आज भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक ने 2023-24 की तीसरी तिमाही के दौरान संचालित सेवा और आधारभूत संरचना परिदृश्य (एसआइओएस) के तिमाही सर्वेक्षण के 39वें चक्र का परिणाम जारी किया। भविष्योन्मुखी सर्वेक्षण1 में सेवा और आधारभूत संरचना क्षेत्रों में कार्यरत भारतीय कंपनियों का गुणात्मक मूल्यांकन और उनकी अपेक्षाओं की कैपचरिंग मांग स्थितियों, मूल्य स्थितियों और अन्य कारोबार की शर्तों से संबंधित कारोबारी मानदंडों के एक समुह मे किया जाता है। सर्वेक्षण के इस चक्र में 528 कंपनियों ने 2023-24 तीसरी तिमाही के लिए अपना मूल्यांकन और 2023-24 चौथी तिमाही के लिए अपेक्षाओं के साथ-साथ बाद की दो तिमाहियों के लिए प्रमुख मापदंडों पर अपना दृष्टिकोण प्रदान किया।
विशेष:
A. सेवा क्षेत्र
2023-24 की तीसरी तिमाही के लिए मूल्यांकन
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सेवा क्षेत्र के उद्यमों ने 2023-24 की तीसरी तिमाही के दौरान समग्र व्यावसायिक स्थिति, रोजगार की स्थिति, वित्त उपलब्धता और उनके टर्नओवर में सुधार देखा (चार्ट 1 और सारणी ए)।
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व्यय पक्ष पर, इनपुट कीमतों, वित्त की लागत और कर्मचारियों के खर्चों से उत्पन्न दबाव जारी रहने की उम्मीद थी।
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लाभ मार्जिन के आकलन में सुधार हुआ, टर्नओवर और बिक्री कीमतों में वृद्धि से लाभ हुआ।
2023-24 की चौथी तिमाही के लिए अपेक्षाएं
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व्यवसायिक स्थिति में सुधार के कारण सेवाओं की मांग और बढ़ने की संभावना है; कंपनियां टर्नओवर, वित्त की उपलब्धता और नौकरी परिदृश्य पर अत्यधिक आशावादी रहीं (सारणी ए)।
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2023-24 की चौथी तिमाही में लागत दबाव बने रहने की संभावना है; पिछले सर्वेक्षण दौर की तुलना में उत्तरदाताओं ने बिक्री मूल्य, लाभ मार्जिन और भौतिक निवेश पर अधिक आशावाद प्रदर्शित किया।
2024-25 की पहिली तिमाही और 2024-25 दूसरी तिमाही के लिए अपेक्षाएं
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उत्तरदाता लगातार तिमाहियों में क्रमिक सुधार के साथ 2024-25 की पहली छमाही के लिए व्यावसायिक स्थितियों पर आशावादी बने हुए हैं। साथ ही, नौकरी परिदृश्य में भी सुधार होने की उम्मीद है (सारणी सी)।
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इनपुट लागत का दबाव जारी रहने की संभावना है, और कंपनियों को बिक्री कीमतों में वृद्धि की भी उम्मीद है।
B. आधारभूत संरचना क्षेत्र
2023-24 की तीसरी तिमाही के लिए मूल्यांकन
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2023-24 तीसरी तिमाही के दौरान आधारभूत संरचना कंपनियों ने बेहतर समग्र व्यावसायिक स्थिति के साथ-साथ अपने कारोबार का भी आकलन किया (चार्ट 2 और सारणी बी)।
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उत्तरदाता पूर्णकालिक और अंशकालिक रोजगार दोनों पर सकारात्मक थे।
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उद्यमों ने 2023-24 की तीसरी तिमाही के दौरान क्षेत्र में बढ़ती लागत के दबाव के चरण में बिक्री मूल्यों में वृद्धि का आकलन किया।
2023-24 की चौथी तिमाही के लिए अपेक्षाएं
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आधारभूत संरचना कंपनियां समग्र व्यावसायिक स्थिति, उनके कारोबार और रोजगार की स्थिति के बारे में अत्यधिक आशावादी बनी हुई हैं (सारणी बी)।
