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Industrial output grows 5.2 pc in February

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New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) India’s industrial production grew 5.2 per cent in February, mainly due to improvement in manufacturing sector, according to official data released on Monday.

The factory output, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), expanded by 2.7 per cent in February 2025, an official statement said.

The National Statistics Office (NSO) revised the industrial production growth for January 2026 to 5.1 per cent from the provisional estimate of 4.8 per cent released earlier this month.

The NSO data further showed that the manufacturing sector’s output growth accelerated to 6 per cent in February 2026, compared to 2.8 per cent in the year-ago month.

Mining production growth slightly improved to 3.1 per cent compared to a growth of 1.6 per cent recorded a year ago.

Power generation grew by 2.3 per cent in February, compared to 3.6 per cent expansion in the year-ago period.

During the April-February period of FY26, the country’s industrial production growth remained flat at 4.1 per cent compared to same period a year ago. PTI KKS KKS TRB TRB

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