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Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) growth in May fastest in 4 months
The domestic services sector grew at fastest pace in four months in May riding piggyback on higher work orders as companies inducted more people to cope with greater workloads, according to a monthly data released here on Monday. The Nikkei India Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which tracks services sector output on a monthly basis, rose from 50.2 in April to 52.2 in May.
New Delhi : The domestic services sector grew at fastest pace in four months in May riding piggyback on higher work orders as companies inducted more people to cope with greater workloads, according to a monthly data released here on Monday.
The Nikkei India Services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which tracks services sector output on a monthly basis, rose from 50.2 in April to 52.2 in May. The Nikkei India Services PMI posted above the critical 50.0 level, which separates growth from contraction, for the fourth month running in May.
“The pick-up in service sector growth seen mid-way through the first quarter (FY) suggests that GDP could expand at a faster rate should growth momentum be maintained in June, though there are downside perils to this,” said Pollyanna De Lima, economist at IHS Markit, and author of the report.
Service providers took on extra staff in May in order to cope with greater workloads. Although the rate of job growth was modest, it was the fastest in almost four years. Job creation at services firms also mirrored expectations of output growth, with panelists mentioning new offerings, business expansion plans, more marketing and favourable government policies as the key factors supporting positive sentiment regarding the 12-month outlook.
However, there’re worries surrounding an increasingly competitive environment that weighed on confidence of service providers and optimism was at a three-month low. Meanwhile, the Nikkei India Composite PMI Output Index, that maps both the manufacturing and services sector activity, reached a seven-month high of 52.5 in May from 51.3 in April.
