World factory output curbed by troubled Europe

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 22:29

Crumbling global demand restrained factory output in Asia and most of Europe in January, business surveys showed on Wednesday, putting pressure on policymakers to shore up growth and counter a spreading malaise.

Factory PMI jumps to 8-month high in January

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 11:22

India's manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace in eight months in January as factory output surged the most on record on increased domestic and foreign demand, a business survey showed on Wednesday.

Asia manufacturing output weak; India defies with rise

Last Updated: Monday, January 2, 2012, 16:31

India, however, saw strong factory activity in December that defied recent weakness in Asia's third-largest economy.

Factory activity jumps to highest since June

Last Updated: Monday, January 2, 2012, 10:59

India's manufacturing activity surged to a six-month high in December thanks to a spike in factory output and new orders from domestic and international firms, a survey of purchasing managers showed on Monday.

World's industrial output may stabilise in 2012: UNIDO

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 22:57

The global manufacturing output in the third quarter of 2011 (July-September) rose by 5.5 percent compared to the same period of 2010.

China factory output shrinks, again: Survey

Last Updated: Thursday, December 15, 2011, 11:52

China's factory output shrank again in December after new orders fell, a preliminary purchasing managers' survey showed, entrenching expectations that manufacturers are struggling with waning global demand and tight domestic credit conditions.

Japan factory output rises 2.4%, positive sign for economy

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 08:59

Japanese factory output rose more than expected in October in a tentative sign that flooding in Thailand had a smaller impact on supply chains than initially feared, but the outlook is clouded by the threat of Europe's deepening debt woes.

Industry seeks pause in interest rate hikes

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 19:42

Industry on Wednesday sought government intervention, asking it to announce measures to revive the investment sentiment in the wake of subdued growth in the factory output.

Global manufacturing shrinks for first time since 2009

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 00:10

Global manufacturing shrank for the first time in over two years in September, reinforcing fears of another recession despite a modest bounce in US factory activity.

Japan factory output rises 0.8%, less than expected

Last Updated: Friday, September 30, 2011, 09:15

Japanese factory output rose less than expected in August, in a sign that companies were feeling the pinch from a strong yen and faltering global demand and the economy's swift rebound from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami was tailing off.

Analysts divided over RBI move on Friday

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 21:02

Conflicting macroeconomic data on inflation and factory output have made the analysts and economists a divided house on the direction that the Reserve Bank will take on Friday at its mid-quarter policy review.

Industrial growth target may be revisited: PMEAC chief

Last Updated: Monday, September 12, 2011, 14:58

Industrial growth projections for the current fiscal will have to be revisited in the wake of "disappointing" pace of expansion in the factory output, which plunged in July to 3.3 percent, Chairman of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council C Rangarajan said on Monday.