Factory Output

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Foreign investors have pulled out an estimated USD 26 billion from developing Asian economies and over USD 16 billion out of India. (AFP Photo)

Foreign investors pull out $26 billion from Asian economies, $16 billion from India

The small decline in orders in March is likely to give way to a collapse in investment across this quarter

20 May 2020 12:47 PM

Smartphone supply and demand plummeted in China and across Asia, and slowed in the rest of the world. (Photo | AFP)

People under lockdown, no demand for smartphones even as production stalled

Global shipments plummeted by as much as 38 per cent with factories shut down last month in China, where 80% of smartphones are assembled

21 Mar 2020 11:50 AM

Manufacturing output, which accounts for more than three-fourths of the IIP, fell 1.2 per cent against a growth of 2.7 per cent in November.

Factory output contracts again as inflation spikes

The overall food inflation during January this year stood at 13.63 per cent, slightly lower than 14.19 per cent in the previous month.

13 Feb 2020 6:23 AM

The survey further noted that Indian manufacturers remained optimistic towards the 12-month outlook for output during February.

India's manufacturing sector growth eased slightly in Feb: PMI

PMI fell from 52.4 in January to 52.1 in February, indicating a modest improvement in operating conditions.

28 Feb 2018 11:25 AM

Manufacturing sector, which constitutes 77.63 per cent of the IIP, recorded an impressive growth of 10.2 per cent.

Factory output growth hits 17-month high of 8.4 pc in Nov

IIP growth for Oct 2017 has been revised downwards to 2 pc from provisional estimates of 2.2 released last month.

13 Jan 2018 10:02 AM

Goods-producing economy advanced on its recovery path, with operating conditions improving at the strongest pace since December 2012.

December manufacturing PMI sees fastest pace of growth in 5 years

Retail inflation in November breached the central bank’s medium-term target of 4 per cent.

02 Jan 2018 11:25 AM

Output at factories and workshops expanded 6.2 pc on-year, the National Bureau of Statistics said, slowing from 6.6 pc in Sept. (Photo: Twitter)

China factory output slows as govt cracks down on pollution

NBS data showed growth in retail sales slowed to 10 per cent in October, down 0.3 percentage points.

14 Nov 2017 11:16 AM

July IIP number was revised to 0.94 per cent from 1.2 per cent provisional estimates released last month. (Photo: PTI)

IIP growth rises to 9-month high of 4.3 per cent in August

IIP growth during April-August period of this fiscal stood at 2.2 pc, down from 5.9 pc in same period in 2016-17.

12 Oct 2017 6:32 PM

A total of eight out of 23 industry groups in the manufacturing sector grew in July 2017 compared to the corresponding month last year.

Manufacturing drags down IIP growth to 1.2 per cent in July

During April-July, IIP grew by 1.7 per cent, down from 6.5 per cent in the same period last year.

12 Sep 2017 6:48 PM

Industrial output or IIP contracted by 0.1 per cent in June.

Industrial output enters negative zone, contracts 0.1 per cent in June

Factory output, measured in terms of Index of Industrial Production, grew 8 per cent in June 2016.

11 Aug 2017 7:13 PM

Introduction of the goods and services tax (GST) weighed heavily on the Indian manufacturing industry in July.

July factory activity contracts on confusion over GST implementation

Nikkei/IHS Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 47.9 in July from June's 50.9.

01 Aug 2017 1:34 PM

Growth in China's economy this year has beaten expectations as exports recover and property construction remains strong. (Photo: Twitter)

China Q2 GDP growth tops forecasts on strong investment

China's economic growth is expected to cool further to 6.6 per cent in 2017

17 Jul 2017 12:25 PM

Manufacturing growth slowed last month largely as domestic consumption cooled even as external demand remained solid. (Representational image)

Manufacturing growth cools in June on weak demand

Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by IHS Markit, fell to 50.9 in June from 51.6 in May.

03 Jul 2017 1:53 PM

Growth momentum remained largely stable in May, but a cooling property market has started to have a negative effect on investment growth.

China factory output rises in May but officials guarded

China's economy has long been driven by debt-fuelled investment in infrastructure, such as bridges, highways.

14 Jun 2017 11:06 AM

For 2016-17, factory output grew by 5 per cent as against 3.4 per cent in the year-ago period.

Industrial output growth slipped to 2.7 pc in March

As per the data based on the new base year, the manufacturing sector output slowed to 1.2 per cent in March.

12 May 2017 7:10 PM

IIP growth was nearly flat at 0.4 per cent as against 2.6 per cent a year ago. (Representational Image)

Manufacturing pulls down factory output, IIP dips 1.2 pc in Feb

Index of Industrial Production (IIP) had registered a growth of 1.99 per cent in February last year.

12 Apr 2017 7:25 PM

Factory output is measured in terms of IIP.

IIP bounces back in Jan, expands by 2.7 per cent

Factory output, measured in terms of Index of Industrial Production, had contracted by 0.1 per cent in December.

11 Mar 2017 2:52 PM

Factory activity expanded for second month in a row.

Factory activity expands at slightly faster pace in Feb

Increase in raw material costs pushed firms to raise prices at fastest rate in nearly 3.5 years.

01 Mar 2017 11:08 AM

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