Indias industrial output rose 5.6% y/y in February

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indias annual industrial output rose 5.6% in February from a year earlier helped by growth in manufacturing and electricity generation, data from the Ministry of Statistics showed on Wednesday.

新德里（路透社）——印度统计部周三公布的数据显示，由于制造业和发电量的增长，印度 2 月份工业产值同比增长 5.6%。

Analysts in a Reuters poll had forecast an expansion of 5.1%.

路透社调查中的分析师曾预测增长 5.1%。

In January, the output rose 5.2%. In April-February, industrial output grew 5.5% from the same period a year earlier.

1 月份，产出增长 5.2%。 4-2月工业产值同比增长5.5%。

Manufacturing, which accounts for about 15% of the Indian economy, rose 5.3% year-on-year in February. Electricity generation during February rose 8.2% over the same period a year earlier, while mining activities increased 4.6%, the data showed.

占印度经济约 15% 的制造业 2 月份同比增长 5.3%。数据显示，2 月份发电量同比增长 8.2%，而采矿活动增长 4.6%。

(Reporting by Sarita Chaganti Singh; editing by Jason Neely)

（sarita chaganti singh 报道；jason neely 编辑）