While there was a slowdown in growth, business activity has remained above the neutral mark of 50.0
The indexes are based on preliminary survey results and are a signal of business confidence in the economy
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The final HSBC India Services purchasing managers' index, compiled by S&P Global, fell to 60.2 last month from April's 60.8, confounding a preliminary reading for a rise to 61.4
The headline Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) figure, released by HSBC, slid to 60.8 in April from 61.2 recorded in March
Favourable market conditions and buoyant demand pushed the new business sub-index to a three-month high, the third-highest in around 14 years
In the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) parlance, a print above 50 means expansion, while a score below 50 denotes contraction
According to the HSBC India Services PMI, new business placed with Indian service providers increased at the fastest rate in six months during January
The HSBC India Services Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by S&P Global, rose sharply in December to 59.0 from November's one-year low of 56.9
S&P Global said that the slowdown in services PMI was mainly owing to a slowdown in new orders as well as output across sectors
In October, there were faster increases in input costs and output charges, with rates of inflation outpacing their respective long-run averages
The latest data showed a substantial increase in new business placed with Indian service providers, one that was the second-fastest since June 2010
September's expansion in output was associated with effective marketing, favourable demand conditions and strong influxes of new business
Services firms indicated the sharpest upturn in new export business since S&P Global services PMI started in September 2014
According to S&P, finance & insurance sector was the "brightest spot" regarding business activity and new orders, topping the growth rankings in both instances
The headline figure has been expanding for 23 months on the trot since August 2021
Combined with manufacturing, output prices across the private sector increased at the sharpest pace in over a decade
The companies the survey monitors reported that external demand for Indian services continued to improve in May, highlighted by a fourth successive rise in new export business
The S&P Global India Services Purchasing Managers' Index rose from 57.2 in January to 59.4 in February, its highest since February 2011 and considerably above all forecasts
The headline figure has now been in the expansion zone for seventeen consecutive months since August 2021