Output

The weaker print can be attributed to a tepid manufacturing quarter, impacted by heavy rains in parts of the country and temporary disruptions linked to the GST rate rationalisation implemented in late September

Industrial growth slows to 4% in August as manufacturing eases

Mining emerged as the best performer, rising to a 14-month high of 6 percent after contracting 7.2 percent in July. Electricity output also improved modestly, growing 4.1 percent compared with 3.7 percent in the previous month

Industrial output remains subdued as July IIP records 3.5% growth, helped by manufacturing

The uptick was in contrast with the performance of the eight core industries, which together carry a 40 percent weight in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)

India’s core sector growth rises to three-month high of 1.7% in June

This marks the third consecutive month that the eight core industries have posted growth below 2%

India’s business activity slows a bit in May

The HSBC Business Activity Index declined marginally to 59.3 in May from 59.7 in the previous month, mirroring a wider trend as Australia and Japan also slip

India’s industrial production dips to an 8-month low of 2.7% in April

The government will release GDP data for Q4FY25 (January-March 2025) on May 30

Industrial growth in October picks up to 3.5%, a three-month high

India’s core sector output had expanded 3.1 percent in October as compared to a revised 2.4 percent in September, as four of the eight sectors recorded a faster pace of growth

Five industries contribute to 46% of India’s GVA: MoSPI data

Five states accounted for 55 percent of the country’s total gross value added and employment

Core sector output contracts for the first time in nearly four years by 1.8% in August

India’s manufacturing PMI had slumped to a three-month low of 57.5 in August compared with 58.1 in the previous month, as demand had softened

More than meets the eye: Can low inflation, slow output make the case for a rate cut?

Some economists have pushed their forecast for a cut to 2025

Centre starts work on Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24

The Annual Survey Industries helps estimate the number of organised manufacturing establishments in the country and the employment, value added of these enterprises

Index of industrial output surprises with a rise of 5.9% in May, shows data

The industrial output growth has risen to 5.9 percent in May, from 5 percent in the previous month, according to the official data released on July 12.

India's informal sector surges post-pandemic: 9% increase in firms, Rs 2 lakh crore output boost

The share of the informal economy declined or barely increased for more industrialised states such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Karnataka, where formalisation may have happened faster

Govt sets up committee on GDP base revision

The committee will decide on aligning GDP with other statistics and seasonal adjustment of quarterly accounts

Madhya Pradesh surpasses Punjab in cereal output: Govt data

Telangana has emerged as the fastest-growing major state in terms of cereal output over the past decade

Karnataka pegs 42% decline in sugar output at 34.51 lakh tonne for 2023-24 season

According to the state government estimate, sugarcane production in Karnataka is estimated to be lower at 520 lakh tonne in 2023-24, compared with 705 lakh tonne in the previous season.

Sugar prices drop as crude oil slips, expectations rise on Brazil's sugar output

This came in right after sugar prices underwent pressure after Conab’s projection stated that Brazil’s 2023-24 sugar output would climb by 4.7% YoY to about 38.8 MMT, as crops were seen recovering from the adverse weather from the previous season.

Coal India boosts coking coal output, production up 17%

In a statement, Coal India said coking coal production has risen to 54.6 million tonnes in 2022-23, up 17.2 per cent year-on-year growth compared to 46.6 million tonnes in FY’22 (April 2021 to March 2022).

CCL registers record output at 76.09 mt in FY'23

The target for the fiscal, which ended on March 31, had been fixed at 76 mt. "This is for the first time since 2018-19 when target was not only achieved but it surpassed too," CCL chairman-cum-managing director PM Prasad.

Sugar output falls slightly to 28.18 million ton till March 15 of 2022-23 marketing year: ISMA

Sugar production stood at 28.45 million tonne in the same period of the 2021-22 marketing year. The sugar marketing year runs from October to September.

Extra 1 million tons sugar exports possible if domestic output meets estimate: Govt official

The government will take a call next month on allowing more quantities of sugar exports, after assessing domestic production, he said.

Sugar output up nearly 3% at 23 million tonne so far this marketing year: ISMA

Sugar production in India, a major producer of the sweetener in the world, stood at 22.22 million tonne in the same period of the previous marketing year.

Rice output may fall 13 % to 96.7 million tonnes in kharif this year: Origo Commodities

Earlier this week, the agriculture ministry released the first advance estimates for kharif season of 2022-23 crop year (July-June). As per the government data, rice production is likely to decline by 6 per cent to 104.99 million tonnes in the kharif season this year as against 111.76 million tonnes in kharif season of last year.

India's coal output remains below estimate at 58 MT in August

The coal production target for August was 67.94 million tonnes (MT), according to the government's monthly statistics (provisional). The coal production target for August was 67.94 million tonnes (MT), according to the government's monthly statistics (provisional).

JSW Steel bumps up combined crude steel output by 28% for December quarter year-on-year

Sequentially, the combined output rose six percent, the company said in a press release.