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लागत दबाव और बढ़ने की संभावना है और कंपनियों को उच्च बिक्री मूल्य और लाभ मार्जिन की उम्मीद है।
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नवीनतम सर्वेक्षण दौर में आधारभूत संरचना क्षेत्र में भौतिक निवेश पर आशावाद बढ़ा है।
2024-25 की पहिली तिमाही और 2024-25 दूसरी तिमाही के लिए अपेक्षाएं
Summary of Net Responses2 on Survey Parameters |
Table A: Services Sector |
(per cent) |
Parameters |
Assessment period |
Expectations period |
Q2:2023-24 |
Q3:2023-24 |
Q3:2023-24 |
Q4:2023-24 |
Overall Business Situation |
34.4 |
35.6 |
43.1 |
54.8 |
Turnover |
28.9 |
32.3 |
30.5 |
53.4 |
Full-time Employees |
17.3 |
21.4 |
16.5 |
28.8 |
Part-time Employees |
6.2 |
13.2 |
14.4 |
23.1 |
Availability of Finance |
18.0 |
24.9 |
24.2 |
37.4 |
Cost of Finance |
-30.1 |
-32.3 |
-26.6 |
-34.4 |
Salary & Wages |
-39.2 |
-38.4 |
-29.5 |
-36.8 |
Cost of Inputs |
-28.1 |
-37.9 |
-22.2 |
-45.7 |
Selling Price |
6.5 |
15.1 |
14.2 |
30.7 |
Profit Margin |
4.3 |
9.7 |
13.8 |
27.5 |
Inventories |
16.5 |
22.2 |
22.9 |
28.3 |
Technical/Service Capacity |
25.3 |
21 |
40.0 |
34.1 |
Physical Investment |
27.6 |
20.1 |
22.3 |
32.2 |
Table B: Infrastructure Sector |
(per cent) |
Parameters |
Assessment period |
Expectations period |
Q2:2023-24 |
Q3:2023-24 |
Q3:2023-24 |
Q4:2023-24 |
Overall Business Situation |
29.8 |
34.2 |
64.4 |
68.1 |
Turnover |
31.7 |
36.1 |
50.0 |
73.9 |
Full-time Employees |
16.3 |
22.2 |
39.4 |
60.7 |
Part-time Employees |
31.0 |
29.2 |
55.2 |
68.3 |
Availability of Finance |
26.0 |
30.8 |
42.7 |
61.3 |
Cost of Finance |
-44.8 |
-31.8 |
-54.2 |
-60.7 |
Salary & Wages |
-35.9 |
-40.7 |
-39.2 |
-59.0 |
Cost of Inputs |
-45.1 |
-47.9 |
-45.0 |
-55.7 |
Selling Price |
20.7 |
28.0 |
38.0 |
60.0 |
Profit Margin |
7.8 |
25.0 |
31.4 |
48.7 |
Inventories |
36.8 |
36.9 |
57.9 |
74.3 |
Technical/Service Capacity |
36.2 |
35.5 |
66.7 |
75.0 |
Physical Investment |
34.2 |
31.6 |
46.8 |
75.3 |
Expectations of Select Parameters for extended period – Net response |
(in per cent) |
Table C: Services Sector |
Parameter |
Round 38 |
Round 39 |
Q3:2023-24 |
Q4:2023-24 |
Q1:2024-25 |
Q2:2024-25 |
Overall Business Situation |
43.1 |
54.8 |
57.8 |
60.6 |
Turnover |
30.5 |
53.4 |
60.9 |
61.8 |
Full-time Employees |
16.5 |
28.8 |
44.7 |
43.6 |
Part-time Employees |
14.4 |
23.1 |
33.0 |
33.1 |
Cost of Inputs |
-22.2 |
-45.7 |
-47.6 |
-46.7 |
Selling Price |
14.2 |
30.7 |
37.8 |
39.4 |
Table D: Infrastructure Sector |
Parameter |
Round 38 |
Round 39 |
Q3:2023-24 |
Q4:2023-24 |
Q1:2024-25 |
Q2:2024-25 |
Overall Business Situation |
64.4 |
68.1 |
76.3 |
83.8 |
Turnover |
50.0 |
73.9 |
80.5 |
82.1 |
Full-time Employees |
39.4 |
60.7 |
67.8 |
72.2 |
Part-time Employees |
55.2 |
68.3 |
69.3 |
74.0 |
Cost of Inputs |
-45.0 |
-55.7 |
-73.9 |
-73.6 |
Selling Price |
38.0 |
60.0 |
78.8 |
77.6 |
Note: Please see the excel file for time series data.
