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Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) — India Tracker
The Purchasing Managers' Index is a monthly business survey scored around 50, compiled for India by S&P Global under the HSBC name. India's manufacturing reading eased to 54.7 in October 2026 from 55.1 in September, while the latest services and composite readings on this card remain August's 54.1 and 54.3.
Last updated 2 November 20264 min read
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Adds October's manufacturing PMI, 54.7 against 55.1 in September, with export orders at a six-month high and cost pressures easing.
- PMI
- Purchasing Managers Index
- HSBC India PMI
- services PMI
- composite PMI
- S&P Global
- Pranjul Bhandari
- economic indicators
- HSBC India Manufacturing PMI
- leading indicator
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