The latest HSBC ‘flash’ PMI survey compiled by S&P Global has showed that India's private sector economy continued to showcase robust growth in October. The survey noted that a quicker upturn in new work intakes encouraged companies to scale up business activity and recruit additional workers. The uptick in growth momentum was accompanied by an intensification of price pressures. The manufacturers outperformed service providers regarding rates of expansion for output and sales, and also recorded faster increases in input costs and selling charges. Meanwhile, hiring was stronger in the service sector.
According to survey report, the HSBC Flash India Composite Output Index - a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-month change in the combined output of India's manufacturing and service sectors - stood at 58.6 in October, which was inside growth territory (above 50.0) for the thirty-ninth successive month. Moreover, the headline figure rose from a final reading of 58.3 in September and outpaced its long-run average of 54.7. The acceleration in growth was supported by quicker increases in factory production and services activity.
Besides, the HSBC Flash India Manufacturing PMI - a single-figure snapshot of factory business conditions calculated from measures of new orders, output, employment, supplier delivery times and stocks of purchases - recovered from September's eight-month low of 56.5 to 57.4 in October. Registering well above the series trend, the latest figure was consistent with a substantial improvement in the health of the sector. Meanwhile, trends for business confidence were mixed at the sub-sector level. Manufacturers were at their most upbeat since July, while sentiment somewhat faded at services companies. For the private sector overall, the degree of optimism receded but remained above its long-run average.
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