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■ IIP for July 2021 recovered close to 100% of July 2019 levels, with 98% recovery in manufacturing

■ Eight core industries output index for August underwent YOY acceleration and slight sequential moderation

■ PMI manufacturing accelerated to 53.7 in September after moderating to 52.3 in August

■ September’s GST collections, reflecting transactions done in August, stood at ~1.17 trillion

■ Power consumption in September 2021 remained subdued, mainly because of spells of heavy rains in the month

■ Rail freight loading stood at 106.0 million tonnes in September, 3.6 per cent higher than September 2020