Maintaining expansion mode for the second straight month, the seasonally adjusted Nikkei Services Business Activity Index climbed to 54.2 in the month of July from 52.6 in June, registering its highest reading since October 2016. Improved demand conditions along with pickup in employment levels helped bolster business activity. Besides, the Nikkei India Composite PMI Output Index which measures both manufacturing and services too jumped to 54.1 in July from 53.3 in June.
As per the survey report, new business inflows rose in the reported month at fastest pace since June 2017, on the back of strong market demand. It also said that increased output requirements led to strongest job creation since April. Besides, business confidence towards the 12-month outlook picked up from June’s recent low, with improved demand conditions.
On the price front, input cost inflation in the service sector surged for the twenty third consecutive month during July month, amid higher food and fuel prices, while input cost inflation across the manufacturing sector eased from June’s near four year high and was in line with the series trend. Further, the report found that output charge inflation at services firms rose but at the slowest pace since March 2017, as firms couldn’t fully pass on greater cost burdens to price-sensitive clients.
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