According to the survey, the increase in factory orders was the strongest seen in 13 months.9 in January, indicating stronger improvement in the health of the goods producing sector.According to experts the signs of easing inflationary pressures indicate that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to adopt an accommodative monetary China Clawfoot Bathtubs wholesale policy stance. Further confidence in market conditions were shown by a rebound in business sentiment, which reached a five-month high.On the employment front, Indian manufacturing firms added more staff owing to marked growth of new work orders.New Delhi: The countrys manufacturing sector activity edged higher in January as companies continued to scale up production and employment, driven by the fastest rise in factory orders since December 2017, a monthly survey said on Friday.

This is the 18th consecutive month that the manufacturing PMI remained above the 50-point mark.2 in December to 53. "Jobs increased for the tenth straight month, albeit only slightly," it noted. In PMI parlance, a print above 50 means expansion, while a score below that denotes contraction.The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index increased from 53. Firms are planning to increase marketing activity to further benefit from robust demand conditions and hence scale up production volumes," Lima said."The trend for employment remained encouraging, with job creation evident for the tenth month running

.The survey noted that inflationary pressures were negligible in the context of historical data..The next meeting of RBIs Monetary Policy Committee is scheduled between 5th and 7th February. Besides, favourable economic conditions, strengthening demand and sales growth also picked up in January."The manufacturing industry in January made up for ground lost at the end of 2018, with new business and production expanding at rates not seen for over a year," Pollyanna De Lima, Principal Economist at IHS Markit and author of the report said, adding that it was largely domestic orders that fuelled the accelerations.