Indian manufacturing activity signals growth in August

01 Sep 2020 Evaluate

Indian manufacturing activity signalled growth in the month of August 2020, led by an improvement in customer demand as client businesses reopened, after lockdown restrictions eased amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As per the survey report, the Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) - a composite single-figure indicator of manufacturing performance - jumped to 52.0 in August as against 46.0 in July.

The report further noted that output and new orders expanded at the fastest paces since February. Despite an expansion in new orders, job shedding continued in the Indian manufacturing sector. The relocation of employees following COVID-19 was often linked to the reduction in staffing numbers. The pace of contraction in workforce numbers softened from that seen in July but remained strong overall.

On the price front, higher raw material costs due to supplier shortages and transportation delays stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in rising input prices during August. Cost burdens rose for the first time since March, with the rate of input price inflation at its highest since November 2018. Despite rising cost burdens, Indian manufacturers reported lower factory gate charges due to competitive pressures and efforts to boost sales. However, the rate of decline eased to only a fractional pace that was the weakest in the current sequence of decrease.

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