RBI Launches OBICUS Round 73 Survey for Q4 2025-26
Summary
The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 73rd round of its Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS) for the reference period January-March 2026 (Q4:2025-26). Selected manufacturing companies will be approached by the RBI, while other manufacturers may voluntarily participate by downloading the questionnaire from the RBI website. The survey collects data on new orders, backlog orders, pending orders, inventories (finished goods, work-in-progress, raw materials), production, and installed capacity.
What changed
The Reserve Bank of India has launched the 73rd round of its quarterly OBICUS survey for the manufacturing sector, covering Q4 2025-26 (January-March 2026). This is a routine data collection exercise that RBI has conducted since 2008 to inform monetary policy. Selected manufacturing companies will be approached directly; other manufacturers may voluntarily participate by downloading the questionnaire from the RBI website.
Affected parties are manufacturing companies selected for participation or those choosing to volunteer. Participation is voluntary for non-selected companies. Company-level data remains confidential and will not be disclosed. Respondents with questions should contact the Division of Enterprise Surveys at RBI's Mumbai office.
What to do next
- Monitor for survey questionnaire if contacted by RBI
- Download questionnaire from RBI website if voluntarily participating
- Submit completed survey via email as per instructions
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| Date : Apr 13, 2026 | |
| RBI launches Quarterly Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey: January – March 2026 (Round 73) | |
| | he Reserve Bank of India has launched the 73rd round of its Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS). The survey is for the reference period January – March 2026 (Q4:2025-26).
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://www.rbi.org.in. 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
Deputy General Manager
(Communications)
Press Release: 2026-2027/75 | | he Reserve Bank of India has launched the 73rd round of its Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS). The survey is for the reference period January – March 2026 (Q4:2025-26).
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://www.rbi.org.in. 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
Deputy General Manager
(Communications)
Press Release: 2026-2027/75 |
| he Reserve Bank of India has launched the 73rd round of its Order Books, Inventories and Capacity Utilisation Survey (OBICUS). The survey is for the reference period January – March 2026 (Q4:2025-26).
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://www.rbi.org.in. 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
Deputy General Manager
(Communications)
Press Release: 2026-2027/75 | |
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