved demand 160806 units were launched during h1 2022 a 56 increase yoy even in sequential terms launch volumes were a substantial 25 higher than the relatively unaffected h2 2021 periodas of december 2021 around 392 of the loans are benchmarked to external benchmarks ebr so the increase in repo rate of 140 bps will eventually increase interest cost on consumers personal loans msme rs 1957 per rs 1 lakh loan in a year and demand of around rs 50000 crore may crash during an increasing rate scenariohow else will india benefit from slowdown the russiaukraine war and chinas belligerent posturing towards taiwan have raised the stakes high for the us and other western nations the west is more sincerely looking at reducing their dependence on china and expanding their sourcing base now india has an opportunity to gain market share if it can strengthen the manufacturing sector further india will be able to attract more global investments and can hope to emerge as an alternative global manufacturing hub vis a vis chinaciting apples recent decision to shift part production of its flagship iphone 14 model for worldwide shipping from india with a negligible time lag of a few weeks posts its slated launch on september 7 sbi research believes it bears testimony to the optimism of india benefitting from chinas slowdown the foxconn facility at chennai should meet the demand at both international shipments as also domestic levels through an exclusively earmarked dta domestic tariff area the move by apple the most recognisable face of tech infused innovation in the last two centuries that captures aspirations of an upwardly mobile population should open the flood gates for other major conglomerates to follow suit it saidindia may benefit from a chinese slowdown in terms of a fall in global oil prices the first global impact of a chinese slowdown will also be a fall in global oil prices we all know that india is a net importer of oil any fall in global oil prices will help india cut down its imports bill it will also ease the pressure on rupee and will give a boost to indias foreign reserveswith inputs from agencies