भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक ने आज त्रैमासिक औद्योगिक परिदृश्य सर्वेक्षण (आइओएस) के 105वें दौर के परिणाम जारी किये। इस सर्वेक्षण में वर्ष 2023-24 की चौथी तिमाही के लिए भारतीय विनिर्माण कंपनियों द्वारा कारोबार के परिवेश का गुणात्मक मूल्यांकन और वर्ष 2024-251 की पहली तिमाही के लिए उक्त कंपनियों की अपेक्षाओं के साथ-साथ आगामी दो तिमाहियों के लिए चयनित मापदंडों पर उनके आउटलुक को समाहित किया गया है। जनवरी से मार्च 2024 की अवधि के दौरान किए गए सर्वेक्षण के इस दौर में कुल 1,354 कंपनियों ने प्रत्युत्तर दिए।
विशेष:
क. चौथी तिमाही (Q4) 2023-24 का मूल्यांकन
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निर्माताओं ने Q4:2023-24 के लिए उत्पादन, ऑर्डर बुक, क्षमता उपयोग और समग्र व्यावसायिक स्थिति के आकलन में बेहतर मांग की स्थिति की सूचना दी (सारणी - ए)।
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उत्तरदाताओं ने पिछली तिमाही की तुलना में रोजगार की स्थिति में सुधार का आकलन किया।
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Q4:2023-24 के दौरान इनपुट लागत का दबाव बढ़ गया; हालाँकि, पारिश्रमिक में वृद्धि की गति धीमी रही।
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पिछले सर्वेक्षण दौर की तुलना में कुछ सुधार के साथ, समग्र वित्तीय स्थिति और वित्त की उपलब्धता पर भावनाएं सकारात्मक रहीं।
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निर्माताओं ने बिक्री मूल्यों में कम वृद्धि का सर्वेक्षण किया और लाभ मार्जिन में कुछ गिरावट का आकलन किया।
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विनिर्माण क्षेत्र के लिए व्यवसाय मूल्यांकन सूचकांक (बीएआई)2 2023-24 की चौथी तिमाही में मामूली रूप से बढ़कर 114.2 हो गया, जो पिछली तिमाही में 113.9 था (चार्ट 1)।
ख. पहली तिमाही (Q1) 2024-25 के लिए अपेक्षाएँ
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निर्माता 2024-25 की पहली तिमाही में मांग की स्थिति को लेकर आशावादी रहे, आधे से अधिक उत्तरदाताओं ने उत्पादन, ऑर्डर बुक और समग्र व्यावसायिक स्थिति में वृद्धि की सूचना दी; हालाँकि, पिछली तिमाही की तुलना में आशावाद कम था, जो कि आंशिक रूप से मौसमी कारक है (सारणी – ए, 1, 2 और 22)।
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अप्रैल-जून 2024 के दौरान कच्चे माल और वेतन व्यय से लागत दबाव बने रहने की संभावना है।
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उत्तरदाताओं को मांग की स्थिति के प्रति उनकी अपेक्षाओं के अनुरूप बिक्री मूल्य और लाभ मार्जिन की वृद्धि में कुछ नरमी की उम्मीद है।
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व्यापार अपेक्षा सूचकांक (बीईआई) 2024-25 की पहली तिमाही में 127.2 पर मजबूती से विकास पथ पर बना रहा, हालांकि यह पिछले सर्वेक्षण दौर में 130.3 के स्तर से कम हो गया (चार्ट 1)।
ग. 2024-25 की दूसरी और तीसरी तिमाही के लिए प्रत्याशाएं
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उत्पादन, क्षमता उपयोग, ऑर्डर बुक, रोजगार की स्थिति और समग्र व्यावसायिक स्थिति पर निर्माता आशावादी रहे (सारणी बी)।
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इनपुट लागत का दबाव 2024 के अंत तक जारी रहने की उम्मीद है; 2024-25 की दूसरी और तीसरी तिमाही के दौरान बिक्री मूल्य बरकरार रहने का अनुमान है।
Table A: Summary of Net responses3 on Survey Parameters |
(per cent) |
Parameters |
Assessment period |
Expectation period |
Q3:2023-24 |
Q4:2023-24 |
Q4:2023-24 |
Q1:2024:25 |
Production |
29.0 |
34.4 |
58.1 |
54.0 |
Order Books |
26.3 |
31.8 |
55.8 |
51.1 |
Pending Orders |
3.3 |
6.2 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
Capacity Utilisation |
19.6 |
24.9 |
46.7 |
43.6 |
Inventory of Raw Materials |
-8.9 |
-7.3 |
-25.7 |
-16.3 |
Inventory of Finished Goods |
-9.5 |
-6.4 |
-25.3 |
-16.2 |
Exports |
11.6 |
15.7 |
43.6 |
36.1 |
Imports |
14.5 |
13.8 |
41.0 |
31.1 |
Employment |
18.2 |
16.8 |
39.5 |
29.1 |
Financial Situation (Overall) |
25.6 |
34.8 |
54.2 |
54.0 |
Availability of Finance
(from internal accruals) |
23.7 |
29.9 |
47.4 |
44.8 |
Availability of Finance
(from banks & other sources) |
23.2 |
26.1 |
44.5 |
40.5 |
Availability of Finance
(from overseas, if applicable) |
14.2 |
15.9 |
43.9 |
33.2 |
Cost of Raw Material |
