{"id":15572,"date":"2025-04-13T04:36:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T04:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15572"},"modified":"2025-04-13T04:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T04:39:18","slug":"industrial-output-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/industrial-output-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrial Output Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Slowdown in Industrial Growth:<\/strong> IIP grew by only 2.9% in February 2025, the slowest in six months, significantly below the expected 4%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Sectoral Deceleration:<\/strong> All key sectors experienced slower growth.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mining slowed sharply to 1.6% (from 8.1% in Feb 2024).<\/li>\n<li>Manufacturing grew at 2.9% (down from 4.9% a year ago).<\/li>\n<li>Electricity output growth dropped to 3.6% (from 7.6% in Feb 2024).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>High Base Effect &amp; Slowing Growth:<\/strong> Combination of high base effects and slower growth in mining and manufacturing led to the decline.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Use-Based Classification:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Except for capital goods, all other goods categories saw slower output growth.<\/li>\n<li>Capital goods grew fastest at 8.2%.<\/li>\n<li>Intermediate goods grew slowest at 1.5%.<\/li>\n<li>Consumer non-durables continued to decline, although at a slower pace (-2.1%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Worrying Trend:<\/strong> Output growth across all use-based sub-sectors declined compared to the previous month, indicating muted industrial output.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Analyst Views:<\/strong> Deceleration primarily driven by manufacturing, partially offset by higher power demand. 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