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Industrial growth nosedived to 2.7 per cent in November 2010 against 11.3 per cent in the same period a year-ago, pulled down by dismal performance of manufacturing sector, particularly the consumer non-durables.
In October 2010, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) had expanded by 11.29 per cent.
The industrial growth during April-November of this fiscal stood at 9.5 per cent, against 7.4 per cent in the corresponding period last year, according to an official data released here on Wednesday.
In November, manufacturing growth plummeted to 2.3 per cent against 12.3 per cent a year ago.
The manufacturing consumer non-durables production declined by (—) 6 per cent in the month under review as against a growth of 2.3 per cent in the same period a year ago.
However, capital goods sector posted a growth of 12.6 per cent against 11 per cent in the same period last year.
Besides manufacturing, mining growth also fell to 6.0 per cent against 10.7 per cent in the month under review. Whereas, electricity generation expanded by 4.6 per cent against 1.8 per cent.
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