Friday, December 13, 2013

Industrial production declines


India's industrial output contracted for the first time in four months. Industrial production growth fell to 1.8% y-o-y in October 2013 from 2% y-o-y in September. The decline was due to falling production in the country's mining and manufacturing industries. Consumer price index inflation rose to 11.2% y-o-y in November from 10.2% in October. In this scenario, it is expected that Reserve Bank of India may hike the repo rate. Companies complain that rising borrowing costs are making it harder for them to expand.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) would organise a protest campaign across Kottayam district on 16, 17 & 18th December, against the indifference of Central and State governments towards the problems faced by rubber growers in Kerala.

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