Services Sector
Table S1: Assessment and Expectation for Overall Business Situation |
(Percentage responses)@ |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Better |
No Change |
Worse |
Net response# |
Better |
No Change |
Worse |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
52.4 |
43.3 |
4.3 |
48.1 |
57.4 |
38.1 |
4.4 |
53.0 |
Q4:22-23 |
59.8 |
30.0 |
10.3 |
49.5 |
55.0 |
40.0 |
5.0 |
50.1 |
Q1:23-24 |
55.0 |
32.0 |
13.0 |
42.0 |
64.2 |
27.4 |
8.4 |
55.8 |
Q2:23-24 |
48.4 |
37.7 |
14.0 |
34.4 |
62.3 |
31.3 |
6.4 |
56.0 |
Q3:23-24 |
47.6 |
40.4 |
12.0 |
35.6 |
51.0 |
41.2 |
7.8 |
43.1 |
Q4:23-24 |
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59.4 |
36.0 |
4.6 |
54.8 |
‘Increase’ in Overall business situation is optimistic.
@: Due to rounding off percentage may not add up to 100.
#: Net Response (NR) is the difference of percentage of the respondents reporting optimism and that reporting pessimism. The range is -100 to 100. Any value greater than zero indicates expansion/ optimism and any value less than zero indicates contraction/ pessimism. |
Table S2: Assessment and Expectation for Turnover |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
49.2 |
45.2 |
5.5 |
43.7 |
61.6 |
34.0 |
4.4 |
57.1 |
Q4:22-23 |
57.4 |
34.0 |
8.5 |
48.9 |
51.5 |
42.5 |
6.0 |
45.5 |
Q1:23-24 |
59.4 |
30.2 |
10.4 |
49.0 |
60.0 |
33.1 |
6.9 |
53.1 |
Q2:23-24 |
43.8 |
41.3 |
14.9 |
28.9 |
59.3 |
36.3 |
4.4 |
54.9 |
Q3:23-24 |
48.2 |
35.9 |
15.9 |
32.3 |
40.3 |
49.9 |
9.8 |
30.5 |
Q4:23-24 |
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59.8 |
33.8 |
6.4 |
53.4 |
‘Increase’ in Turnover is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table S3: Assessment and Expectation for Full-time Employees |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
42.9 |
52.5 |
4.6 |
38.4 |
38.4 |
55.9 |
5.8 |
32.6 |
Q4:22-23 |
45.1 |
48.0 |
7.0 |
38.1 |
47.1 |
48.0 |
4.8 |
42.3 |
Q1:23-24 |
40.1 |
47.8 |
12.1 |
27.9 |
47.8 |
45.9 |
6.3 |
41.6 |
Q2:23-24 |
34.3 |
48.7 |
17.0 |
17.3 |
44.7 |
52.6 |
2.7 |
42.0 |
Q3:23-24 |
29.9 |
61.6 |
8.5 |
21.4 |
26.4 |
63.7 |
9.9 |
16.5 |
Q4:23-24 |
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32.4 |
64.0 |
3.6 |
28.8 |
‘Increase’ in Full-time Employees is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table S4: Assessment and Expectation for Part-time Employees |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
40.1 |
54.8 |
5.1 |
34.9 |
27.8 |
67.3 |
5.0 |
22.8 |
Q4:22-23 |
36.2 |
58.5 |
5.3 |
30.9 |
41.8 |
53.1 |
5.1 |
36.7 |
Q1:23-24 |
30.9 |
59.1 |
9.9 |
21.0 |
35.3 |
60.6 |
4.2 |
31.1 |
Q2:23-24 |
24.4 |
57.5 |
18.1 |
6.2 |
36.7 |
57.9 |
5.3 |
31.4 |
Q3:23-24 |
21.5 |
70.3 |
8.2 |
13.2 |
31.0 |
52.3 |
16.7 |
14.4 |
Q4:23-24 |
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28.8 |
65.4 |
5.8 |
23.1 |
