Economic activity surges to a 14-month high
Rising from 59.3 in May, the latest reading was consistent with a sharp rate of expansion that was well above the long-run series average.Manufacturers led the upturn in business activity, though growth also picked up pace in the service economy. Rates of increase were at two and ten-month highs, respectively.
With pending workloads continuing to accumulate, firms remained in hiring mode.Meanwhile, inflation softened as input costs rose at the slowest pace in ten months, the HSBC report states. According to panellists, output was boosted by favourable demand trends, efficiency gains and tech investment.The HSBC Flash India Manufacturing PMI – a weighted average of the New Orders, Output, Employment, Suppliers' Delivery Times and Stocks of Purchases indices – rose from 57.6 in May to 58.4 in June, signalling the best improvement in operating conditions since April 2024.
New business placed with goods producers and service providers increased at the end of the first fiscal quarter, with the faster upturn among the former.At the composite level, the rate of expansion was the strongest seen since July 2024, the report states.
When explaining June's rise, survey participants remarked on healthy demand conditions and successful marketing.Pranjul Bhandari, Chief India Economist at HSBC, said: 'India's flash PMI indicated strong growth in June. New export orders continued to fuel private sector business activity, especially in manufacturing.'
Meanwhile, the combination of robust global demand and rising backlogs prompted manufacturers to increase hiring.'Employment growth is also healthy in the services sector despite slightly weakening on a sequential basis from May to June.
'Finally, input and output prices continued to rise for both manufacturing and services firms, but rates of increase showed signs of softening,' Bhandari added.
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