India’s industrial output down 2.3 percent in March

September 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Further signs of recovery in India's industry emerged Friday with the latest official data indicating a 6.8 percent growth in July over the like month last year. Notably, the manufacturing output rose 6.8 percent during the month, as per the data on the index of industrial production released by the Central Statistical Organisation here.

September 11th, 2009 BEIJING - China's industrial output accelerated 12.3 percent in August from a year earlier, after gaining 10.8 percent in July, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday. The August growth rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the growth figure for the like month last year, but 1.5 percentage points up from July.

September 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Country's industrial output rose 6.8 percent in July from a year earlier, in line with estimates, data showed on Friday, riding on higher demand for goods such as cars and higher mining activity. The industrial recovery may offset for interval of agricultural production attacked by irregular monsoon and help the economy.

August 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Global rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) Thursday raised India's growth forecast for the current fiscal from 5.8 percent to 6.3 percent taking into account the improving performance of the industrial sector. "If yesterday's number (industrial production figures released Wednesday) is anything to go by, credit offtake in the coming days would be much better than we have anticipated earlier," said Subir Gokarn, chief economist at the Indian arm of S&P.

August 12th, 2009 BRUSSELS - Industrial production in the 16-nation euro area posted a monthly decline of 0.6 percent in June and plummeted by 17 percent when compared to the same month last year, data released Wednesday showed. The European Union statistics office (Eurostat) said month-on-month output in the 27-member European Union also fell, by 0.2 percent.

August 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Further signs of recovery in India's industrial sector emerged Wednesday with the latest official data indicating a 7.8 percent growth in June over the like month the previous year. Notably, the manufacturing output rose 7.3 percent during the month, as per the data on the index of industrial production released by the Central Statistical Organisation here.

July 14th, 2009 Euro industry output down 17 pct in MayBRUSSELS — Industrial output in the 16 nations that use the euro sank 17 percent in May from a year earlier, the EU statistics agency said Tuesday, a somewhat milder drop than in the previous two months. Demand for European goods at home and abroad has slumped dramatically during the downturn.

July 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's industrial production registered 2.7 percent growth in May - the highest since September last year - signalling economic recovery, fresh data showed Friday. The index of industrial production (IIP) had expanded by 1.4 percent in April, signalling the early signs of recovery.

July 7th, 2009 UK mfg output down 1.2 percent in quarterLONDON — The government is reporting that U.K. manufacturing output fell by 1.2 percent in the March-May quarter compared to the previous three months.

June 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's industrial output grew 1.4 percent in April as against a decline of 0.75 percent in March, in what analysts said can be taken as early signs of recovery. Data on index of industrial production (IIP) released by the commerce ministry Friday showed that the growth also came after two successive months of decline and was led mainly by a 7.1 percent increase in electricity generation.

June 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The rise in India's industrial production in April points to stabilisation of the industrial sector, which will continue to grow in coming months, says the economic intelligence arm of global rating agency Moody's. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rose 1.4 percent in April as against a decline of 0.75 percent in March, data released here Friday by the government said.

May 13th, 2009 Euro zone industrial output shrinks 2 pct in MarchLONDON — The 16 countries that use the euro currency saw industrial output shrink by 2 percent in March from the previous month, pushing the annual rate of decline to a new record, the EU's statistics office said Wednesday. The drop was far bigger than expected.

May 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's industrial output fell for the third consecutive month in March by a steep 2.3 percent compared to the corresponding month last year, according to government data released Tuesday. This was the third fall in four months.

May 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's industrial output fell for the third consecutive month in March by a steep 2.3 percent compared to the corresponding month last year, according to government data released Tuesday. This was the third fall in four months, goading industry to describe the development as 'a matter of serious concern'.

April 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's industrial output fell 1.2 percent in February against a growth of 9.5 percent in the like month of last fiscal, while the provisional drop reported for January has been revised now to a marginal growth of 0.39 percent. As per data on index for industrial production (IIP) released Thursday, manufacturing output, which accounts for the bulk of the weight in the overall index, declined 1.4 percent in February, against 9.6 percent growth in the like month of last year.