Statistics ministry asks DIPP to explain core sector data revisionsThe core sector comprises eight infrastructure industries - coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and...
09 May, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Index changes may not be captured by IIP; error can spill over to GDP estimatesCSO has been pushing for independent data collection for long to ensure accuracy in data release, which have come under fire for errors in ...
02 May, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
IIP: Should one really believe the core sector numbers?Changes in the core sector index may not be captured by the IIP, and the error, even if small, can spill over to the GDP estimates
02 May, 2014, 02.20 AM IST
April IIP dips to 2%, May CPI at 9.31%: Experts viewThe IIP for the month of April grew at 2% versus 2.5% in March. This is much below the ET Now poll estimate of 2.6%.
12 Jun, 2013, 12.06 PM IST
Expect to see 2.5-3% growth in IIP in FY14: Saugata Bhattacharya, Axis Bank"The March numbers are best to be treated in isolation because there are various ups and downs. "
10 May, 2013, 03.18 PM IST
Expect 2013-14 to be better year in terms of overall economic growth: V Ashok, Essar Group"It (March IIP numbers) is a combination of everything plus good signs of economy revival. We should not denounce this number," V Ashok sai...
10 May, 2013, 01.08 PM IST
IIP data a wake up call for RBI: Analysts emphasise need for rate cutWith the IIP growing at a meagre 0.1 per cent in April, analysts chorused the need for strong action from the Reserve Bank of India.
12 Jun, 2012, 12.37 PM IST
March IIP contracts sharply: Need to relook data gathering process, C Rangarajan saysIt is not so much the methodology as the procedure and practices that we adopt in collecting the data. There is a committee that is looking...
15 May, 2012, 06.56 PM IST
- Do not look at IIP data on month to month basis, negative growth reflects year-end trend: TCA Anant, Chief Statistician of India
In an interview with ET Now, TCA Anant, Chief Statistician of India, shares his views on the IIP numbers and the questions raised on its me...
11 May, 2012, 04.53 PM IST
IIP disappointing; weak global sentiments hindering recovery: Finance MinisterExpressing unhappiness over the contraction in industrial output numbers, FM Pranab Mukherjee today said slowdown in global demand and inve...
11 May, 2012, 04.28 PM IST
- No case for stimulus, focus on project execution: Montek
Ahluwalia stressed on the need for a lot of measures at domestic front for removing supply side bottlenecks to revive the economy.
11 May, 2012, 03.26 PM IST
- IIP in March contracts at -3.5%: Analysts call for a rate cut by RBI
Arun Singh, Dun & Bradstreet said that the concern over economic growth has increased and it should prompt the RBI to go for further reduct...
11 May, 2012, 02.51 PM IST
- Disappointing IIP numbers will impact economic growth in coming quarters: Saugata Gupta, Marico
In an interview with ET Now, Saugata Gupta, CEO-Consumer Products Business, Marico Ltd, gives his views on the IIP numbers. Excerpts:
11 May, 2012, 01.07 PM IST
- January IIP revised to 1.1%: Analysts taken by surprise
The revision of January IIP growth numbers from 6.8 per cent to a drastic 1.1 per cent has taken economists by surprise.
12 Apr, 2012, 11.55 AM IST
- IIP data: Experts' reaction on March industrial growth at 7.3%
Here is what analysts have to say about the IIP data and the liklihood of a further rate hike by RBI, given the current industrial numbers.
12 May, 2011, 12.35 PM IST
- Expecting 13 pct growth this month: Edelweiss
Vikas Khemani, Exec. VP & Co-Head, Institutional Equities, Edelweiss reacts to the just out Index of Industrial Production (IIP) numbers.
11 Jun, 2010, 03.02 PM IST
- IIP slumps 2.3% in March
India’s industrial production for March registered its sharpest fall in 16 years, contracting 2.3% over the corresponding month a year ago,...
13 May, 2009, 01.39 AM IST