Retail inflation eases to 5.07% in Jan, industrial output for Dec at 7.1%

Infrastructure and construction grew 6.7%, against 13.89% in November

The economy continued to witness high growth in industrial production in December and retail price inflation in January, despite both declining from their 17-month highs seen in the previous month.
 
Despite persisting double-digit growth in capital goods and fast-moving consumer goods, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) expanded at a slower pace of 7.1 per cent in December, from the upward revised 8.8 per cent in November. Provisional estimates had put the November growth at 8.4 per cent. Infrastructure and construction grew 6.7 per cent, against 13.89 per cent in November.
 
The numbers were bolstered by manufacturing and