**Executive Summary**
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched the 71st round of the Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS) for the reference period July – September 2025 (Q2:2025-26). The survey aims to collect quantitative data on new orders, backlogs, inventories, and capacity utilization in the manufacturing sector to provide valuable input for monetary policy formulation. Selected manufacturing companies will be approached by the Bank, with the option for other companies to participate by downloading the survey questionnaire.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Survey Overview:**
* The 71st round of the OBICUS is being conducted.
* Reference period is July - September 2025 (Q2:2025-26).
* The survey has been conducted quarterly since 2008.
* **Data Collection:**
* Collects quantitative data on new orders, backlog of orders, pending orders, and total inventories.
* Inventories data includes finished goods, work-in-progress, and raw material.
* Includes item-wise production data in terms of quantity and value.
* Estimates the level of capacity utilisation (CU).
* **Participation:**
* Selected manufacturing companies will be approached by the Bank to participate.
* Other manufacturing companies can participate voluntarily.
* Survey questionnaire can be downloaded from the RBI website: https://rbi.org.in/web/rbi/forms
* Completed survey schedules can be e-mailed.
* **Data Confidentiality:**
* Company level data is treated as confidential.
**Impact Analysis**
**Manufacturing Companies**
* **Impact**
* Selected manufacturing companies are requested to participate in the OBICUS survey.
* Other manufacturing companies may participate voluntarily.
* Participation provides an opportunity to contribute to monetary policy formulation.
* **Action Required**
* Selected companies should complete and submit the survey schedule.
* Other companies, if interested, should download the questionnaire, complete it, and e-mail it to RBI.
**Reserve Bank of India (RBI)**
* **Impact**
* The survey provides valuable data for monetary policy formulation.
* Findings are released on the RBI website.
* **Action Required**
* Approach selected manufacturing companies for survey participation.
* Make the survey questionnaire available for download.
* Analyse survey data and release findings on the website.
Key Entities Referenced
Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS): A quarterly survey conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to assess manufacturing sector performance.
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, responsible for conducting the OBICUS survey.
Mumbai: Location of the Reserve Bank of India's central office.
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October 07, 2025
RBI launches Quarterly Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation
Survey: July – September 2025 (Round 71)
The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 71st round of its Order Books,
Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS). The survey is for the reference
period July – September 2025 (Q2:2025-26).
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://rbi.org.in/web/rbi/forms. 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: 2025-2026/1259 Deputy General Manager
(Communications)