RBI press-release 2026-2027/585 · 01 Jul 2026
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RBI launches Quarterly Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey: April – June 2026 (Round 74)
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Check the official recordThe Reserve Bank of India launches the 74th round of the Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey for the period April to June 2026. This survey collects quantitative data from the manufacturing sector regarding new orders, order backlogs, and inventory levels. It also tracks production quantities and installed capacity to estimate capacity utilisation. The Reserve Bank uses these findings for monetary policy formulation. Selected manufacturing companies receive an invitation to participate. Other manufacturing companies may participate by downloading the survey questionnaire from the Reserve Bank website. Participants must submit the completed survey schedule via email to the specified address. The Reserve Bank treats all company-level data as confidential.
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July 01, 2026
RBI launches Quarterly Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey: April – June 2026 (Round 74)
The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 74th round of its Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS). The survey is for the reference period April – June 2026 (Q1:2026-27).
The Reserve Bank has been conducting the Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS) of the manufacturing sector on a quarterly basis since 2008. The information collected in the survey includes quantitative data on new orders received during the reference quarter, backlog of orders at the beginning of the quarter, pending orders at the end of the quarter, total inventories with a breakup between finished goods (FG), work-in-progress (WiP) and raw material (RM) inventories at the end of the quarter, item-wise production in terms of quantity and value during the quarter vis-à-vis the installed capacity from the targeted group and the reasons for changes in production / installed capacity during the quarter. The level of capacity utilisation (CU) is estimated from these responses. The survey provides valuable input for monetary policy formulation. The survey findings are released on the website of the Bank regularly.
During this quarter, selected manufacturing companies will be approached by the Bank. Other manufacturing companies may also participate in the survey by downloading the survey questionnaire from the Reserve Bank’s website https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_ViewForms.aspx. The survey questionnaire is placed under the head ‘Forms’ (available under the ‘More Links’ at the bottom of the home page) and sub-head ‘Survey’. The duly authenticated filled-in survey schedule may be e-mailed as per contact details provided in the survey schedule.
Company level data are treated as confidential and never disclosed.
In case of any query/clarification, kindly contact us 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 - 022-26578279; Please click here to send email.
Ajit Prasad Press Release: 2026-2027/585 Deputy General Manager (Communications)
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