‘Increase’ in Part-time Employees is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table S5: Assessment and Expectation for Availability of Finance |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Improve |
No Change |
Worsen |
Net response |
Improve |
No Change |
Worsen |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
42.1 |
53.4 |
4.6 |
37.5 |
32.9 |
61.0 |
6.2 |
26.7 |
Q4:22-23 |
34.9 |
61.6 |
3.6 |
31.3 |
42.3 |
52.4 |
5.4 |
36.9 |
Q1:23-24 |
29.3 |
61.2 |
9.5 |
19.7 |
36.0 |
61.4 |
2.6 |
33.4 |
Q2:23-24 |
30.6 |
56.8 |
12.6 |
18.0 |
39.5 |
57.0 |
3.5 |
36.0 |
Q3:23-24 |
32.3 |
60.3 |
7.4 |
24.9 |
31.5 |
61.1 |
7.3 |
24.2 |
Q4:23-24 |
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40.4 |
56.7 |
2.9 |
37.4 |
‘Improve’ in Availability of Finance is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table S6: Assessment and Expectation for Cost of Finance |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
40.7 |
54.7 |
4.6 |
-36.1 |
39.7 |
57.1 |
3.2 |
-36.5 |
Q4:22-23 |
36.7 |
60.1 |
3.2 |
-33.5 |
41.6 |
53.2 |
5.2 |
-36.5 |
Q1:23-24 |
42.1 |
49.6 |
8.3 |
-33.7 |
35.4 |
62.0 |
2.6 |
-32.8 |
Q2:23-24 |
39.0 |
52.1 |
8.9 |
-30.1 |
38.1 |
57.6 |
4.3 |
-33.7 |
Q3:23-24 |
36.5 |
59.3 |
4.2 |
-32.3 |
32.8 |
61.0 |
6.2 |
-26.6 |
Q4:23-24 |
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38.1 |
58.2 |
3.7 |
-34.4 |
‘Decrease’ in Cost of Finance is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table S7: Assessment and Expectation for Salary/Wages |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
47.9 |
48.4 |
3.7 |
-44.2 |
42.4 |
56.0 |
1.6 |
-40.9 |
Q4:22-23 |
47.6 |
48.4 |
3.9 |
-43.7 |
43.3 |
52.1 |
4.6 |
-38.7 |
Q1:23-24 |
48.8 |
45.6 |
5.6 |
-43.2 |
45.9 |
46.7 |
7.5 |
-38.4 |
Q2:23-24 |
44.5 |
50.3 |
5.3 |
-39.2 |
46.4 |
52.0 |
1.6 |
-44.8 |
Q3:23-24 |
42.4 |
53.5 |
4.0 |
-38.4 |
33.6 |
62.3 |
4.1 |
-29.5 |
Q4:23-24 |
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38.6 |
59.6 |
1.8 |
-36.8 |
‘Decrease’ in Salary/Wages is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table S8: Assessment and Expectation for Cost of Inputs |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
46.1 |
49.2 |
4.7 |
-41.4 |
49.4 |
45.6 |
4.9 |
-44.5 |
Q4:22-23 |
41.9 |
53.4 |
4.7 |
-37.2 |
50.1 |
44.5 |
5.3 |
-44.8 |
Q1:23-24 |
45.2 |
45.4 |
9.5 |
-35.7 |
43.8 |
53.6 |
2.7 |
-41.1 |
Q2:23-24 |
39.1 |
49.9 |
11.0 |
-28.1 |
47.0 |
46.8 |
6.1 |
-40.9 |
Q3:23-24 |
44.6 |
48.6 |
6.8 |
-37.9 |
32.1 |
57.9 |
9.9 |
-22.2 |
Q4:23-24 |
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|
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47.4 |
50.9 |
1.7 |
-45.7 |
‘Decrease’ in Cost of Inputs is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table S9: Assessment and Expectation for Selling Price |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
40.8 |
54.4 |
4.8 |
36.0 |
25.7 |
68.3 |
6.1 |
