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Topic: Index of industrial production

Retail Inflation and IIP in March

In March, the annual retail inflation of India rose to a 17-month high while there was a contraction in the factory output in February, thus complicating the policy...

April 13, 2022

NSO Data on Retail Inflation and IIP

National Statistical Office (NSO) released its data on “retail inflation and Index of Industrial Production (IIP)” on October 12, 2021. Key facts As per IMF, India’s retail inflation...

October 14, 2021

Agra Metro Project

Agra Metro Project consists of two corridors with a total length of 29.4 km. It connects famous tourist attractions like Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Sikandra etc., with railway...

December 7, 2020

Core sector Growth of India hit due to Lock Down

The core sectors of India include crude oil, steel, natural gas, refinery product, cement, fertilizer, electricity and coal. According to the figures released by the Ministry of Commerce...

May 3, 2020

Industrial production output shrink by 4.3% in September

The latest index of industrial production (IIP) estimates from the NSO show that output shrank by 4.3% in September. All three component sectors in the index – manufacturing,...

November 14, 2019

Industrial production growth slows to 1.7% in January 2019

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has released the data for the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for the month of January. The IIP data shows that: Industrial output growth...

March 13, 2019

Growth Rate in the Core Sector witnesses Decline

The growth rate eight core sectors which include coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity witnessed a decline as per the data from...

March 1, 2019

Index of Industrial Production of November: Key Facts

The Index of Industrial Production for the month of November has been released by the Central Statistical Office, under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The Index...

January 12, 2019

CSO releases advance estimates of National Income for 2018-19

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the first advance estimates of National Income for 2018-19. Highlights of the Estimate...

January 7, 2019

IIP grows 8.1% in October 2018

According to data released by Central Statistics Office (CSO), factory output measured in terms of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 8.1% in October 2018 as against 4.5%...

December 13, 2018

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