Industrial production up 10.4% in August

New Delhi, October 12: Industrial production grew by a whopping 10.4 percent in August on the back of double-digit growth in mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors.

Factory production had expanded by 1.7 percent in the same month last year.

The impact of stimulus measures was evident as manufacturing grew by 10.2 percent, electricity by 10.6 per cent in August.

The mining sector clocked a robust growth of 12.9 percent in the month under review.

–Agencies