In January, the output rose 5.2%. In April-February,
industrial output grew 5.5% from the same period a year earlier.
Manufacturing, which accounts for about 15% of the
Indian economy, rose 5.3% year-on-year in February. Electricity
generation during February rose 8.2% over the same period a year
earlier, while mining activities increased 4.6%, the data
showed.
(Reporting by Sarita Chaganti Singh; editing by Jason Neely)
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NEW DELHI, April 12 (Reuters) - India's annual
industrial output rose 5.6% in February from a year
earlier helped by growth in manufacturing and electricity
generation, data from the Ministry of Statistics showed on
Wednesday.
Analysts in a Reuters poll had forecast an expansion of
5.1%.
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