<h1>June 2013 Industrial Production Index Drops 2.2%; Mining and Manufacturing Decline, Electricity Stagnant, Consumer Durables Fall 10.5.</h1> The Minister of State for the Ministry of Statistics Programme Implementation announced the release of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for June 2013, showing a decline of 2.2% compared to June 2012. The IIP, which measures changes in industrial output, reported sector-specific growth rates of -4.1% in Mining, -2.2% in Manufacturing, and 0.0% in Electricity. Use-based classification revealed negative growth in basic goods (-1.9%), capital goods (-6.6%), and consumer durables (-10.5%), while intermediate goods and consumer non-durables experienced positive growth of 1.1% and 5.0%, respectively.