India Industrial Production YoY
Industrial production in India calculates the output of enterprises that are incorporated into the industrial sector of the economy. The most important sector within 78% of the overall production is the manufacturing industry. The most important categories in the manufacturing sector are: basic metals (13% of total production), coke and refined petroleum products (12%), chemicals and chemical products (8%), food products (5%), pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemicals, and botanical products (5%), motor vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers (5%), machinery and equipment n.e.c. (5%), other non-metallic mineral products (5%), and textiles, electrical equipment, and fabricated metal products (3% each). In terms of total output, mining contributes 14%, while electricity accounts for 8%.
A higher than expected figure should be seen as positive (bullish) for the INR while a lower than expected figure should be seen as negative (bearish) for the INR.
News (INR)
India GDP Growth Climbs To 8.4% In December Qtr
India's economic growth improved strongly to 8.4 percent year-on-year in the December quarter from 7.6 percent in the previous three months, preliminary estimates from the statistics ministry showed Thursday. Economists had forecast the growth rate to slow to 6.6 percent.
RTTNews | 59 days ago
India Inflation Softens On Cooling Food Costs
India consumer price inflation softened to a three-month low in January on moderating food price growth, data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation showed Monday. The consumer price index posted an annual growth of 5.10 percent, weaker than the 5.69 percent increase in December, which was the fastest in four months.
RTTNews | 76 days ago
India Central Bank Maintains Policy Stance
The Reserve Bank of India decided to leave its benchmark interest rates unchanged for the sixth straight session on Thursday as inflation tends to remain in the upper band of the target range. The Monetary Policy Committee of the RBI, led by Governor Shaktikanta Das, voted 5-1 to hold the repo rate at 6.50 percent.
RTTNews | 81 days ago
