India's industrial output shrinks 16.6% in June due to coronavirus lockdown

India's industrial output contracted 16.6 per cent in June from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday, as a monthly measure indicated some recovery in the sector that was hit by lockdowns imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Analysts polled by Reuters had expected industrial output contraction of 20.0 per cent in June, compared to a revised 33.9 per cent annual contraction in May, the data showed.

Industrial activity has been hit hard in India after the government imposed lockdown restrictions in late March.

"With the lifting of restrictions in the subsequent periods, industrial activity is resuming," the