Archive · 17 Jun 2025
Nearly Half of Indian Companies See Rising Business Costs: ASSOCHAM Survey
Imagine you're running a business in India.
A recent survey shows that it might be getting more expensive to do business there.
Almost half of the companies say their costs are going up.
They're facing problems like high infrastructure costs, expensive loans, and not enough skilled workers.
Bigger companies struggle with logistics and costs, while smaller ones deal with labor shortages and complicated rules.
To help, the survey suggests making policies and improving infrastructure.
Nearly half of the Indian companies surveyed report a moderate increase in the cost of doing business (CoDB).
Key cost pressures include elevated infrastructure expenses, high financing costs, and a shortage of skilled labor.
Larger enterprises face logistical bottlenecks, infrastructure spending, expensive credit, and manpower challenges.
Smaller firms cite skilled labor shortages, compliance complexities, and indirect taxes as additional hurdles.
ASSOCHAM suggests policy efforts, infrastructure development, and reforms to improve the export ecosystem.
- Who
- Indian companies surveyed by ASSOCHAM.
- What
- Rising costs of doing business in India.
- When
- Not explicitly mentioned in the article.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- To assess the cost pressures faced by businesses in India.
- Survey Provider
- ASSOCHAM
- Companies Reporting Moderate CoDB Increase
- 47%
- Key Cost Pressures
- Infrastructure, Financing, Labor Shortage
- Larger Enterprise Challenges
- Logistics, Infrastructure Spending, Expensive Credit, Manpower
- Smaller Firm Challenges
- Skilled Labor, Compliance, Indirect Taxes
