Industrial Production

Industrial Output Growth Plunges To 20-Month Low In February

Business | Press Trust of India | Friday April 12, 2019

The manufacturing sector, which constitutes 77.63% of the IIP, contracted by 0.3 per cent in February as compared to 8.4 per cent expansion a year ago

Core Sector Production Grows 2.1% In February

Business | Thomson Reuters | Monday April 1, 2019

During April-February, the output growth rate came in at 4.3 per cent from the year-ago period, according to the data.

Industrial Output Growth At 2.4% In December

Business | Thomson Reuters | Tuesday February 12, 2019

December's growth was much faster than a downwardly revised 0.3 per cent year-on-year increase in November, the data showed.

Rupee Closes At 1-Month High, Rises 48 Paise Against Dollar: 10 Things To Know

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Tuesday February 12, 2019

Registering sixth straight session of gain, rupee strengthened by 48 paise to close at one-month high of 70.70 against the dollar on Tuesday, reported Press Trust of India (PTI). In the six trading sessions, the rupee has gained 110 paise against dollar. Optimism ahead of index of industrial production (IIP) numbers for December and retail inflatio...

Tamil Nadu Defence Corridor To Be Launched On January 20

Business | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 15, 2019

Arun Jaitley, in his Budget speech on February 2 last year, had announced that two defence industrial production corridors will be set up in the country to promote domestic defence industry.

Factory Output Growth Slumps To 0.5% In November, Slowest Since June 2017

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Friday January 11, 2019

Industrial production or factory activity is determined by Index of Industrial Production (IIP).

Growth In Core Industry Production Hits 16-Month Low

Business | Press Trust of India | Monday December 31, 2018

The lowest expansion in output growth of these key industries was last recorded in July 2017 at 2.9 per cent.

Election Results, Macro Data, Oil Prices To Drive Market Next Week, Say Experts

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday December 9, 2018

Markets will take cues from the macro-economic data points such as the IIP (Index of Industrial Production) and Balance of Trade figures.

Industrial Production Growth Picks Up To 7% In June

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Friday August 10, 2018

'Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products' registered the highest growth of 44.1 per cent among industry groups, followed by 20.5 per cent in 'Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers' and 15.6 per cent in 'Manufacture of other transport equipment'.

"Retail Inflation Hits 5-Month High": P Chidambaram Takes Dig At Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 14, 2018

Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Friday attacked the government for the slip in industrial production growth and said that retail inflation had hit a five-month high.

Consumer Inflation Quickens To 5% In June; Industrial Production Slips To 3.2% In May

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Thursday July 12, 2018

Economists in a poll by news agency Reuters had expected retail inflation - also known as consumer inflation - at an annual 5.30 per cent.

Base Year For GDP, Inflation Calculation To Change By Fiscal 2020

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 4, 2018

The previous base year revision for GDP, IIP and the CPI or retail inflation, was revised to 2011-12 and 2012, respectively,

Sensex Rises For Second-Session, Nifty Settles At 10,786; Bharti Airtel Rises Over 3%

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Monday June 11, 2018

S&P BSE Sensex gained 39.80 points or 0.11 per cent and closed at 35,483.47 on Monday while NSE Nifty gained 19.30 points or 0.18 per cent and closed at 10,786.95. Stock markets ended positive today for second session. Optimistic buying in blue-chip stocks ahead of release of industrial production data drove stocks higher, particularly in early tra...

Market Outlook: Geo-Political Risks, Ongoing Q4 Results To Steer Equity Indices

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 6, 2018

Apart from Q4 results, investors will look out for macro-economic data points such as the country's fiscal deficit numbers, production figures

Retail Inflation Eases To 4-Month Low; Industrial Output Soars To 7.5%

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Monday March 12, 2018

Retail inflation for the month of February cooled off to a four-month low of 4.4 per cent as compared to 5.07 per cent in January 2018, provisional government data showed on Monday. Besides, factory output for the month of January 2018 soared to 7.5 per cent as compared to 3.5 per cent in the corresponding month of 2017, showed data released by the...