-33.4 |
-43.8 |
-54.2 |
-52.8 |
Cost of Finance |
-22.5 |
-24.8 |
-45.9 |
-36.3 |
Salary/ Other Remuneration |
-26.2 |
-24.3 |
-42.0 |
-51.9 |
Selling Price |
10.2 |
8.1 |
34.8 |
24.7 |
Profit Margin |
1.4 |
-3.4 |
30.8 |
20.0 |
Overall Business Situation |
28.6 |
35.9 |
58.3 |
56.5 |
Table B: Business Expectations on Select Parameters for extended period – Net response |
(per cent) |
Parameters |
Round 104 |
Round 105 |
Q4:2023-24 |
Q1:2024:25 |
Q2:2024:25 |
Q3:2024:25 |
Overall Business Situation |
58.3 |
56.5 |
57.7 |
60.8 |
Production |
58.1 |
54.0 |
53.6 |
58.7 |
Order Books |
55.8 |
51.1 |
53.8 |
57.9 |
Capacity Utilisation |
46.7 |
43.6 |
51.0 |
53.6 |
Employment |
39.5 |
29.1 |
32.4 |
33.3 |
Cost of Raw Materials |
-54.2 |
-52.8 |
-52.0 |
-53.2 |
Selling Prices |
34.8 |
24.7 |
31.3 |
31.5 |
Note: Please see the excel file for time series data.
Table 1: Assessment and Expectations for Production |
(Percentage responses)@ |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
46.3 |
13.3 |
40.4 |
33.0 |
61.2 |
3.8 |
34.9 |
57.4 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
39.6 |
14.3 |
46.0 |
25.3 |
60.6 |
5.8 |
33.6 |
54.8 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
45.2 |
11.2 |
43.6 |
34.0 |
63.0 |
5.0 |
31.9 |
58.0 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
41.2 |
12.2 |
46.7 |
29.0 |
70.9 |
5.7 |
23.4 |
65.1 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
46.6 |
12.3 |
41.1 |
34.4 |
62.3 |
4.2 |
33.6 |
58.1 |
Q1:2024-25 |
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60.0 |
6.0 |
34.0 |
54.0 |
‘Increase’ in production is optimistic.
@:Due to rounding off percentage may not add up to 100. |
Table 2: Assessment and Expectations for Order Books |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
37.2 |
11.8 |
51.0 |
25.4 |
63.3 |
3.9 |
32.8 |
59.4 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
33.0 |
11.1 |
55.9 |
21.9 |
54.6 |
6.8 |
38.6 |
47.8 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
41.1 |
10.4 |
48.5 |
30.7 |
63.0 |
4.8 |
32.2 |
58.1 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
38.3 |
12.0 |
49.7 |
26.3 |
68.5 |
6.1 |
25.4 |
62.3 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
43.4 |
11.6 |
44.9 |
31.8 |
61.8 |
6.0 |
32.1 |
55.8 |
Q1:2024-25 |
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57.1 |
6.0 |
36.9 |
51.1 |
‘Increase’ in order books is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 3: Assessment and Expectations for Pending Orders |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Above Normal |
Below Normal |
Normal |
Net response |
Above Normal |
Below Normal |
Normal |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
4.2 |
13.1 |
82.7 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
10.1 |
81.0 |
1.2 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
9.2 |
14.1 |
76.6 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
8.0 |
87.5 |
3.4 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
8.6 |
11.6 |
79.8 |
3.1 |
10.9 |
9.2 |
79.9 |
-1.7 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
8.6 |
11.9 |
79.4 |
3.3 |
9.7 |
8.5 |
81.8 |
-1.1 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
5.5 |
11.7 |
82.8 |
6.2 |
8.2 |
9.3 |
82.5 |
1.1 |
Q1:2024-25 |
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6.4 |
8.1 |
85.5 |
1.8 |
Pending orders ‘Below Normal’ is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 4: Assessment and Expectations for Capacity Utilisation (Main Product) |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
34.3 |
11.5 |
54.1 |
22.8 |
51.3 |
4.1 |
44.6 |
47.2 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
28.5 |
13.0 |
58.5 |
15.5 |
46.7 |
5.5 |
47.8 |
41.2 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
38.2 |
8.7 |
53.0 |
29.5 |
51.8 |
5.2 |
42.9 |
46.6 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
30.1 |
10.6 |
59.3 |
19.6 |
