Industrial output entered positive territory and recorded a 0.1 per cent growth in January after contracting for three months in a row. The marginal improvement in the index of industrial production, IIP, was mainly on account of higher power generation and mining sector output, while manufacturing declined. However, industrial output during the 10-month period from April to January of this financial year, was flat compared to an over 1 per cent growth in the same period of 2012-13.