Indian manufacturing sentiment rebounds in Q2 FY27 survey

An ANI report published by The Economic Times says FICCI’s Q2 FY27 survey found 95% of manufacturers reporting higher or unchanged production, versus 77% in Q1. The share reporting higher or unchanged orders rose to 90% from 77%, while capacity utilization averaged about 75%, up from 72%. Some 43% planned to hire within three months, up from 35%, though nearly 83% reported higher production costs as a share of sales.