INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) had expanded 4.8 per cent in August 2018.Signs of economic slowdown became more pronounced after
country's industrial production or factory output, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), registered its worst slump in
more than six years in August
The IIP shrank by 1.1 per cent in August compared with an expansion of 4.3 per cent in July, according to data released by Ministry of
Statistics - Programme Implementation
It was the worst performance since a 4.4 per cent contraction in November 2012
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) had expanded by 4.8 per cent in August 2018.Analysts polled by news agency Reuters had forecast
industrial output for the month to have grown at 1.8 per cent.The cumulative growth in April-August over the corresponding period of the
previous year was 2.4 per cent."Fifteen out of 23 industry groups in the manufacturing sector have shown negative growth during the month of
August 2019 as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year," the statistics ministry said in a press release.The factory output
growth declined in August on account of poor show by capital goods and consumer durable sectors, official data released on Friday showed.The
manufacturing sector, which contributes over 77 per cent to the IIP, showed a decline of 1.2 per cent in output during August 2019 as
against a growth of 5.2 per cent in the same month of last year.Electricity generation declined 0.9 per cent as against an expansion of 7.6
per cent in the year-ago period while growth in the mining sector was flat at 0.1 per cent.(With agency inputs)Get Breaking news, live
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