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Essential upgrades: On upgrades to India’s statistical databases

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Essential upgrades: On upgrades to India’s statistical databases

The government has, in recent months, implemented several long-overdue but welcome upgrades to India’s statistical databases. Wide-ranging, they cover the way the country measures Gross Domestic Product (GDP), industrial production, and price changes at the retail, wholesale, and producer levels. These updates have not only made India’s key economic statistics more representative of reality, but…

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Industrial output growth at 13-month low of 0.4% in October

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Industrial output growth at 13-month low of 0.4% in October

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India’s industrial production growth slowed to a 13-month low of 0.4% in October this year due to the poor showing by power, mining and manufacturing sectors, according to official data released on Monday (December 1, 2025). The factory output, measured in terms of the…

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Growth in industrial production slipsto a 14-month low of 0.4% in October

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Growth in industrial production slipsto a 14-month low of 0.4% in October

Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Growth in industrial activity slowed to a 14-month low of 0.4% in October 2025, pulled down by contractions in the electricity and consumer non-durables sector, as well as relatively slow growth in the manufacturing sector. Data on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) released…

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Index of Industrial Production growth slows to 4% in August 2025, dragged by consumer-facing sectors

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Index of Industrial Production growth slows to 4% in August 2025, dragged by consumer-facing sectors

The mining and quarrying sector grew 6% in August 2025, a 14-month high, snapping a four-month streak of contractions. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Growth in industrial activity in India slowed to 4% in August 2025 from its 6-month high growth of 4.3% in July. Growth was dragged down by the consumer durables and…

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India’s core sector output up by 3.1% in October; the best performance in three months

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India’s core sector output up by 3.1% in October; the best performance in three months

Photo used for illustration purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Output in India’s eight core infrastructure sectors, that constitute a tad over 40% of industrial production, recovered to rise 3.1% in October, the best performance in three months in terms of growth as well as absolute output levels. The Index of Core Industries…

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Industrial output shrank 0.1% in August; manufacturing output grows 1%

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Industrial output shrank 0.1% in August; manufacturing output grows 1%

Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India’s industrial output shrank 0.1% in August, led by contractions of 4.3% and 3.7% in mining and electricity, even as manufacturing output grew a meagre 1%. The National Statistical Office said it is likely that the decline in the growth of Mining sector is…

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