OBICUS Survey on the Manufacturing sector -Q3:2019-20 - ஆர்பிஐ - Reserve Bank of India
OBICUS Survey on the Manufacturing sector -Q3:2019-20
Today, the Reserve Bank released the results of the 48th round of the Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS) for the quarter October-December 2019 covering 704 manufacturing companies. The survey provides a snapshot of demand conditions in India’s manufacturing sector1. Highlights: 1) Capacity Utilisation (CU): At the aggregate level, CU declined to 68.6 per cent in Q3:2019-20 from 69.1 percent in the previous quarter. The CU broadly tracks the de-trended index of industrial production (IIP) (Chart 1). Seasonally adjusted CU also declined by 1.8 percentage points to 68.2 per cent in Q3:2019-20. ![]() 2) Order Books: Orders received in Q3:2019-20 were lower compared with previous quarter as well as with the level a year ago (Chart 2). ![]() 3) Finished Goods Inventory (FGI) to Sales Ratio: The FGI to sales ratio declined marginally in Q3:2019-20, while sales fell at faster pace than FGI (Chart 3). 4) Raw Material Inventory (RMI) to Sales Ratio: The rise in RMI to sales ratio was on account of increase in inventories and moderation in sales (Chart 3). ![]() Historical time series have been made available in excel format. ANNEX 1: Data Tables
1The survey responses are voluntary. The 47th round of the OBICUS covering 866 manufacturing companies with reference period as July-September 2019 was released on the RBI website on February 06, 2020. |