The Business Expectations Index (BEI) in India fell to 113.5 in the first quarter of 2019-20 fiscal year from 116.2 in the previous three-month period, as firms anticipated softer expansion in demand, with prospect of employment holding up, while expressed muted optimism on profit margins as they see large increases in staff costs. Still, sentiment on the overall financial situation remained optimistic on expectations of easier availability of finance from internal accruals. Business Confidence in India averaged 117.80 Index Points from 2000 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 127.50 Index Points in the second quarter of 2007 and a record low of 96.40 Index Points in the second quarter of 2009.

Business Confidence in India is expected to be 115.50 Index Points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Business Confidence in India to stand at 115.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the India Business Expectations Index (BEI) is projected to trend around 111.00 Index Points in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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India Business Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Business Confidence 113.50 116.20 127.50 96.40 Index Points [+]
Manufacturing PMI 52.60 54.30 55.00 47.90 [+]
Services PMI 52.00 52.50 57.50 44.60 Index Points [+]
Industrial Production 0.10 1.40 19.90 -7.20 percent [+]
Industrial Production Mom -5.00 0.10 14.80 -14.20 percent [+]
Manufacturing Production -0.30 1.00 24.30 -9.10 percent [+]
Changes in Inventories 380.27 392.51 731.25 184.29 INR Billion [+]
Car Production 237936.00 239361.00 292861.00 7277.00 Units [+]
Car Registrations 251130.00 226322.00 304900.00 6508.00 [+]
Internet Speed 6492.06 5567.50 6492.06 784.09 KBps [+]
IP Addresses 9378846.00 9261013.00 14278593.00 1768679.00 IP [+]
Mining Production 2.00 3.90 13.00 -17.50 percent [+]
Steel Production 8738.00 9180.00 9227.00 713.00 Thousand Tonnes [+]
Cement Production 28511.00 29859.00 29859.00 9355.00 Thousands of Tonnes [+]
Capacity Utilization 74.80 73.80 83.20 71.00 percent [+]
Competitiveness Index 62.02 60.83 62.02 4.20 Points [+]
Competitiveness Rank 58.00 63.00 71.00 42.00 [+]
Composite Pmi 52.70 53.80 55.40 46.00 [+]
Corruption Index 41.00 40.00 41.00 26.30 Points [+]
Corruption Rank 78.00 81.00 95.00 35.00 [+]
Ease of Doing Business 77.00 100.00 139.00 77.00 [+]


India Business Expectations Index (BEI)

In India, the Business Expectations Index (BEI) is calculated as a weighted (share of GVA of different industry group) net response of nine business indicators. The nine indicators considered are: (1) overall business situation; (2) production; (3) order books; (4) inventory of raw material; (5) inventory of finished goods; (6) profit margins; (7) employment; (8) exports; and (9) capacity utilisation. BEI gives a snapshot of the business outlook in every quarter and takes values between 0 and 200, with 100 being the threshold separating expansion from contraction. The number of total responses varies from quarter to quarter and averaged 1,200 over the last two years. This page provides - India Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. India Business Expectations Index (BEI) - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
113.50 116.20 127.50 96.40 2000 - 2019 Index Points Quarterly
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Country Last Previous
Australia 0.00 Mar/19
Brazil 58.40 Apr/19
Canada 54.30 Mar/19
China 50.50 Mar/19
Euro Area 0.53 Mar/19
France 101.00 Apr/19
Germany 99.20 Apr/19
India 113.50 Jun/19
Indonesia 104.71 Dec/18
Italy 100.60 Apr/19
Japan 12.00 Mar/19
Mexico 51.50 Mar/19
Netherlands 6.10 Mar/19
Russia -2.00 Mar/19
Saudi Arabia 3.00 Jun/16
Singapore -14.00 Dec/18
South Africa 28.00 Mar/19
South Korea 73.00 Mar/19
Spain -2.30 Mar/19
Switzerland 97.40 Mar/19
Turkey 105.50 Apr/19
United Kingdom -23.00 Mar/19
United States 55.30 Mar/19


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