MSMEs reported sales growth in the October-December quarter of Financial Year 2024-25. Almost 45 percent of micro, small, and medium enterprises believe the fourth quarter could see robust sales growth, according to the first-ever MSME Outlook Survey conducted by SIDBI. At least 30-40 percent of MSMEs plan to increase their workforce in the next quarter. The optimism is more pronounced in the manufacturing sector and comparatively sedate in trading, it said.