<p>India's industrial output growth was estimated at 134.4 per cent in April from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, a sharp recovery reflecting a base effect due to the pandemic lockdown that hit economic activity last year.</p>.<p>According to government data, the industrial output index rose to 126.6 in April from 54.0 in April last year, when the lockdown hit the production.</p>.<p>The government did not release data in percentage terms.</p>.<p>Analysts polled by <em>Reuters</em> had expected a rise of 120 per cent in April from a fall of more than 57 per cent during the year-ago period.</p>.<p>The production index measures factory output in manufacturing, mining and electricity generation. </p>
<p>India's industrial output growth was estimated at 134.4 per cent in April from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, a sharp recovery reflecting a base effect due to the pandemic lockdown that hit economic activity last year.</p>.<p>According to government data, the industrial output index rose to 126.6 in April from 54.0 in April last year, when the lockdown hit the production.</p>.<p>The government did not release data in percentage terms.</p>.<p>Analysts polled by <em>Reuters</em> had expected a rise of 120 per cent in April from a fall of more than 57 per cent during the year-ago period.</p>.<p>The production index measures factory output in manufacturing, mining and electricity generation. </p>