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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 choices of the nation’s central bank. Overview: The National Statistical Office (NSO) has released the data showing that the retail inflation in March 2022 rose to 6.95 ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Index of industrial production • Inflation • National Statistical Office • Reserve Bank of India • retail inflation
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 relaxed in September 2021, reducing to a five-month low. This was because of favourable comparison with year 2020 and moderating food prices that offset an increase in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: CPI inflation • Index of industrial production • National Statistical Office (NSO) • NSO Data on IIP • NSO Data on Retail Inflation
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 stations and bus stands. Its construction work is to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi. The project is expected to benefit 29 lakh people in the city ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Consumer Price Index (CPI) • Index of industrial production • Metro • Metro Rail • Metro rail systems • Price index • Wholesale price index
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 recently, the production of core industries of India shrank in March, 2020 due to lock down. Highlights The output of the core industries has reduced by 6.5% ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Cement • Central Statistics Office (CSO) • CSO • Eight core sectors • Electricity • Index of Eight Core Industries • Index of Eight core sectors • Index of industrial production • Petroleum Industry
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, mining and electricity shows contractions. Also, five of the six categories on the IIP’s use-based classification of goods registered declines, with only intermediate goods bucking the trend. ..
Topics: Economic data • Economic sector • Index of industrial production • Industrial production
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 stood at 1.7 per cent in January against the 2.6% growth recorded in December 2018. The CSO has revised the industrial production growth for December 2018 has ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Topics: capital goods • Central Statistical Office • CSO • IIP • Index of industrial production • Mining • Primary Goods