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Manufacturing growth in May slowest in 5 months: PMI
•Manufacturing output in India grew at its slowest pace in five months in May, suggesting that the sector is "barely improving" and adding to the clamour for further interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank.

India service industry growth cools slightly in April
•Growth in India's services industry slowed in April in line with a more modest rise in new business, a private survey showed on Wednesday.

Indian mfg sector activity falls to 4-month low in April: PMI
•Manufacturing sector activity dropped to a four-month low in April as new orders stagnated during the month following a robust increase in March, a survey showed today, putting pressure on Reserve Bank to keep interest rates low.

India pvt sector activity jumps to over 3-yr high in Mar: PMI
•Private sector activity in the country registered a significant uptrend and surged to a 37-month high in March, driven by marked increase in new business orders, a monthly survey said today.

Services sector PMI hits 19-month high in January
Fp Archives •India's services sector activity touched a 19-month high in January driven by strengthening underlying demand and improved weather conditions

Manufacturing sector returns to growth at start of 2016: PMI
Fp Archives •The Nikkei India Manufacturing PMI, a composite monthly indicator of manufacturing performance, stood at 51.1 in January, up from 49.1 in December.

November PMI manufacturing growth hits 25-month low on subdued demand
Fp Archives •Nikkei's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by Markit, fell to a 25-month low of 50.3 in November from October's 50.7

HSBC says service sector output drops in Dec for 6th consecutive month
Fp Archives •The HSBC/Markit Purchasing Managers Index for the services industry fell to 46.7 in December, registering the sixth consecutive monthly drop in output levels, the longest period of continuous reduction since the 2008/2009 global financial crisis.

Survey: Employment in Britain's manufacturing sector at its peak
Fp Archives •The British manufacturing sector continued to expand during September with employment surging to a 28-month peak, said a market sensitive report.

It's official. Eurozone back in recession, PMI data shows
Fp Archives •In a further blow to policymakers battling a raging debt crisis, the downturn that began in the eurozone's smaller economies has become entrenched in the core countries of Germany and France.