62.1 |
4.6 |
33.3 |
57.5 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
34.9 |
9.9 |
55.2 |
24.9 |
51.2 |
4.6 |
44.2 |
46.7 |
Q1:2024-25 |
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48.4 |
4.8 |
46.8 |
43.6 |
‘Increase’ in capacity utilisation is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 5: Assessment and Expectations for Level of CU (compared to the average in last 4 quarters) |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Above Normal |
Below Normal |
Normal |
Net response |
Above Normal |
Below Normal |
Normal |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
19.8 |
10.5 |
69.7 |
9.3 |
34.7 |
8.1 |
57.2 |
26.7 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
31.4 |
10.4 |
58.2 |
21.0 |
23.7 |
6.2 |
70.2 |
17.5 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
30.5 |
9.0 |
60.6 |
21.5 |
39.0 |
6.0 |
55.1 |
33.0 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
26.2 |
9.4 |
64.4 |
16.7 |
36.1 |
6.1 |
57.8 |
30.1 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
20.0 |
10.4 |
69.6 |
9.6 |
33.3 |
5.7 |
61.1 |
27.6 |
Q1:2024-25 |
|
|
|
|
|
22.5 |
7.1 |
70.4 |
15.4 |
‘Above Normal’ in Level of capacity utilisation is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 6: Assessment and Expectations for Assessment of Production Capacity (with regard to expected demand in next 6 months) |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
More than adequate |
Less than adequate |
Adequate |
Net response |
More than adequate |
Less than adequate |
Adequate |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
17.3 |
5.7 |
77.0 |
11.6 |
42.7 |
3.3 |
53.9 |
39.4 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
25.8 |
5.7 |
68.4 |
20.1 |
25.3 |
3.8 |
70.9 |
21.5 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
23.3 |
4.0 |
72.7 |
19.3 |
43.4 |
3.9 |
52.7 |
39.5 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
25.1 |
4.7 |
70.2 |
20.4 |
42.7 |
3.2 |
54.1 |
39.5 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
17.7 |
5.6 |
76.7 |
12.1 |
38.5 |
3.6 |
57.9 |
34.9 |
Q1:2024-25 |
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|
|
|
|
27.2 |
4.7 |
68.1 |
22.5 |
‘More than adequate’ in Assessment of Production Capacity is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 7: Assessment and Expectations for Exports |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
25.4 |
13.3 |
61.3 |
12.2 |
55.5 |
3.9 |
40.6 |
51.5 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
30.1 |
12.5 |
57.4 |
17.6 |
43.0 |
6.8 |
50.2 |
36.2 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
27.7 |
10.0 |
62.3 |
17.7 |
57.9 |
4.4 |
37.7 |
53.5 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
25.1 |
13.5 |
61.3 |
11.6 |
58.1 |
5.0 |
36.9 |
53.1 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
26.4 |
10.7 |
62.9 |
15.7 |
50.3 |
6.7 |
43.0 |
43.6 |
Q1:2024-25 |
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|
|
|
|
41.6 |
5.5 |
52.9 |
36.1 |
‘Increase’ in exports is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 8: Assessment and Expectations for Imports |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
22.6 |
7.3 |
70.1 |
15.3 |
54.3 |
2.8 |
42.9 |
51.5 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
28.9 |
8.6 |
62.5 |
20.4 |
37.4 |
4.2 |
58.4 |
33.2 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
25.5 |
8.2 |
66.3 |
17.2 |
55.8 |
3.2 |
41.0 |
52.6 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
23.2 |
8.7 |
68.0 |
14.5 |
54.8 |
3.9 |
41.3 |
51.0 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
21.6 |
7.8 |
70.6 |
13.8 |
45.2 |
4.2 |
50.6 |
41.0 |
Q1:2024-25 |
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|
|
|
35.2 |
4.1 |
60.7 |
31.1 |
‘Increase’ in imports is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 9: Assessment and Expectations for level of Raw Materials Inventory |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Above average |
