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インドの民間部門の成長が4月に加速:PMIレポート

-- S&Pグローバルは木曜日、インドの民間部門の拡大が4月に加速し、製造業が牽引したと発表した。 S&Pグローバルは月次調査を引用し、インドの製造業とサービス業を合わせた季節調整済み総合購買担当者景気指数(PMI)速報値は4月に58.3となり、3月の57.0から上昇し、景気拡大と縮小の分岐点となる50をさらに上回ったと報告した。 S&Pグローバルによると、インドの製造業PMI速報値は4月に59.1となり、3月の55.7から上昇した。また、サービス業PMIは4月に57.9となり、前月の57.5から上昇した。 S&Pグローバルは、「中東戦争の影響で3月に成長が鈍化した後、インドの民間部門の総活動と新規受注は、今年度初めに加速した」と述べている。 S&Pグローバルによると、インドの民間企業経営者らは、事業活動が生産能力の拡大、需要状況の改善、増加傾向にある過去最高水準の新規受注、そして技術投資によって支えられていると報告した。 需要の高まりを受け、インド企業は再び雇用を拡大した。 S&Pグローバルは、「インドの民間部門における雇用はさらに増加し、4月の雇用創出率は10カ月ぶりの高水準に達した」と述べている。 しかしながら、インドの民間部門は4月にコスト上昇に直面した。 S&Pグローバルによると、経営者らは「特に化学品、食品、ジュート、皮革、金属、ゴム、輸送への支出増加を指摘した。また、ガス不足による価格上昇についても言及があった」。 ペルシャ湾の混乱と操業コストの上昇にもかかわらず、インドの経営者らは4月も楽観的で、今後12カ月間の生産量増加を見込んでいる。 S&Pグローバルは、「インド企業は、マーケティング活動が自社製品・サービスの需要を支えると見込んでおり、承認待ちのプロジェクトや顧客からの問い合わせの増加も楽観的な見方を後押ししている」と述べている。 4月のインドPMI速報値は、S&Pグローバルが4月8日から20日にかけて製造業400社とサービス業400社に送付した調査回答に基づいて作成した。

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