NEW DELHI, March 2 (Reuters) - India's industrial output expanded 4.8% year-on-year in January, a three-month low, as manufacturing activity slowed and fast-moving consumer goods output declined, government data showed on Monday.
Economists polled by Reuters expected it to expand by 6.5%. Output had risen by a revised 8% in December.
KEY NUMBERS
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Manufacturing output grew 4.8% year-on-year in January against a revised 8.4% growth in December.
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Electricity generation rose 5.1% year-on-year in January against a 6.3% increase a month earlier.
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Mining activity registered a 4.3% increase year-on-year in January against a revised 6.9% rise in December.
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Output of consumer durables, including cars and phones, grew 6.3% year-on-year in January against a revised 12.4% increase a month ago.
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Output of consumer non-durables, such as food items and toiletries, fell 2.7% year-on-year in January against a revised 8.5% increase in the previous month.
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Capital goods output rose 4.3% year-on-year in January against a revised 8.3% increase in December.
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Industrial output in April-January grew 4% as compared to an increase of 4.2% a year earlier.
Reporting by Nikunj Ohri; Editing by Sonia Cheema
Source: Reuters