According to the data, the power and mining sectors grew by 11.8 per cent and 7.8 per cent, respectively. (Image: Shutterstock)
According to government data released on Friday, industrial output grew by 7.1 per cent in April, driven by better performance by the power and mining sectors.
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New Delhi: Industrial production grew by 7.1 per cent in April, driven by better performance of power and mining sectors, according to government data released on Friday. According to the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the manufacturing sector registered a growth of 6.3 per cent in the first month of the current financial year.
It further said that in view of the unusual circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic from March 2020 onwards, the growth rate for the corresponding period last year has to be interpreted. According to the data, the power and mining sectors grew by 11.8 percent and 7.8 percent. , respectively.
As per the use-based classification, the capital goods segment registered a growth of 14.7 per cent, while the consumer durables segment registered a growth of 8.5 per cent. The NSO further said that primary goods, intermediate goods, infrastructure/construction goods and consumer non-durables sectors grew by 10.1 per cent, 7.6 per cent, 3.8 per cent and 0.3 per cent, respectively.
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