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The Diwali Impact on IIP Makes Industrial Production Numbers Look Strange In October and November

We know there’s something called the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). This collects data of actual production (not prices) of various things – ...
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IIP Contracts in December 2016 as Production Slows In Manufacturing Sector

December hasn’t been kind to the Manufacturing Industry. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) actually contracted 0.4% in the December month, after a ...
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IIP Grows 2.1% As Manufacturing Remains Flat

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for June 2016 has come in at 2.1%. I know, it’s strange we’re still reporting this data. It’s not ...
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IIP for May 2016 At A Boring 1.2%. Is IIP Even Relevant Now?

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for May 2016 grew at 1.2% over the previous year.  This isn’t a big deal, and the April IIP number has been ...
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Industrial Production Contracts in April as Manufacturing Falls 3%

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) actually contracted in April, being lower by 0.8% than April of 2015. This is a serious move away from the recent GDP ...
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IIP for December 2015 Contracts 1%, Manufacturing Disappoints Even As Diwali Effect Wanes

India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) contracted in December; it fell by -1.3% over the earlier year. The November data, earlier reported at -3.2% ...

Charts: IIP at -3.2% in Nov Due To Diwali Effect, But Averaged With Oct The Number is Still Ordinary

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for November 2015 came in at -3.2% which should be a real cause of worry except for: The Diwali Effect. We wrote about ...

Charts: Don't Believe The Headline 9.8% IIP Number, It Was The Dussehra and Diwali Holiday Effect

India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) showed a major Diwali Effect as it rose 9.8% over the previous year for October 2015. But disregard that. ...

September IIP Disappoints as Manufacturing Tanks; Where is the Make-in-India?

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for Sep 2015 hits a snag as it falls to a low 3.6% year on year growth. This is much lower than August. Manufacturing ...

Charts: IIP at 6.44% in Aug 2015, But It's All The Base Effect

India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for Aug 2015 came in at 6.44%, the highest in three years! This data is okay but as you can see in the ...