Business confidence in India remained resilient in the first half of FY27 despite the West Asia crisis, elevated energy prices, inflation and rupee depreciation, with ASSOCHAM's newly launched Business Confidence Index recording an average year-on-year growth of 5.6% during April-September 2026.
The ASSOCHAM Business Confidence (ABC) Index stood at 128.25 in September, up 8% from 118.72 in the same month last year. The index uses April 2023 as its base month, with a base value of 100.
