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India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

GDP to IIP—Indian statistical systems have bigger problems than ‘underestimating’ population

It is always a good idea to see if survey results are consistent with other indicators of the economy. The problems of measurement make it difficult to do this in India.

India must check its GDP optimism. IIP data shows why

Government consumption has already reached its limits and will not be able to prop the economy up any longer.

IIP turned positive in Sept, but inflation ‘unrelenting’ at 77-month high of 7.6% in Oct

Inflation, highest since May 2014, rose both on account of food inflation and core inflation. Economists expect a prolonged pause in rate cuts by the RBI.

Industrial production contracts by 35% in May, but manufacturing shows signs of revival

Index of Industrial Production figures for May are an improvement over the 58% contraction in April, the first full month of the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown.

IIP contracts by record 55% in April due to lockdown, but Modi govt says data not comparable

The data showed manufacturing contracted by 64 per cent in April, followed by mining at 27 per cent and electricity by 26 per cent.

GDP growth could drop below 5% in Q2 as factory output sees biggest contraction since 2011

Index of Industrial Production contracted by 4.3% in September, with most sectors witnessing a decline. Economists don’t predict a rosy future either.

Data says India’s industrial production is surging, but some decoding is needed

If taken seriously, India's Index of Industrial Production could give an incorrect impression about the state of affairs across industries to policy makers.

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