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Economy

India’s services sector recovers lost ground, domestic market fuels growth in April: HSBC India Services PMI

India's services sector showed recovery in April, with the HSBC PMI rising to 58.8. Increased output and new business orders were noted, alongside a shift to domestic suppliers. The composite PMI also rose to 58.2, indicating growth momentum across sectors.

3 min read6 May 2026
Economy

Asia Manufacturing Sector Feeling Strain From Middle East Conflict

Gauges of factory activity showed more evidence of supply-chain disruptions from the war, with stockpiling buoying production as cost pressures intensify.

2 min read4 May 2026
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Economy

Indian private sector output growth accelerates in April as manufacturing grows faster: HSBC Flash India PMI

April saw a rebound in India's private sector growth. The HSBC Flash PMI revealed stronger manufacturing output and job creation, although inflation pressures remained high, with firms raising selling prices in response.

3 min read23 Apr 2026
Economy

PMI data: India’s services sector grows at slowest pace in 14 months as West Asia conflict hits demand

India’s services sector grew at the softest pace in 14 months during March, mirroring the slowdown in growth of new business intakes, as West Asia conflict hit domestic demand, a private survey showed on Monday.

3 min read6 Apr 2026
Economy

India’s manufacturing registers weakest growth in nearly four years: PMI survey shows

India’s manufacturing PMI fell to 53.9 in March, the lowest since June 2022, as cost pressures, fierce competition and the West Asia war weighed on new orders and output.

2 min read2 Apr 2026
Opinion

Mint Quick Edit | PMI data’s told-you-so moment: It has been tracking a factory resurgence

Revised GDP data shows that India’s factory sector’s performance is sturdier than earlier thought. The purchasing managers’ index for manufacturing has been showing strong expansion for months on end. We mustn’t let this pace flag.

1 min read3 Mar 2026
Economy

Manufacturing activity surges at fastest pace in four months in February: PMI survey shows

India’s manufacturing activity expanded at its fastest pace in four months in February, powered by strong domestic demand even as export growth softened, S&P Global’s PMI survey showed.

2 min read2 Mar 2026
Economy

India manufacturing PMI rebounds in January, confidence sinks to 3.5-year low

Factory activity picked up January, but muted outlook, weak export momentum and rising cost pressures weigh on sentiment.

2 min read2 Feb 2026
Economy

Private sector growth recovers from December low: HSBC Flash PMI

The HSBC Flash India Composite PMI Output Index, compiled by S&P Global, is expected to rise to 59.5 in January from an 11-month low of 57.8 in December, signalling an uptick in overall private sector growth.

4 min read23 Jan 2026
Opinion

Mint Quick Edit | India’s PMI dipped in December for both services and factories but that’s no cause for concern

India’s Purchasing Managers’ Index readings softened as 2025 drew to a close, but too slightly to pose a worry. The economy has done well. Next year’s hope is that it shows up in corporate earnings.

1 min read7 Jan 2026