New Delhi: There was a tremendous decline in the activities of the service sector in the country last month. Demand decreased due to restrictions imposed in many parts of the country due to rising cases of corona.
According to the monthly survey, the Adjusted India Service Business Activity Index in June 2021 fell to 41.2 as compared to 46.4 in May. This is the sharpest low since July 2020. Due to this, the companies once again laid off. A score of over 50 on IHS Markit’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) indicates expansion, while a score of less than 50 indicates contraction.
According to Polianna de Lima, Economics Associate Director of IHS Markit, given the current situation of Corona, it was anticipated that the services sector would be affected. According to the PMI data for June, the decline in new business, output and employment was tremendous, but this time the contraction was less compared to the first lockdown imposed in 2020 last year. Global demand for Indian services was negatively impacted in June with a decline in new export orders for the 16th consecutive month. Talking about the overall business sentiment, it declined for the third consecutive month in June and reached the lowest level since August 2020.