Below average |
Average |
Net response |
Above average |
Below average |
Average |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
13.1 |
4.7 |
82.2 |
-8.3 |
32.4 |
5.6 |
62.0 |
-26.8 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
13.4 |
7.1 |
79.5 |
-6.3 |
20.5 |
2.5 |
76.9 |
-18.0 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
11.5 |
5.3 |
83.2 |
-6.1 |
33.0 |
4.0 |
63.1 |
-29.0 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
12.9 |
4.1 |
83.0 |
-8.9 |
30.9 |
3.6 |
65.6 |
-27.3 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
13.3 |
6.0 |
80.7 |
-7.3 |
27.4 |
1.7 |
70.9 |
-25.7 |
Q1:2024-25 |
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|
|
|
|
20.2 |
3.9 |
75.9 |
-16.3 |
‘Below average’ Inventory of raw materials is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 10: Assessment and Expectations for level of Finished Goods Inventory |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Above average |
Below average |
Average |
Net response |
Above average |
Below average |
Average |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
13.3 |
5.1 |
81.5 |
-8.2 |
31.9 |
5.8 |
62.3 |
-26.1 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
14.0 |
6.8 |
79.2 |
-7.2 |
19.9 |
2.8 |
77.3 |
-17.2 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
11.7 |
4.5 |
83.7 |
-7.2 |
33.2 |
4.4 |
62.4 |
-28.8 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
14.0 |
4.5 |
81.5 |
-9.5 |
31.4 |
3.3 |
65.3 |
-28.2 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
12.4 |
6.0 |
81.7 |
-6.4 |
27.3 |
2.0 |
70.7 |
-25.3 |
Q1:2024-25 |
|
|
|
|
|
20.1 |
3.9 |
75.9 |
-16.2 |
‘Below average’ Inventory of finished goods is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 11: Assessment and Expectations for Employment Outlook |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
19.3 |
7.0 |
73.7 |
12.4 |
39.0 |
2.5 |
58.5 |
36.4 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
25.9 |
9.9 |
64.2 |
16.1 |
29.8 |
3.1 |
67.1 |
26.7 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
25.1 |
7.1 |
67.7 |
18.0 |
43.5 |
3.0 |
53.5 |
40.5 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
25.1 |
6.9 |
67.9 |
18.2 |
42.5 |
3.7 |
53.8 |
38.8 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
21.7 |
4.9 |
73.4 |
16.8 |
41.7 |
2.2 |
56.1 |
39.5 |
Q1:2024-25 |
|
|
|
|
|
31.3 |
2.2 |
66.5 |
29.1 |
‘Increase’ in employment is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 12: Assessment and Expectations for Overall Financial Situation |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Better |
Worsen |
No change |
Net response |
Better |
Worsen |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
40.2 |
9.6 |
50.2 |
30.6 |
63.9 |
3.3 |
32.8 |
60.6 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
36.6 |
12.6 |
50.7 |
24.0 |
56.3 |
3.4 |
40.3 |
52.9 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
41.6 |
10.7 |
47.7 |
30.9 |
60.2 |
3.9 |
35.9 |
56.3 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
36.8 |
11.2 |
52.0 |
25.6 |
68.7 |
5.1 |
26.2 |
63.5 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
45.0 |
10.1 |
44.9 |
34.8 |
58.2 |
4.0 |
37.8 |
54.2 |
Q1:2024-25 |
|
|
|
|
|
59.2 |
5.2 |
35.6 |
54.0 |
‘Better’ overall financial situation is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 13: Assessment and Expectations for Working Capital Finance Requirement |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
36.4 |
4.3 |
59.3 |
32.1 |
52.3 |
1.1 |
46.5 |
51.2 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
34.8 |
5.8 |
59.4 |
29.1 |
48.0 |
1.9 |
50.0 |
46.1 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
38.4 |
5.1 |
56.6 |
33.3 |
53.3 |
2.2 |
44.4 |
51.1 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
32.8 |
6.9 |
60.3 |
26.0 |
60.2 |
2.6 |
37.3 |
57.6 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
