India Manufacturing Growth at 4-Month High in World Economy News 21/02/2026 The HSBC India Manufacturing PMI rose to 57.5 in February 2026 from 55.4 in January, preliminary estimates showed. This signals robust expansion in factory activity and marks a four-month high, as output growth accelerated, supported by stronger domestic demand, while new orders increased at the fastest pace since last November. However, export sales expanded only modestly, registering the slowest rise in 16 months. Employment also rose modestly, reflecting firms hiring to manage higher workloads, while input purchases and inventories increased to meet production needs and precautionary buying. In terms of prices, input costs continued to climb at a sustained pace, matched by rising output prices, reflecting ongoing inflationary pressures. Business sentiment remained positive, with manufacturers optimistic about growth over the year despite cost pressures. Source: Trading Economics 2026-02-21 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share