A worker paints the exterior of an under construction residential building on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Amit Dave /Files

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s industrial output rose 2.1 percent in June from a year earlier, mainly driven by consumer durables and electricity production, government data showed on Friday.

Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast a 1.5 percent increase in output compared with a provisional 1.2 percent year-on-year expansion in May.