19.6 |
Q4:22-23 |
34.4 |
62.2 |
3.5 |
30.9 |
38.9 |
55.6 |
5.5 |
33.4 |
Q1:23-24 |
28.8 |
59.8 |
11.4 |
17.4 |
35.7 |
60.0 |
4.3 |
31.3 |
Q2:23-24 |
21.9 |
62.7 |
15.4 |
6.5 |
39.5 |
53.7 |
6.8 |
32.7 |
Q3:23-24 |
24.3 |
66.6 |
9.2 |
15.1 |
26.4 |
61.5 |
12.1 |
14.2 |
Q4:23-24 |
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|
|
|
35.3 |
60.0 |
4.7 |
30.7 |
‘Increase’ in Selling Price is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table S10: Assessment and Expectation for Profit Margin |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
41.9 |
52.0 |
6.1 |
35.8 |
36.3 |
54.3 |
9.5 |
26.8 |
Q4:22-23 |
43.6 |
46.7 |
9.7 |
33.9 |
44.8 |
49.7 |
5.4 |
39.4 |
Q1:23-24 |
26.3 |
52.3 |
21.4 |
4.9 |
48.4 |
42.3 |
9.3 |
39.1 |
Q2:23-24 |
26.3 |
51.8 |
22.0 |
4.3 |
50.3 |
40.6 |
9.1 |
41.2 |
Q3:23-24 |
27.1 |
55.5 |
17.4 |
9.7 |
27.3 |
59.2 |
13.5 |
13.8 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
36.1 |
55.2 |
8.6 |
27.5 |
‘Increase’ in Profit Margin is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table S11: Assessment and Expectation for Inventories |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
48.3 |
46.9 |
4.8 |
43.5 |
40.5 |
56.8 |
2.7 |
37.8 |
Q4:22-23 |
38.1 |
58.1 |
3.8 |
34.2 |
48.8 |
46.0 |
5.2 |
43.5 |
Q1:23-24 |
30.4 |
58.8 |
10.8 |
19.6 |
38.6 |
57.7 |
3.7 |
34.8 |
Q2:23-24 |
30.2 |
56.2 |
13.6 |
16.5 |
40.3 |
54.3 |
5.4 |
34.8 |
Q3:23-24 |
29.6 |
62.9 |
7.5 |
22.2 |
34.5 |
53.9 |
11.6 |
22.9 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
34.2 |
60.0 |
5.8 |
28.3 |
‘Increase’ in Inventories is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table S12: Assessment and Expectation for Technical/Service Capacity |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
41.7 |
53.6 |
4.7 |
37.1 |
29.5 |
68.8 |
1.7 |
27.7 |
Q4:22-23 |
36.4 |
60.9 |
2.7 |
33.7 |
41.5 |
53.9 |
4.6 |
37.0 |
Q1:23-24 |
30.0 |
65.1 |
4.9 |
25.1 |
36.4 |
61.1 |
2.5 |
34.0 |
Q2:23-24 |
28.1 |
69.2 |
2.7 |
25.3 |
51.2 |
47.5 |
1.3 |
49.8 |
Q3:23-24 |
22.6 |
75.8 |
1.6 |
21.0 |
41.9 |
56.3 |
1.9 |
40.0 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
34.1 |
65.9 |
0.0 |
34.1 |
‘Increase’ in Technical/Service Capacity is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table S13: Assessment and Expectation for Physical Investment |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
41.3 |
54.4 |
4.3 |
37.0 |
22.8 |
75.8 |
1.5 |
21.3 |
Q4:22-23 |
32.2 |
65.5 |
2.3 |
30.0 |
41.4 |
53.9 |
4.7 |
36.7 |
Q1:23-24 |
26.9 |
66.8 |
6.3 |
20.7 |
33.0 |
64.3 |
2.7 |
30.3 |
Q2:23-24 |
30.7 |
66.1 |
3.1 |
27.6 |
43.4 |
54.8 |
1.8 |
41.5 |
Q3:23-24 |
21.7 |
76.6 |
1.6 |
20.1 |
23.3 |
75.8 |
0.9 |
22.3 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
32.2 |
67.8 |
0.0 |
32.2 |
‘Increase’ in Physical Investment is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Infrastructure Sector
