The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 66th round of the Industrial Outlook Survey (IOS) for reference period April-June 2014. The Reserve Bank has been conducting the Industrial Outlook Survey on a quarterly basis since 1998. The survey gives an insight into the perception of the public and private limited companies engaged in manufacturing activities about their own performance and prospects. The survey covers non-financial private and public limited companies with a good size/industry representation. The assessment of business sentiments for the current quarter and expectations for the ensuing quarter are based on qualitative responses to 23 major parameters covering overall business situation, financial situation, demand indicators, price and employment expectations, profit margins, etc. The survey provides useful forward looking inputs for policymakers, analysts and business alike.

The salient features of this survey results at the aggregate level are published in the Macroeconomic and Monetary Developmentswith data release in every quarter. A detailed article based on the results for the quarter April-June 2012 to January-March 2013 was published in July 2013 issue of the RBI monthly Bulletin. The article can also be viewed or downloaded from the RBI websitehttp://www.rbi.org.in.

M/s Centre for Research Planning and Action (CERPA), New Delhi has been authorised to conduct the survey for this quarter on behalf of the Reserve Bank of India. Manufacturing companies will be approached by this agency during the quarter. However, other manufacturing companies who are not approached by the agency can also participate in this survey by downloading the survey schedule from the Reserve Bank’s website www.rbi.org.in. The survey schedule is placed under the head ‘Forms’ and sub-head ‘Survey’. The duly authenticated filled-in survey schedule may be e-mailed or faxed as per contact details given in the survey schedule.

In case of any query/clarification, kindly contact at the following address:

The Director, Division of Enterprise Surveys, Department of Statistics and Information Management, Reserve Bank of India, C-8, 2nd floor, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai-400051. Phone: 022-26578275, 022-26578235; Fax: 022-26571555; E-mail.

Sangeeta Das
Director

Press Release : 2013-2014/2115