Industrial output development eases to 6-month low of two.9 computer in February
Within the April-February interval, the IIP grew 4.1 per cent, down from 6 per cent recorded within the year-ago interval.
India’s industrial manufacturing development slowed right down to a six-month low of two.9 per cent in February 2025, primarily on account of poor efficiency of the manufacturing, mining and energy sectors, in response to official knowledge launched on Friday.
The federal government additionally revised upward the commercial development determine to five.2 per cent for January 2025 from the provisional estimate of 5 per cent launched in March.
The manufacturing facility output, measured by way of the Index of Industrial Manufacturing (IIP), rose by 5.6 per cent in February 2024.
The earlier low was recorded in August final yr when the expansion remained flat at zero per cent.
The info launched by the Nationwide Statistics Workplace (NSO) confirmed that the manufacturing sector’s output development slowed to 2.9 per cent in February 2025, down from 4.9 per cent within the year-ago month.
Mining manufacturing development dipped to 1.6 per cent from 8.1 per cent a yr in the past.
Energy output development additionally slowed to three.6 per cent in February 2025 from 7.6 per cent a yr in the past.
Within the April-February interval, the IIP grew 4.1 per cent, down from 6 per cent recorded within the year-ago interval.
