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印度4月份私营部门增长加速:采购经理人指数报告

-- 标普全球周四发布的报告显示,受制造业的带动,印度私营部门4月份扩张加速。 标普全球援引其月度调查报告称,印度4月份经季节性调整的综合采购经理人指数(PMI)初值(涵盖制造业和服务业)为58.3,高于3月份的57.0,进一步突破了50荣枯分界线。 标普全球补充道,印度4月份制造业PMI初值升至59.1,高于3月份的55.7;服务业PMI初值为57.9,高于上月的57.5。 标普全球指出:“受中东战争影响,印度私营部门3月份增速放缓,但本财年伊始,其整体活动和新订单增速加快。” 标普全球表示,印度私营部门经理报告称,产能扩张、需求改善、新订单持续增长且创历史新高,以及科技投资,都支撑了业务活动。 面对不断增长的需求,印度企业再次增加了员工人数。 标普全球指出:“印度私营部门的就业人数进一步增加,4月份的就业增长率达到十个月以来的最高水平。” 然而,印度私营部门在4月份也面临着成本上升的问题。 标普全球表示,企业经理“特别指出,化工、食品、黄麻、皮革、金属、橡胶和运输方面的支出有所增加。此外,还有人提到天然气短缺推高了天然气价格。” 尽管受到波斯湾局势动荡和运营成本上涨的影响,印度企业经理在4月份依然保持乐观,并预计未来12个月的产量将有所增长。 标普全球表示,印度企业预计“营销活动将支撑其商品和服务的需求,待审批项目和不断增长的客户咨询量也将提振市场乐观情绪”。 标普全球根据4月8日至20日期间向400家制造商和400家服务提供商发放的调查问卷,编制了4月份印度采购经理人指数(PMI)初值。

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