37.5 |
4.7 |
57.8 |
32.8 |
49.6 |
2.9 |
47.6 |
46.7 |
Q1:2024-25 |
|
|
|
|
|
46.6 |
3.0 |
50.4 |
43.6 |
‘Increase’ in working capital finance is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 14: Assessment and Expectations for Availability of Finance (from Internal Accruals) |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Improve |
Worsen |
No change |
Net response |
Improve |
Worsen |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
33.3 |
4.5 |
62.2 |
28.8 |
55.2 |
1.7 |
43.1 |
53.5 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
33.2 |
7.4 |
59.4 |
25.8 |
48.7 |
2.0 |
49.3 |
46.6 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
37.1 |
6.3 |
56.6 |
30.8 |
54.4 |
2.1 |
43.5 |
52.3 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
30.6 |
6.9 |
62.5 |
23.7 |
61.6 |
2.5 |
35.9 |
59.1 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
35.9 |
6.0 |
58.0 |
29.9 |
49.3 |
2.0 |
48.7 |
47.4 |
Q1:2024-25 |
|
|
|
|
|
47.7 |
2.9 |
49.4 |
44.8 |
‘Improvement’ in availability of finance is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 15: Assessment and Expectations for Availability of Finance (from banks and other sources) |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Improve |
Worsen |
No change |
Net response |
Improve |
Worsen |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
27.8 |
4.5 |
67.7 |
23.3 |
50.5 |
1.3 |
48.2 |
49.2 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
26.5 |
6.1 |
67.4 |
20.4 |
42.2 |
2.1 |
55.7 |
40.1 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
34.9 |
5.7 |
59.4 |
29.1 |
50.5 |
1.5 |
47.9 |
49.0 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
28.8 |
5.6 |
65.5 |
23.2 |
58.2 |
2.5 |
39.3 |
55.8 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
31.2 |
5.1 |
63.6 |
26.1 |
46.5 |
2.1 |
51.4 |
44.5 |
Q1:2024-25 |
|
|
|
|
|
43.2 |
2.8 |
54.0 |
40.5 |
‘Improvement’ in availability of finance is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 16: Assessment and Expectations for Availability of Finance (from overseas, if applicable) |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Improve |
Worsen |
No change |
Net response |
Improve |
Worsen |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
11.1 |
3.6 |
85.3 |
7.6 |
51.3 |
1.3 |
47.4 |
50.1 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
23.8 |
5.8 |
70.4 |
18.0 |
34.3 |
1.8 |
64.0 |
32.5 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
24.3 |
5.7 |
69.9 |
18.6 |
52.4 |
2.0 |
45.7 |
50.4 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
20.2 |
6.0 |
73.9 |
14.2 |
56.4 |
2.9 |
40.7 |
53.5 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
21.2 |
5.2 |
73.6 |
15.9 |
45.3 |
1.4 |
53.4 |
43.9 |
Q1:2024-25 |
|
|
|
|
|
35.9 |
2.7 |
61.5 |
33.2 |
‘Improvement’ in availability of finance is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 17: Assessment and Expectations for Cost of Finance |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
36.2 |
3.8 |
60.0 |
-32.4 |
51.6 |
1.1 |
47.3 |
-50.5 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
36.9 |
4.5 |
58.6 |
-32.4 |
47.5 |
1.7 |
50.8 |
-45.8 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
33.0 |
6.6 |
60.4 |
-26.4 |
56.4 |
2.2 |
41.5 |
-54.2 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
29.2 |
6.8 |
64.0 |
-22.5 |
58.5 |
3.6 |
37.9 |
-54.9 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
31.3 |
6.5 |
62.3 |
-24.8 |
48.8 |
2.9 |
48.3 |
-45.9 |
Q1:2024-25 |
|
|
|
|
|
40.3 |
4.1 |
55.6 |
-36.3 |
‘Decrease’ in cost of finance is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. The column heads, namely ‘Increase’ and ‘Decrease’ in data releases for rounds 82-87 were interchanged and should be read as above. |
Table 18: Assessment and Expectations for Cost of Raw Materials |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
64.5 |
5.4 |
30.2 |
-59.1 |
63.4 |
2.4 |
34.2 |
