NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s industrial output grew to a six-month high of 5.2% year-on-year in November, government data showed on Friday.
Economists polled by Reuters had expected a growth of 4.1%.
Manufacturing output advanced 5.8% in November, electricity generation grew 4.4% and mining activity rose 1.9%, the data showed.
In October, these sectors had grown by 4.4%, 2% and 0.9%, respectively.
Industrial output increased by 4.1% in the April-November period, compared to a revised 6.5% a year ago.
