NEW DELHI (dpa-AFX) - India's industrial production grew in November from a year ago, topping expectations, official data showed on Friday.
The index of industrial production rose 1.8 percent from the same month last year. Economists had expected a modest growth of 0.3 percent.
Output grew 1.7 percent in mining and 2.7 percent in manufacturing. However, production decreased 5 percent in the electricity sector.
Thirteen out of the twenty-three industry groups in the manufacturing sector logged positive growth in November.
The cumulative growth for the April-November period was 0.6 percent.
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