The Index of Industrial Production
(IIP) for the month of August contracted (-)0.7% versus (-)2.5% in July. The
General Index for the month of August 2016 stands at 175.3, which is 0.7
percent lower as compared to the level in the month of August 2015. The
cumulative growth for the period April-August 2016 over the corresponding
period of the previous year stands at (-) 0.3 percent, said a Ministry of
Statistics & Programme Implementation release.
The...
