The companies the survey monitors reported that external demand for Indian services continued to improve in May, highlighted by a fourth successive rise in new export business
India's headline figure has been in the expansion zone for 23 months straight since August 2021
India's services sector growth accelerated in April, as strong demand conditions resulted in the fastest increase in new business and output in close to 13 years, a monthly survey said on Wednesday. The pick-up in demand occurred in spite of escalating price pressures. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Services PMI Business Activity Index rose from 57.8 in March to 62.0 in April, signalling the fastest expansion in output since mid 2010, amid a pick-up in new business growth and favourable market conditions. For the 21st straight month, the headline figure was above the neutral 50 threshold. In Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) parlance, a print above 50 means expansion while a score below 50 denotes contraction. "India's service sector posted a remarkable performance in April, with demand strength backing the strongest increases in new business and output in just under 13 years. Finance & Insurance was the brightest spot, topping the sectoral growth rankings for both ...
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The S&P Global India Services Purchasing Managers' Index rose from 57.2 in January to 59.4 in February, its highest since February 2011 and considerably above all forecasts
The Caixin/S&P Global services PMI rose to 48.0 in December from 46.7 in November, but remained below the 50-point mark, which indicates contraction in activity, for a fourth straight month
PMI for services sector released by S&P Global dipped to 54.3 in September from 57.2 in August as weak external demand weighed on overall sales, with international order declining during the month
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India's services sector activity moderated to a six-month low in January, amid imposition of restrictions across the country due to the Omicron variant as well as inflationary pressures
Data released by the analytics firm IHS Markit showed that the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for services fell to 55.5 in December from 58.1 in November
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The IHS India Services Business Activity Index eased to 54.6 in March from 55.3 in February, suggesting moderation in growth
Firms continued to bear elevated cost pressures but only passed some of it to consumers to stay competitive
The index was above the critical 50 mark that separates growth from contraction for the fifth month in a row during February
While all three broad areas of the manufacturing industry recorded expansion, consumer goods segment led the growth, the only sector to see a stronger rate of increase
The companies indicated that sales growth was underpinned by resilient demand, though curbed by the Covid-19 pandemic