India’s consumer-demand momentum slowed sharply in July, PMI data show

India’s private-sector growth decelerated in July as domestic demand, new orders and hiring softened. Consumer-goods manufacturers saw notable slowing, while services posted their weakest expansion since February 2022; export demand improved and input-cost inflation eased.

— Filed Thu, 6 Aug, 2026, 17:19 IST · Source Forbes India · Updated

India’s July PMI data showed broad slowing in services and manufacturing as domestic demand, new orders and hiring weakened. Consumer-goods producers saw notable deceleration, while export demand improved and input-cost inflation eased, though firms continued raising prices.

Why this matters

No prior related HSBC India PMI signals are available. July establishes a softer consumer-demand baseline, with slower consumer-goods growth and the weakest services expansion since February 2022.

The retail-company theme is accelerating (+107957% QoQ).