New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- India's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) remain optimistic about business prospects in the coming quarters despite rising input costs, with business sentiment strongest in the manufacturing sector, according to a survey report by the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).

The SIDBI MSME Outlook Survey Round 8 (July-September 2026) highlighted growing optimism among MSMEs about future business prospects, supported by an improvement in overall business confidence during the quarter.

"The overall confidence remains well above the neutral level of 50 across all three sectors, continuing to point to an underlying resilience in the Indian MSME ecosystem," it said.

It noted that the MSME Business ...