India's factory output grows just 0.5% in November, a 17-month low

India's industrial output growth crashed to its slowest in 17 months at 0.5% in November 2018, amid a slowdown in auto and garment manufacturing. The growth was below the upwardly revised 8.4% increase in October, government data released on Friday showed. Output in only 10 of the 23 industry groups saw positive growth in November.