Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh is a well-known industrial city and economic centre. The city caters to the requirements of leather, food processing and plastics industries besides the heavy and medium industries that manufacture defence equipment and industrial machines. The city is also known for manufacturing railways wagons, textiles and textile machinery, fertilisers, soaps, television picture tubes, hosiery and cutlery among other industries. Kanpur is also home to reputed academic institutions and thus has a good base of skilled labour.

Surat is a port city famous for its diamond cutting and polishing business, textiles, chemical dyeing and other industries. As a city of business-owners, there is a continuous demand for gold for both consumption and investment purposes. Also, the festive season has just concluded, and the wedding season is about to begin in Surat.