Table I1: Assessment and Expectation for Overall Business Situation |
(Percentage responses)@ |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Better |
No Change |
Worse |
Net response# |
Better |
No Change |
Worse |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
55.5 |
38.0 |
6.5 |
49.0 |
49.2 |
46.7 |
4.1 |
45.1 |
Q4:22-23 |
60.9 |
28.7 |
10.4 |
50.4 |
56.8 |
37.2 |
6.0 |
50.9 |
Q1:23-24 |
62.6 |
23.1 |
14.3 |
48.4 |
60.5 |
34.2 |
5.3 |
55.3 |
Q2:23-24 |
44.2 |
41.3 |
14.4 |
29.8 |
62.6 |
30.8 |
6.6 |
56.0 |
Q3:23-24 |
44.2 |
45.8 |
10.0 |
34.2 |
67.3 |
29.8 |
2.9 |
64.4 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
73.1 |
21.8 |
5.0 |
68.1 |
‘Increase’ in Overall business situation is optimistic.
@: Due to rounding off percentage may not add up to 100.
#: Net Response (NR) is the difference of percentage of the respondents reporting optimism and that reporting pessimism. The range is -100 to 100. Any value greater than zero indicates expansion/ optimism and any value less than zero indicates contraction/ pessimism. |
Table I2: Assessment and Expectation for Turnover |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
52.6 |
40.2 |
7.2 |
45.4 |
56.1 |
35.0 |
8.9 |
47.2 |
Q4:22-23 |
60.9 |
27.0 |
12.2 |
48.7 |
55.8 |
37.2 |
7.0 |
48.8 |
Q1:23-24 |
64.8 |
19.8 |
15.4 |
49.5 |
61.4 |
32.5 |
6.1 |
55.3 |
Q2:23-24 |
46.2 |
39.4 |
14.4 |
31.7 |
61.1 |
33.3 |
5.6 |
55.6 |
Q3:23-24 |
47.9 |
40.3 |
11.8 |
36.1 |
53.8 |
42.3 |
3.8 |
50.0 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
75.6 |
22.7 |
1.7 |
73.9 |
‘Increase’ in Turnover is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table I3: Assessment and Expectation for Full-time Employees |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
51.2 |
42.3 |
6.5 |
44.7 |
36.4 |
57.0 |
6.6 |
29.8 |
Q4:22-23 |
47.0 |
47.8 |
5.2 |
41.7 |
52.4 |
40.7 |
6.9 |
45.5 |
Q1:23-24 |
46.7 |
40.0 |
13.3 |
33.3 |
50.9 |
44.7 |
4.4 |
46.5 |
Q2:23-24 |
28.8 |
58.7 |
12.5 |
16.3 |
48.9 |
48.9 |
2.2 |
46.7 |
Q3:23-24 |
32.5 |
57.3 |
10.3 |
22.2 |
42.3 |
54.8 |
2.9 |
39.4 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
63.2 |
34.2 |
2.6 |
60.7 |
‘Increase’ in Full-time Employees is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table I4: Assessment and Expectation for Part-time Employees |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
50.3 |
43.2 |
6.5 |
43.8 |
24.6 |
68.6 |
6.8 |
17.8 |
Q4:22-23 |
46.4 |
50.0 |
3.6 |
42.9 |
52.1 |
41.7 |
6.2 |
45.9 |
Q1:23-24 |
48.1 |
40.7 |
11.1 |
37.0 |
43.8 |
55.4 |
0.9 |
42.9 |
Q2:23-24 |
37.9 |
55.2 |
6.9 |
31.0 |
50.9 |
45.3 |
3.8 |
47.2 |
Q3:23-24 |
35.8 |
57.5 |
6.6 |
29.2 |
60.3 |
34.5 |
5.2 |
55.2 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
68.3 |
31.7 |
0.0 |
68.3 |
