Services firms' input in GDP growth to rise

 The first half of 2006-07 is expected to better in terms of increase in new orders as 83% of the respondents expect new orders to increase in the next six months, while about 74% of the respondents revealed that new orders had increased in the second half of 2005-06, the study said.

As many as 75% of the respondents feel capacity utilisation during the same period would be up to 100%, the study said.