Facts About Indian Manufacturing

What does 25 years of factory data tell us about the Indian economy? This series presents key facts from the ASI panel — with interactive charts.


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1 390,000 factories and 25 years: introducing the ASI panel Coming soon
2 India’s disappearing large factories: the size distribution puzzle Coming soon
3 The 100x gap: productivity dispersion in Indian manufacturing Coming soon
4 India’s manufacturing map: where the factories are (and aren’t) Coming soon
5 The factory that makes 47 products: multi-product plants in India Coming soon
6 The contract labour explosion: India’s factories without factory workers Coming soon
7 ₹137 per day: what factory workers actually earn Coming soon
8 How Indian factories burn energy: fuel mix trends over 25 years Coming soon
9 Family firms, government firms, and everything in between Coming soon
10 Born, survived, died: creative destruction in Indian manufacturing Coming soon
11 Why do some factories produce 10x more with the same inputs? Coming soon

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