Tag: Central Statistics Office
India's Factory Output Up At 5.7%, Retail Inflation Falls To 3.41%
India's factory output rose 5.7 per cent in November, the first month of the government's demonetisation drive, while retail inflation declined to 3.41 per cent in December from 3.63 per cent in the month before, official data showed on Thursday.....
India's Wholesale Price Inflation Marginally Up In December
Even as vegetable prices plummeted 33 per cent, India's annual inflation based on wholesale prices rose marginally to 3.39 percent in December 2016 from 3.15 per cent for the month before, due to hardening of manufactured products and fuel prices.....
Economic Survey Projects Decline In Industrial Sector Output
The Economic Survey 2016-17 tabled in Parliament on Tuesday by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley projected a decline in industrial sector output during 2016-17.....
Survey Advocates Lower Taxes, Quick Remonetisation For Faster Growth
A day ahead of the tabling of India's budget for next fiscal, the latest edition of Economic Survey has called for lowering tax rates and stamp duties, quick adoption of goods and services tax and a check on over-zealous tax administration to restore higher growth.....
The Many Challenges Jaitley Must Tackle With Budget 2017
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely to offer additional tax breaks to the salaried class, increase government spending to boost flagging demand and prepare the ground for the launch of basic universal income for some proportion of Indians who live below the poverty line -- 172 million at last count -- while presenting his fourth budget on February 1.....
India's Q2 GDP Growth Rises To 6.3%, Reverses 5 Quarters' Slump
Breaking a five quarters slump, a rise in the manufacturing sector's output pushed India's growth rate higher to 6.3 per cent during the second quarter of 2017-18, official data showed on Thursday.....
India's December Factory Output Falls Post-demonetisation
A month after the government went in for demonetisation, India's factory output contracted by (-)0.4 per cent during December, official data showed on Friday.....
India's January Retail Inflation Eases To 3.17%
India's annual retail inflation eased to 3.17 per cent in January from 3.41 per cent in December and 5.69 per cent reported during the corresponding period last year, official data showed on Monday.....
India's Factory Output Rises 2.7% Post Demonetisation
India's factory output post demonetisation rose by 2.7 per cent in January, official data showed on Friday.....
Manufacturing Decline Pulls Factory Output Down
India's factory output contracted by (-)1.2 per cent in February, as manufacturing activity dipped, official data showed on Wednesday. ....
