Service Sector

Strong demand revives services PMI in Oct, job creation improves

Companies recruit extra workers to meet domestic and international demand

Demand slowdown pulls down services PMI to 10-month low in September

New business intakes expanded sharply at the end of the second financial quarter, but the pace of growth retreated to a 10-month low

Results of first-ever service sector annual survey to be out by year-end

In 2019-20, the government had decided to conduct ASSSE on a regular basis on the lines of Annual Survey of Industries (ASI), which is done annually

168 million workforce added since FY18, 46.6 million in FY24: RBI data

RBI data shows services sector absorbing those moving out of agriculture

Slowdown in growth in new orders, output drags services PMI in Feb to 60.6

The survey polled around 400 companies in transport, information, communication, finance, insurance, real estate, non-retail consumer and business services

Mizoram registers 13.5% GSDP growth in FY 2022-23 driven by service sector

Mizoram has registered a 13.5 per cent Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) growth in the 2022-23 financial year, according to an economic survey. The Mizoram Economic Survey 2023-24 also stated that the service sector continued to drive the state's economy, contributing to over 45 per cent of the Gross State Value Added (GSVA) in the 2022-23 fiscal. The economic survey, presented by Chief Minister Lalduhoma in the assembly on Thursday, said that the state's economy grew over the years, barring the pandemic period. The GSDP at constant prices (2011-12), which is the true indicator of growth without being influenced by factors such as inflation, is expected to grow to Rs 21,000.56 crore in the 2022-23 fiscal against the estimate of Rs 18,493.72 crore for the 2021-2022 fiscal, registering a growth of about 13.55 per cent over the previous year, the survey stated. Whereas the GSDP at current prices registered an increase of 17.99 per cent over the previous year, it said. The GSDP at .

IT industry to grow 3.8% in FY24 to cross $250 billion, says Nasscom

FY24 growth coming at a slower pace, from a growth rate of 8.4% last year

Manufacture or service: Must we choose?

This debate is futile in India's development journey

Targeting 20% revenues from non-lounge services in 5 years: DreamFolks CMD

The company currently earns 99% of its revenues from providing technology solutions connecting banks (and their debit and credit cards) with airport lounges

India's services PMI falls to 56.9 in November, lowest in 2023 so far

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

5G FWA device prices in India now below global average: Thiaw Seng NG

'Middle eastern markets show 5G FWA based home broadband can thrive even after fiber network penetration rises'

India's September services PMI hits 61 on positive demand environment

September's expansion in output was associated with effective marketing, favourable demand conditions and strong influxes of new business

US business activity growth slows to a five-month low as services soften

Monday's tepid survey data supported evidence that the US economy was still growing as the third quarter began, but at a slower rate from the April-through-June period

Services PMI growth declines to three-month low of 58.5 as inflation weighs

The headline figure has been expanding for 23 months on the trot since August 2021

India's services PMI falls to 58.5 in June, lowest in three months

Combined with manufacturing, output prices across the private sector increased at the sharpest pace in over a decade

'In-country renewal of H-1B visas by US to boost India's services exports'

The US announcement to introduce in-country renewable of H-1B visas will help swift movement of Indian IT professionals and promote services exports, SEPC said on Wednesday. Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) said that the decision would allow easier on-site client engagement by domestic IT professionals. "When Indian IT professionals can quickly travel to client locations abroad, they can better understand client requirements, build stronger relationships, and deliver tailored solutions. This direct engagement can lead to increased client satisfaction, repeat business, and ultimately, higher IT exports," SEPC Chairman Sunil H Talati said. He said that as the US is the major market for India's IT exports, this development will have a significant positive impact on the export of IT services from India. "The earlier estimates for IT exports growth have been in the range of 8-12 per cent however with this particular push the exports growth in IT can further stride in the range o

India Inc offers higher stipends to apprentices, shows TeamLease report

TeamLease on Tuesday released its 'Stipend Primer Report' for FY22, which suggests that a 2% increase was witnessed in 2022 in average stipend payouts, as against the previous fiscal

April services activity hits near 13-year high as inflation accelerates

Finance and insurance record strongest increase in output, says S&P Global's PMI survey

India's services PMI rises for 20th consecutive month but lower than Feb

In February, the service sector PMI was at a 12-year high of 59.4

Hiring intent for manufacturing, services sector up 10% in Q1FY24: Report

Even as there is an ongoing global turmoil, hiring intentions in services and manufacturing sectors for the first quarter of 2023-24 are 10 per cent more than the year-ago period, a report said on Tuesday. According to the TeamLease Services' 'Employment Outlook Report' for the Services and Manufacturing sectors for Q1, FY24, despite the ongoing global turmoil, hiring intent in India has steadily increased over the past year. In comparison to the same quarter in the previous year (April-June 2022-23), hiring intentions in the services and manufacturing sector in the first quarter of FY24 is 10 per cent higher as close to 64 per cent of employers the employers interviewed said they are keen to increase their resource pool across industries. However, compared to the fourth quarter of FY23, the hiring outlook has witnessed a dip of 4 per cent. The TeamLease Employment Outlook Report for the Services and Manufacturing sectors is based on a survey of 809 small, medium and large companie