NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s industrial output grew 2.7% year-on-year in April, government data showed on Wednesday.
Economists polled by Reuters were expecting a growth of 1%.
Industrial output grew 3% in March and increased by 4% in fiscal year 2024-25.
KEY NUMBERS
* Manufacturing output up 3.4% in April
* Electricity generation grew 1.1% in April
* Mining activity fell 0.2% in April
* Output of consumer durables, including cards and phones, rose 6.4% in April
* Output of consumer non-durables, such as food items and toileteries, fell 1.7% in April
* Capital goods output increased 20.3% in April
(Reporting by Sarita Chaganti Singh; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)
