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India's March industrial output rises 25.8% year-on-year: Government

A labourer welds an iron pillar at a building material factory in an industrial area in Dasna
FILE PHOTO: A labourer welds an iron pillar at a building material factory in an industrial area in Dasna, in the central Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, January 9, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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NEW DELHI: India's industrial output rose 25.8 per cent in March from a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday (May 12).

Analysts polled by Reuters had expected a rise of 17.6 per cent in March.

The sharp rise compared with the 22.8 per cent fall seen in March 2020, as the country was put under a national lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Source: Reuters/ic