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Thursday, December 11, 2025
TopicIndex of Industrial Production

Topic: Index of Industrial Production

Lower manufacturing or data issues? Govt figures show some of India’s output below 2011-12 levels

Index of Industrial Production data shows production in several sectors lower than 12 yrs ago. This may be true for some sectors, but also implies data collection process needs an update.

Industrial production growth perks up slightly to 5.2 per cent in January

The factory output growth measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) stood at two per cent in January 2022.

Industrial production falls for the first time in 18 months, shrinks 0.8% in August

RBI, which has been tightening its policy to tame inflation that hit a 5-month high in September, may have to walk a tight rope if activity does not improve in the coming months.

India’s industrial output grows 29.3% in May

Industrial production took a hit due to the prevailing pandemic since March last year when it had contracted 18.7%.

Indians consumed less meat, fish, ice-cream in first half of this fiscal due to Covid fear

CARE Ratings data show impact of Covid fear on consumption, reduction in discretionary spends, a drop in demand from hotel, tourism & aviation industries led to a production slump.

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.

Industrial production contracts 4.3% in Sept due to poor performance in manufacturing sector

Factory output, which is measured in terms of Index of Industrial Production, had expanded 4.6% in September 2018.

8 core industries grew slowest in 16 months due to fall in output of crude oil & fertilisers

Crude oil and fertiliser production recorded negative growth of 3.5 per cent and 8.1 per cent, respectively in November 2018.

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