‘Increase’ in Part-time Employees is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table I5: Assessment and Expectation for Availability of Finance |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Improve |
No Change |
Worsen |
Net response |
Improve |
No Change |
Worsen |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
50.5 |
43.7 |
5.8 |
44.7 |
43.4 |
50.8 |
5.7 |
37.7 |
Q4:22-23 |
45.1 |
49.6 |
5.3 |
39.8 |
52.2 |
41.9 |
5.8 |
46.4 |
Q1:23-24 |
28.9 |
54.4 |
16.7 |
12.2 |
46.8 |
50.5 |
2.7 |
44.1 |
Q2:23-24 |
36.5 |
52.9 |
10.6 |
26.0 |
51.1 |
43.3 |
5.6 |
45.6 |
Q3:23-24 |
36.7 |
57.5 |
5.8 |
30.8 |
46.6 |
49.5 |
3.9 |
42.7 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
63.0 |
35.3 |
1.7 |
61.3 |
‘Improve’ in Availability of Finance is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table I6: Assessment and Expectation for Cost of Finance |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
51.0 |
42.8 |
6.2 |
-44.9 |
47.5 |
46.7 |
5.8 |
-41.7 |
Q4:22-23 |
43.4 |
49.6 |
7.1 |
-36.3 |
49.7 |
44.5 |
5.8 |
-43.8 |
Q1:23-24 |
50.6 |
41.2 |
8.2 |
-42.4 |
43.8 |
53.6 |
2.7 |
-41.1 |
Q2:23-24 |
51.0 |
42.7 |
6.3 |
-44.8 |
44.0 |
53.6 |
2.4 |
-41.7 |
Q3:23-24 |
38.2 |
55.5 |
6.4 |
-31.8 |
54.2 |
45.8 |
0.0 |
-54.2 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
61.7 |
37.4 |
0.9 |
-60.7 |
‘Decrease’ in Cost of Finance is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table I7: Assessment and Expectation for Salary/Wages |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
56.3 |
39.2 |
4.4 |
-51.9 |
35.0 |
62.4 |
2.6 |
-32.5 |
Q4:22-23 |
47.0 |
49.6 |
3.5 |
-43.5 |
50.5 |
43.6 |
5.8 |
-44.7 |
Q1:23-24 |
40.7 |
56.0 |
3.3 |
-37.4 |
46.5 |
50.9 |
2.6 |
-43.9 |
Q2:23-24 |
42.7 |
50.5 |
6.8 |
-35.9 |
47.8 |
52.2 |
0.0 |
-47.8 |
Q3:23-24 |
44.9 |
50.8 |
4.2 |
-40.7 |
41.2 |
56.9 |
2.0 |
-39.2 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
59.8 |
39.3 |
0.9 |
-59.0 |
‘Decrease’ in Salary/Wages is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table I8: Assessment and Expectation for Cost of Inputs |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
52.2 |
41.6 |
6.2 |
-46.0 |
53.0 |
42.7 |
4.3 |
-48.7 |
Q4:22-23 |
46.9 |
50.4 |
2.7 |
-44.2 |
55.3 |
37.8 |
6.9 |
-48.5 |
Q1:23-24 |
47.7 |
47.7 |
4.5 |
-43.2 |
49.6 |
48.7 |
1.8 |
-47.8 |
Q2:23-24 |
50.0 |
45.1 |
4.9 |
-45.1 |
51.1 |
44.3 |
4.5 |
-46.6 |
Q3:23-24 |
52.1 |
43.6 |
4.3 |
-47.9 |
52.0 |
41.0 |
7.0 |
-45.0 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
59.1 |
37.4 |
3.5 |
-55.7 |
‘Decrease’ in Cost of Inputs is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table I9: Assessment and Expectation for Selling Price |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
51.4 |
41.8 |
6.8 |
44.5 |
32.2 |
62.6 |
5.2 |
27.0 |
Q4:22-23 |
46.8 |
48.6 |
4.5 |
42.3 |
50.3 |
43.1 |
6.6 |
43.8 |
Q1:23-24 |
29.3 |
63.4 |
7.3 |
22.0 |
43.5 |
53.7 |
2.8 |
40.7 |
Q2:23-24 |
