New Delhi, March 30 -- The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has edged up to 5.2 per cent year-on-year in February from 5.1 pc in January, driven by stronger growth in manufacturing, said Dipti Deshpande, Principal economist of Crisil Ltd, in a communique here on Monday.
She noted that statistically low-base effects also supported the gauge.
"While headline IIP growth remained broadly steady within the range of 4.1 pc in fiscal 2026 (April-February) compared with the year-ago period, manufacturing growth strengthened to 5pc from 4.1pc"Deshpande noted that double-digit growth in infrastructure and construction goods (10.2pc vs 6.4pc) led manufacturing IIP growth, which is also supported by capital and intermediate goods.
She said that ...