New Delhi, March 5 -- The continued weakness in consumer and external sectors weighed on India's overall economic performance in January, showed the 16 high frequency indicators tracked by Mint in its monthly macro tracker. In comparison to previous month's performance, there was a mild deterioration, with the momentum in passenger car sales and composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) declining.







Six indicators were in green, down from seven in December, showcasing the deterioration. However, the number of indicators in red also declined to five from six. The number of indicators in amber increased to five from three the previous month. For each indicator, the value in each month is assigned a colour coding (red, amber and green)...