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India's industrial output raise by 0.1% in January

The surge is since mining and electricity sectors performed marginally better

IANS New Delhi

India's industrial output was higher by 0.1% during January, as mining and electricity sectors performed marginally better, government data showed Wednesday.

Factory output measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) dropped by 0.6% in December, registering contraction for the third straight month.

The cumulative growth of the industrial production for the April-January period year-on-year was at a standstill from the corresponding period of last fiscal, according to data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) here.

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First Published: Mar 12 2014 | 6:10 PM IST

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