India's factory output grows 3.8 pc year-on-year in January
New Delhi: India's factory output measured in terms of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 3.8% year-on-year in the month of January 2024, as per official data released on Tuesday.
As per data published by Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), electricity sector growth stood at 5.6% in January this year.
While mining sector registered a growth of 5.9% in January this year, manufacturing sector grew at 3.2%.
Commenting on January IIP numbers, ICRA Chief Economist Aditi Nayar said that the growth expectedly eased during this period entirely led by a deceleration in the growth of manufacturing.
"Based on the available high frequency data for February 2024 as well as an unfavourable base (+6.0% in February 2023), ICRA anticipates the YoY IIP growth to remain at 3-4% in that month," she said.
As per the official data, IIP recorded 5.9% growth in April-January period of current financial year 2023-24.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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