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Updated · Bloomberg · May 21
India Holds Steady in May as Services PMI Stays at 58.9, Manufacturing Slips to 54.3
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · May 21

India Holds Steady in May as Services PMI Stays at 58.9, Manufacturing Slips to 54.3

2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 21
  • India’s flash May PMIs showed economic activity broadly unchanged, with the composite index at 58.1 versus 58.2 in April.
  • Services remained the main source of strength, holding at 58.9 after 58.8 in April, while manufacturing eased to 54.3 from 54.7.
  • All three readings stayed above the 50 mark that separates expansion from contraction, pointing to continued growth even as factory momentum softened slightly.
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