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March industrial output shrinks for 2nd straight month

By Rajesh Kumar Singh
May 12, 2014 17:51 IST

Industrial production shrank for a second straight month in March, falling 0.5 per cent from a year earlier, dragged down by weak consumer

demand and capital investments, government data showed on Monday.

Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a contraction of 1.5 per cent in output.

The fall in February's output was revised to 1.8 per cent on year from 1.9 per cent earlier.

Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi
Source: REUTERS
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