Manufacturing sector likely to grow modestly in Q3: FICCI

07 Nov 2012 Evaluate

Amid peaking interest and inflation rates, the industry body FICCI has projected a modest recovery in the growth of the manufacturing sector during the October-December quarter. It noted that key manufacturing segments such as automotive, capital goods, metals and chemicals are expected to register a nominal growth. With the sluggish performance in manufacturing sector and contraction in capital goods output, industrial growth had dipped to 2.7% in August.

It also noted that sectors like chemicals, textiles, auto and machine tools might grow in low pace with less than 5% rate and four sectors like FMCG, capital goods, cement and leather are likely to witness moderate growth with a growth rate between 5% and 10% in the third quarter of 2012-13. While the segments like tyre, ceramics and electronics are likely to witness strong growth of more than 10% during the period.

About 70% of the respondents out of responses from 364 manufacturing units polled that they are not likely to hire new workforce in next three months. Even though, the survey indicated that there were positive impacts in the overall business environment with the series of reform measures by the government to trigger growth, including widening FDI in retail, aviation and power exchanges.

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