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Sales per rupee of staff cost: ₹18.18 of manufacturing sales per ₹1 of staff cost in 2026-27 Q1
₹18.18 of manufacturing sales per ₹1 of staff cost
Data through 2026-27 Q1
Manufacturing companies. IT and other services retain their separately reported ratios in the table.
Notes
The table retains the source’s published periods. Missing observations are not zero and have not been interpolated.
The table reports staff costs as a share of sales. Sales per rupee of staff cost is the reciprocal; a missing sector ratio is not estimated.
Quarterly staff cost as a share of sales among listed non-government non-financial companies. A sector is left blank when the RBI release gives only a direction and no exact ratio.
Publication cadence: Quarterly. Missing observations are not zero.
Sales per rupee of staff cost
| Period | Manufacturing | It services | Non it services |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 Q1 | 5.5% | Not reported | 10.1% |
| 2025-26 Q4 | 5.3% | Not reported | 9.4% |
| 2025-26 Q3 | 5.8% | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2025-26 Q2 | 5.8% | 47.3% | 10.7% |
| 2025-26 Q1 | 5.9% | 48.8% | 10.6% |
| 2024-25 Q4 | 5.5% | 48% | 10.1% |
| 2024-25 Q3 | 5.7% | 47.9% | 10.3% |
| 2024-25 Q2 | Not reported | 48.4% | 10.9% |
| 2024-25 Q1 | 5.8% | 49.1% | 11% |
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Source: Reserve Bank of India and Reserve Bank of India, India Dispatch Research
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India by the numbers, Sales per rupee of staff cost, 2026-27 Q1. ₹18.18 of manufacturing sales per ₹1 of staff cost. Source: Reserve Bank of India and Reserve Bank of India. https://data.indiadispatch.com/economy/sales-to-staff-costs
Published content updated . This is separate from the source observation period.