Page 3 - Latest Updates on Services PMI
Services PMI at 54.3 in Sep; slowest expansion in 6 months amid weak demand
Growth in India's services industry slumped in September to a six-month low, led by a substantial easing in demand amid high inflation
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Services PMI accelerates in Aug; job creation strongest in 14 years
Rebound due to gains in new business, improvements in demand, and overtime work: Survey
India's services activity rises to 59.2 in June, highest in 11 years
Unrelenting inflation continued to worry businesses that were cautiously optimistic about the year-ahead outlook for business activity
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PMI: Service activity touches 11-year high of 58.9 in May on strong demand
Overall demand rose at the fastest pace since July 2011 as economic activity continued to normalise with the lifting of pandemic restrictions
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India's PMI services at 5-month high in April on higher fresh orders
However, companies resumed hiring in April, as seen by the first increase in employment since November
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Top headlines: NSE seeks new chief; Jet Airways appoints new CEO
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China's Jan services activity expands at slowest rate in 5 months: Report
A sub-index for new business in the survey stood at 51.1 in January, slower than the long-run series average and below 52.5 in the previous month
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Market wrap: Sensex slumps 765 points, Nifty ends below 17,200 level
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India's services activity remains strong in Sept, firms hire more employees
The IHS Markit Services Purchasing Managers' Index eased to 55.2 in September from August's 18-month high of 56.7, but stayed comfortably above the 50-mark separating growth from contraction.
Services PMI jumps to 18-mth high in Aug as vax access, footfall improve
If the trend persists in September, it may give further boost to services growth in the country in Q2FY22
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August service activity grows at fastest pace since pandemic began
The IHS Markit Services Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 56.7 in August - its strongest pace since the pandemic hit the country in March 2020.
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Bigger firms pass on surging input costs to consumers, smaller ones stuck
Smaller manufacturers are resorting to cuts in the wage bill to keep afloat, as the demand situation in the economy remains low
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May Services PMI shrinks to 46.4 vs 54 in April; lowest level since Aug
Overall demand contracted at the sharpest rate since August, with foreign demand shrinking at the fastest pace since November
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Services PMI rises to 55.3 in February on boom in domestic demand
The index was above the critical 50 mark that separates growth from contraction for the fifth month in a row during February
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Top headlines: Jeff Bezos to step down, Twitter risks penal action, & more
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Top headlines: Govt plans bank with $13.7 bn equity, Dec services PMI dips
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Services sector loses steam, December PMI falls to 52.3 from 53.7 in Nov
Growth in India's dominant services industry continued to lose momentum in December as a resurgence in coronavirus infections weighed on new business and employment
Services sector grows for second straight month, but rate falls in Nov: PMI
Hiring reverses declining trend, services inflation accelerates
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After manufacturing, services loses steam in Nov on weak demand: PMI
India's manufacturing recovery also faltered last month as coronavirus fears weighed on demand and output
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Top headlines: US election heads down to the wire, SBI Q2 profit up 52%
Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami was arrested by police in Mumbai for alleged abetment of suicide in a case registered in 2018.
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