South Asia’s Expanding Industrial Base, Anchored by India
India provides the region's industrial scale and Bangladesh is driving the fastest export-led expansion.
India provides the region's industrial scale and Bangladesh is driving the fastest export-led expansion.
Manufacturing is expanding steadily in absolute terms, but India’s growth model remains firmly services-led.
While PMI remained cautious and marginally contractionary, steady export demand and resilient output kept manufacturing on a modest but stable growth path.
India’s momentum is anchored in broad-based household demand, supported by urbanisation, middle-class expansion and consumer import intensity.
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