Industrial production increases by 1 pc in December

India’s industrial output rose by 1% in December, official data showed on Friday.

According to the index of industrial production (IIP), manufacturing sector output grew by 1.6% in December 2020.

Mining output has fallen by 4.8%, while power output grew by 5.1% in December 2020.

IIP grew by 0.4 per cent in December 2019.

Since March last year, the Covid-19 epidemic has hit industrial production, while the IIP contract was 18.7 per cent in the month.