India’s services PMI rose to 65.6, while manufacturing grew at its fastest pace in 18 years high, pointing to sustained growth despite global headwinds
BMRCL officials said the running time between RV Road and Bommasandra is 35 minutes each way, with halts at every station.
India’s composite PMI rose sharply to a 14-month high of 61.0 in June, from 59.3 in May, driven by strong growth in both manufacturing (58.4) and services (60.7).
June also marks the first time this year that services activity crossed 60
The performance of services contrasts with the manufacturing sector, which dipped to a three-month low of 57.6 for the month
This is despite the fact that the total GVA at basic prices rose by 6.4 percent in FY25, down from 8.6 percent in the previous year, signalling a moderation in economic momentum
For March 2025, services exports stood at $35.6 billion, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 18.6 percent compared to $30.0 billion in March 2024.
Manufacturing sector had a better month, closed the financial year at a eight-month high of 58.1
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India’s economy is expected to perform better in the third quarter compared with the previous quarter when growth slumped to a near two-year low of 5.4%
India’s services sector had held steady in the second quarter, despite GDP growth dipping to a seven-quarter low of 5.4 percent
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Manufacturing activity, too, slowed down during the month to an eight-month low of 56.5, data released earlier this week showed
According to South Western Railway officials, train services on the Hubballi-Solapur line have been affected
Manufacturing activity declined for a second consecutive month to 57.5 in August
Full-year growth projection of 7 percent is lower than the RBI’s estimate of 7.2 percent. Inflation to be contained at 4.5 percent, shows the median of a poll of 13 economists.
The HSBC Flash India Composite Output Index remained above the 60-mark, indicating robust growth
Inflation expectations are at the highest level in over a year, and 90 percent households expect prices to rise. Over two-thirds expect them to rise faster than the current rate.
In 2019-20, the government had decided to conduct the Annual Survey of Service Sector Enterprises on an annual basis on the lines of the Annual Survey of Industries.
Services exports had done better than goods exports in the previous fiscal
One worry is people switching back to agriculture — in FY23, the farm sector employed more people than it did over the past 17 years
India’s services inflation declined 2.67 percent in June, its lowest level since 2011
The 400 services firms surveyed for the index noted a further rise in export orders, with growth coming from Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the US
Economists contend there is likely to be some slippage in CAD in FY25 to above 1% levels, but it is likely to stay manageable
Manufacturing activity rose to 58.5 in June from 57.5 in the previous month.