India's manufacturing PMI showed encouraging developments in May, painting a notably positive picture for the sector. Demand conditions demonstrated remarkable strength, with factory orders rising at the fastest pace since January 2021. This surge in sales paved the way for stronger increases in production, employment and quantities of purchases. With supply chain-conditions improving further, companies noted a record accumulation in input inventories. Meanwhile, cost pressures remained historically mild, but demand strength facilitated a solid and quicker increase in output charges. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose from 57.2 in April to 58.7 in May, indicating the strongest improvement in the health of the sector since October 2020. The factory orders increased for the twenty-third month running in May, but also to the greatest extent since January 2021.

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