By bno - Mumbai bureau Indian private sector companies began 2025 with a notable slowdown in growth as new business intakes decelerated. Aggregate output increased at its weakest pace since November 2023,

The HSBC Flash India Composite Output Index, a key measure of activity in the manufacturing and services sectors, slipped to 57.9 in January from 59.2 in December, marking the slowest pace of expansio

Falling from a final reading of 59.2 in December to 57.9 in January, the HSBC Flash India Composite Output Index indicated the weakest rate of expansion for 14 months.

India's business activity grew at the slowest pace in over a year in January, a survey showed, highlighting emerging cracks in its world-beating economic growth at start of 2025 although firms hired new staff at a record pace.

India’s economy is likely to have performed better in the third quarter after growth slumped to a seven-quarter low of 5.4 percent in Q2

A stronger expansion in the manufacturing industry was more than offset by a loss of growth momentum in the service economy, HSBC India PMI Index shows

The services sector, which contributes a lot to India's economy, is witnessing a slowdown. This may affect the country's strong economic growth. Government estimates indicate a slowdown to 6.4% overall growth for the ongoing fiscal, lower than revised RBI estimate of 6.6%.

The HSBC Flash India Composite Output Index, which tracks monthly changes in combined output from manufacturing and services, dropped from 59.2 in December to 57.9 in January, signalling the slowest expansion in 14 months.