33.7 |
53.3 |
13.0 |
20.7 |
43.4 |
54.2 |
2.4 |
41.0 |
Q3:23-24 |
37.0 |
54.0 |
9.0 |
28.0 |
42.4 |
53.3 |
4.3 |
38.0 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
62.0 |
36.0 |
2.0 |
60.0 |
‘Increase’ in Selling Price is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table I10: Assessment and Expectation for Profit Margin |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
52.2 |
40.1 |
7.6 |
44.6 |
34.7 |
47.1 |
18.2 |
16.5 |
Q4:22-23 |
46.0 |
44.2 |
9.7 |
36.3 |
52.8 |
39.6 |
7.6 |
45.1 |
Q1:23-24 |
36.7 |
38.9 |
24.4 |
12.2 |
47.3 |
45.5 |
7.1 |
40.2 |
Q2:23-24 |
24.5 |
58.8 |
16.7 |
7.8 |
46.1 |
48.3 |
5.6 |
40.4 |
Q3:23-24 |
35.0 |
55.0 |
10.0 |
25.0 |
37.3 |
56.9 |
5.9 |
31.4 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
56.3 |
36.1 |
7.6 |
48.7 |
‘Increase’ in Profit Margin is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table I11: Assessment and Expectation for Inventories |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
52.4 |
41.0 |
6.6 |
45.9 |
45.8 |
47.5 |
6.8 |
39.0 |
Q4:22-23 |
48.7 |
46.0 |
5.3 |
43.4 |
53.6 |
39.2 |
7.2 |
46.4 |
Q1:23-24 |
28.3 |
58.3 |
13.3 |
15.0 |
48.2 |
50.0 |
1.8 |
46.4 |
Q2:23-24 |
42.1 |
52.6 |
5.3 |
36.8 |
36.7 |
60.0 |
3.3 |
33.3 |
Q3:23-24 |
41.7 |
53.4 |
4.9 |
36.9 |
60.5 |
36.8 |
2.6 |
57.9 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
75.2 |
23.8 |
1.0 |
74.3 |
‘Increase’ in Inventories is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table I12: Assessment and Expectation for Technical/Service Capacity |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
50.2 |
43.9 |
6.0 |
44.2 |
27.7 |
70.5 |
1.8 |
25.9 |
Q4:22-23 |
45.9 |
50.5 |
3.7 |
42.2 |
50.5 |
43.5 |
6.0 |
44.6 |
Q1:23-24 |
35.7 |
59.5 |
4.8 |
31.0 |
45.0 |
53.2 |
1.8 |
43.1 |
Q2:23-24 |
38.3 |
59.6 |
2.1 |
36.2 |
51.2 |
48.8 |
0.0 |
51.2 |
Q3:23-24 |
39.8 |
55.9 |
4.3 |
35.5 |
66.7 |
33.3 |
0.0 |
66.7 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
75.0 |
25.0 |
0.0 |
75.0 |
‘Increase’ in Technical/Service Capacity is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
Table I13: Assessment and Expectation for Physical Investment |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Assessment |
Expectation |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Increase |
No Change |
Decrease |
Net response |
Q3:22-23 |
49.7 |
44.1 |
6.3 |
43.4 |
26.9 |
70.4 |
2.8 |
24.1 |
Q4:22-23 |
45.9 |
50.5 |
3.7 |
42.2 |
49.8 |
43.6 |
6.6 |
43.2 |
Q1:23-24 |
37.1 |
52.9 |
10.0 |
27.1 |
43.9 |
52.3 |
3.7 |
40.2 |
Q2:23-24 |
38.0 |
58.2 |
3.8 |
34.2 |
36.8 |
60.3 |
2.9 |
33.8 |
Q3:23-24 |
35.8 |
60.0 |
4.2 |
31.6 |
46.8 |
53.2 |
0.0 |
46.8 |
Q4:23-24 |
|
|
|
|
75.3 |
24.7 |
0.0 |
75.3 |
‘Increase’ in Physical Investment is optimistic. Footnotes @ and # given in Table 1 are applicable here. |
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