Data from the department shows that the five-month IIP of four key industries - electronics, mechanics, foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals - grew 8.5% against a year earlier and was over 1.1 percentage points higher than the overall IIP.
Meanwhile, 22 out of 30 Grade-II industries in the city saw their IIP rise, with the highest growth posted in wood processing and the production of wood and bamboo products (up 54.4%); metal production (37.8%); other processing and manufacturing technologies (32.2%); and electrical equipment production (27.1%).
According to the municipal Statistics Department, the local index of industrial consumption increased 10.1% against 2020.
Industries with a high consumption index included metal production, wood processing and the production of wood and bamboo products, motor vehicles, coke, and refined petroleum products.
