Industrial output, measured by the index of industrial production (IIP), fell by 3.6% on a Y-o-Y basis in February 2021.
IIP for the mining sector stood at 116.5 (down 5.5% on Y-o-Y basis) in February.
IIP of manufactured products declined by 3.7%. The fall in manufacturing sector was broad-based, with 17 of the 23 sub-groups contracting.
Electricity generation grew at a meagre 0.1 % Y-o-Y in February 2021.
Capital goods and infrastructure/construction goods reported a fall of 4.2% and 4.7%, respectively, in February.
Industrial production of consumer goods grew by only 0.22 % in February 2021 on Y-o-Y basis. Output of consumer non-durables fell by 3.8%