-60.9 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
49.1 |
8.0 |
42.8 |
-41.1 |
62.6 |
1.7 |
35.8 |
-60.9 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
49.3 |
5.5 |
45.3 |
-43.8 |
60.6 |
2.4 |
37.0 |
-58.3 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
41.8 |
8.4 |
49.7 |
-33.4 |
67.8 |
2.8 |
29.3 |
-65.0 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
50.2 |
6.3 |
43.5 |
-43.8 |
57.0 |
2.9 |
40.1 |
-54.2 |
Q1:2024-25 |
|
|
|
|
|
55.9 |
3.1 |
40.9 |
-52.8 |
‘Decrease’ in cost of raw materials is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 19: Assessment and Expectations for Salary/Other Remuneration |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
23.1 |
1.9 |
75.0 |
-21.2 |
39.3 |
0.6 |
60.0 |
-38.7 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
41.1 |
3.0 |
56.0 |
-38.1 |
45.2 |
0.9 |
53.9 |
-44.3 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
32.3 |
3.5 |
64.2 |
-28.8 |
49.8 |
0.5 |
49.7 |
-49.3 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
30.3 |
4.1 |
65.7 |
-26.2 |
47.3 |
1.7 |
51.0 |
-45.6 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
26.1 |
1.8 |
72.1 |
-24.3 |
42.9 |
0.9 |
56.2 |
-42.0 |
Q1:2024-25 |
|
|
|
|
|
52.9 |
0.9 |
46.2 |
-51.9 |
‘Decrease’ in Salary / other remuneration is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 20: Assessment and Expectations for Selling Price |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
21.6 |
11.8 |
66.6 |
9.7 |
43.2 |
3.6 |
53.1 |
39.6 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
26.1 |
13.3 |
60.6 |
12.8 |
34.0 |
5.6 |
60.4 |
28.4 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
22.3 |
10.6 |
67.1 |
11.7 |
46.9 |
5.4 |
47.7 |
41.4 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
22.0 |
11.9 |
66.1 |
10.2 |
45.2 |
5.2 |
49.6 |
40.1 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
18.9 |
10.8 |
70.3 |
8.1 |
40.4 |
5.6 |
54.0 |
34.8 |
Q1:2024-25 |
|
|
|
|
|
30.5 |
5.7 |
63.8 |
24.7 |
‘Increase’ in selling price is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 21: Assessment and Expectations for Profit Margin |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Increase |
Decrease |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
16.2 |
21.6 |
62.1 |
-5.4 |
41.0 |
8.1 |
50.9 |
32.9 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
20.6 |
21.8 |
57.5 |
-1.2 |
30.5 |
11.4 |
58.1 |
19.1 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
21.9 |
17.4 |
60.7 |
4.5 |
43.8 |
8.1 |
48.1 |
35.7 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
20.5 |
19.1 |
60.4 |
1.4 |
45.5 |
9.7 |
44.8 |
35.8 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
17.2 |
20.6 |
62.1 |
-3.4 |
40.3 |
9.5 |
50.2 |
30.8 |
Q1:2024-25 |
|
|
|
|
|
30.4 |
10.4 |
59.2 |
20.0 |
‘Increase’ in profit margin is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 22: Assessment and Expectations for Overall Business Situation |
(Percentage responses) |
Quarter |
Total response |
Assessment |
Expectations |
Better |
Worsen |
No change |
Net response |
Better |
Worsen |
No change |
Net response |
Q4:2022-23 |
1,066 |
45.9 |
11.4 |
42.7 |
34.4 |
66.9 |
3.7 |
29.4 |
63.1 |
Q1:2023-24 |
1,247 |
39.9 |
15.0 |
45.1 |
24.9 |
62.4 |
4.0 |
33.6 |
58.3 |
Q2:2023-24 |
1,223 |
46.0 |
11.8 |
42.2 |
34.3 |
65.0 |
4.3 |
30.7 |
60.7 |
Q3:2023-24 |
1,040 |
40.6 |
12.0 |
47.4 |
28.6 |
73.1 |
5.2 |
21.7 |
67.9 |
Q4:2023-24 |
1,354 |
47.2 |
11.3 |
41.4 |
35.9 |
62.5 |
4.2 |
33.3 |
58.3 |
Q1:2024-25 |
|
|
|
|
|
62.0 |
5.5 |
32.5 |
56.5 |
‘Better’ Overall Business Situation is optimistic. Footnote ‘@’ given in Table 1 is applicable here. |
Table 23: Business Sentiments |
Quarter |
Business Assessment Index (BAI) |
Business Expectations Index (BEI) |
Q4:2022-23 |
112.2 |
132.9 |
Q1:2023-24 |
112.2 |
126.4 |
Q2:2023-24 |
115.0 |
132.5 |
Q3:2023-24 |
113.9 |
135.4 |
Q4:2023-24 |
114.2 |
130.3 |
Q1:2024-25 |
|
127.2 |
|