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India's industrial output's y-o-y growth increases to 5% in April 2024

IIP tracks activity in manufacturing, mining, and electricity generation
Published on Jun 12, 2024 08:16 pm IST

Is IIP a correct indicator of economic activity?

he Index of Industrial Production is the only official monthly indicator which gives an idea about the level of economic activity in manufacturing in the Indian economy. (Bloomberg file photo)
Published on Nov 14, 2023 12:02 pm IST

India’s K-shaped recovery crisis

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The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew at 5.8% in September
Published on Nov 13, 2023 09:14 am IST

‘You can see in Warner’s face that he's frustrated…': Tait on DC captain

Delhi Capital's David Warner reacts as he walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on April 11, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Published on Apr 12, 2023 03:50 pm IST

What does data tell us about spike in milk prices?

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Updated on Apr 12, 2023 10:24 am IST

V-shaped recovery of economic activity continues in Oct: CEA

Employees work at the assembly line of the Honda Amaze car inside the company’s manufacturing plant in Tapukara, Rajasthan.
Published on Dec 13, 2020 12:04 am IST

Factory output in October at eight-month high of 3.6%

Worker push a hand-cart loaded with metal pipes in Mumbai.
Updated on Dec 12, 2020 07:38 am IST

Industrial production declines 8% in August

A worker pours molten iron from a ladle to make automobile spare parts inside an iron casting factory in Ahmedabad in this tile photo. Industrial production declined by 8 per cent in August, official data showed on Monday.
Published on Oct 12, 2020 06:35 pm IST

What IIP numbers tell us about industrial activity in lockdown

A labourer works at Shankar Chowk elevated U-turn flyover during the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown in Gurugram on June 13, 2020.
Updated on Aug 19, 2020 02:05 am IST

Factory output shrinks sharply in June to 16.6%

Out of the 32 manufacturing sub-sectors, only pharmaceuticals (34.6%) and tobacco (4.5%) recorded growth.
Updated on Aug 12, 2020 04:44 am IST

Why the June quarter numbers are important

The Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai.
Updated on Jun 30, 2020 01:55 am IST

Coronavirus: Factory output rose to seven-month high ahead of lockdown

Migrant workers rest on a railway track during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in in Mumbai, April 2, 2020.
Updated on Apr 10, 2020 05:53 am IST

Industrial production grows 4.5 % in February

Electricity generation grew at 8.1 per cent as against a growth of 1.3 per cent in February 2019. Mining sector output grew by 10 per cent compared to a growth of 2.2 per cent earlier. (Photo by Sakib Ali /Hindustan Times)
Updated on Apr 09, 2020 06:09 pm IST

Inflation rises to 7.6%, Index of Industrial Production shrinks

Retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased further from a 65-month high of 7.35% in December 2019 to 7.59% in January. This was expected.
Updated on Feb 13, 2020 05:09 am IST

IIP grows 1.8 percent in Nov, turns positive after 3 months of decline

The IIP growth during April-November period of the current fiscal came in at 0.6 per cent, down from 5 per cent in the same period of 2018-19.
Updated on Jan 10, 2020 06:04 pm IST

What the Index of Industrial Production numbers mean for economy

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has contracted for two consecutive months now.
Updated on Nov 13, 2019 07:58 am IST

The economic contraction | HT Editorial

The second factor at play is the squeeze on farm incomes through low inflation
Updated on Nov 12, 2019 06:20 pm IST

Industrial production contracts 4.3 per cent in September

A slowdown was witnessed in the manufacturing sector, which declined by 3.9 per cent in September as compared to 4.8 per cent growth a year ago. (Bloomberg)
Updated on Nov 11, 2019 06:09 pm IST

Indian equities seen under pressure on weak macros, bank stocks in focus

Markets likely to be lower on Tuesday.
Updated on Sept 03, 2019 11:11 am IST

Plastic to petrol: IIP scientists develop tech to counter ecological threat

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat visit a plastic recycling plant at Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) in Dehradun on Tuesday. The plant processes plastic waste into fuel.
Updated on Aug 28, 2019 04:04 pm IST

Auto in slow lane: Making sense of crash in car sales

A comparison of domestic sales of two-wheelers and passenger cars with quarterly GDP figures suggests that the recent deceleration in vehicle sales is in keeping with the fall in GDP growth.
Updated on Jun 14, 2019 08:30 am IST

Rural incomes slow down, may necessitate stimulus

Several consumer product firms that reported tepid January-March results have attributed this to falling rural sales.
Updated on May 14, 2019 09:39 am IST

IIP at 20-mth low, CPI inflation rises

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the policy rate by 25 basis points (bps) for the second consecutive time earlier this month as concerns over growth loomed larger than those surrounding inflation.
Updated on Apr 12, 2019 11:21 pm IST

Inflation at 4-month high in February, industrial growth slows down

The CSO, however, revised marginally upwards the IIP growth number for December 2018 to 2.6 per cent from the earlier estimate of 2.4 per cent.
Updated on Mar 12, 2019 09:43 pm IST

IIP grows at 6.6pc in July as manufacturing, capital goods shine

A worker operates a hydraulic press machine at a workshop manufacturing flanges for automobiles in Mumbai.
Updated on Sept 12, 2018 08:07 pm IST

Industrial output grows 4.9% in April

Employees guide finished corrugated steel roofing onto a pallet in the tube mill at the manufacturing facility of Uttam Galva Steels Ltd., the Indian unit of ArcelorMittal, in Khopoli, Maharashtra.
Updated on Jun 12, 2018 05:53 pm IST

Rupee sheds 10 paise against US dollar ahead of IIP, inflation data

Dealers attributed the rupee’s fall to fresh demand for the US currency but a higher opening in domestic stocks limited the fall.
Updated on Jun 12, 2018 10:19 am IST

Retail inflation eases to 4.28% in March, factory output grew at 7.1% in Feb

Retail inflation fell in March to 4.28%, as food prices fell, government data showed on Thursday.
Updated on Apr 12, 2018 06:04 pm IST

Sensex, Nifty extend gains for sixth straight day, focus on inflation data

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) logo is displayed in front of a bronze bull statue at the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai.
Updated on Apr 12, 2018 04:03 pm IST