RBI Releases Eight Economic Outlook Surveys
Summary
The Reserve Bank of India released results of eight Forward Looking Surveys covering Q3-Q4 2025-26, including Urban and Rural Consumer Confidence Surveys, Inflation Expectations Survey, Manufacturing Sector Surveys, Professional Forecasters Survey, Bank Lending Survey, and Services/Infrastructure Outlook Survey.
What changed
The RBI published eight forward-looking economic surveys including Urban Consumer Confidence Survey, Rural Consumer Confidence Survey, Inflation Expectations Survey of Households, OBICUS Manufacturing Survey, Industrial Outlook Survey, Professional Forecasters Survey, Bank Lending Survey, and Services/Infrastructure Outlook Survey.
The surveys provide informational data on consumer sentiment, inflation expectations, manufacturing conditions, and lending trends. While the surveys do not create binding compliance obligations, they offer valuable macroeconomic intelligence for banks, investors, and policymakers assessing economic conditions in India.
What to do next
- Monitor RBI survey results for macroeconomic indicators
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| Date : Apr 08, 2026 | |
| RBI releases the results of Forward Looking Surveys | |
| | The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the results of the following Surveys:
1. [Urban Consumer Confidence Survey (UCCS) – March 2026](https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=23807)
2. [Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) – March 2026](https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=23805)
3. [Rural Consumer Confidence Survey (RCCS) – March 2026](https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=23806)
4. [OBICUS Survey on manufacturing sector – Q3: 2025-26](https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=23808)
5. [Industrial Outlook Survey of the Manufacturing Sector for Q4: 2025-26](https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=23801)
6. <a href="https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=23804">Survey of Professional Forecasters on Macroeconomic Indicators – Round 1 99th</a>
7. [Bank Lending Survey for Q4: 2025-26](https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=23803)
8. [Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey for Q4: 2025-26](https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=23802)
The Survey results are based on the feedback received from the respondents to the Surveys and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Reserve Bank of India.
Ajit Prasad
Deputy General Manager
(Communications)
Press Release: 2026-2027/46
1 The survey results reflect the respondents’ views, which are not necessarily shared by the Reserve Bank. Results of the previous survey round were released on the Bank’s website on February 06, 2026. | | The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the results of the following Surveys:
- Urban Consumer Confidence Survey (UCCS) – March 2026
- Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) – March 2026
- Rural Consumer Confidence Survey (RCCS) – March 2026
- OBICUS Survey on manufacturing sector – Q3: 2025-26
- Industrial Outlook Survey of the Manufacturing Sector for Q4: 2025-26
- Survey of Professional Forecasters on Macroeconomic Indicators – Round 1 99th
- Bank Lending Survey for Q4: 2025-26
- Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey for Q4: 2025-26 The Survey results are based on the feedback received from the respondents to the Surveys and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Reserve Bank of India.
Ajit Prasad
Deputy General Manager
(Communications)
Press Release: 2026-2027/46
1 The survey results reflect the respondents’ views, which are not necessarily shared by the Reserve Bank. Results of the previous survey round were released on the Bank’s website on February 06, 2026. |
| The Reserve Bank of India today released on its website the results of the following Surveys:
- Urban Consumer Confidence Survey (UCCS) – March 2026
- Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) – March 2026
- Rural Consumer Confidence Survey (RCCS) – March 2026
- OBICUS Survey on manufacturing sector – Q3: 2025-26
- Industrial Outlook Survey of the Manufacturing Sector for Q4: 2025-26
- Survey of Professional Forecasters on Macroeconomic Indicators – Round 1 99th
- Bank Lending Survey for Q4: 2025-26
- Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey for Q4: 2025-26 The Survey results are based on the feedback received from the respondents to the Surveys and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Reserve Bank of India.
Ajit Prasad
Deputy General Manager
(Communications)
Press Release: 2026-2027/46
1 The survey results reflect the respondents’ views, which are not necessarily shared by the Reserve Bank. Results of the previous survey round were released on the Bank’s website on February 06, 2026. | |
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