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Lockdown would have deeper impact, 52% foresee job losses: CII CEOs Poll

"The expectations of this sharp decline in both revenue and profit growth by domestic firms could foretell the significant impact of this outbreak on GDP growth," CII stated.

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Further, most firms (80 per cent) claimed that their inventory was lying idle at present.

3 min read Last Updated : Apr 05 2020 | 3:21 PM IST

The coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent country-wide lockdown has deeply impacted India's economy, with a majority of the firms expecting a significant decline in revenues, falling demand and job losses, according to a CII CEOs Snap Poll.

The online survey saw a cross-country participation of around 200 CEOs across sectors.

"The survey results indicate that a significant majority of the firms expect revenues to fall more than 10 per cent and profits to decline more than 5 per cent in both the current quarter (Apr-Jun 2020) as well as the preceding quarter (Jan-Mar 2020).

"The expectations of this sharp decline in both revenue

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