Growth in the country's industrial production slowed to 4.1 per cent in February this year, from 6.7 per cent growth posted in February 2011, mainly due to poor performance of the manufacturing sector. According to official data released, today, output of the manufacturing sector rose 4 per cent in February 2012. But the capital goods sector grew 10.6 per cent in February 2012, while power generation grew 8 per cent during the month.
During the April 2011 to February 2012 period, industrial growth stood at 3.5 per cent, against 8.1 per cent in the corresponding eleven-month period of 2010-11.