By Shubham Batra

NEW DELHI, July 28 (Reuters) - India's industrial output growth accelerated to 7.3% in ‌June, data showed on Tuesday, helped ‌by strong manufacturing activity on the back of increased ​government spending and a continued expansion in electricity generation.

Economists polled by Reuters expected industrial output growth to accelerate to 5.7% in June from ‌a revised 5.0% ⁠a month earlier.

In May, the government shifted to producer prices from wholesale ⁠prices for calculating factory output.

KEY NUMBERS

• Manufacturing output grew 7.8% year-on-year in June against a ​revised growth ​of 5.2% in May.

• ​Electricity generation rose ‌10.6% year-on-year in June against a revised increase of 10.3% a month earlier.

• Mining activity climbed 1% year-on-year in June against a revised 1.4% fall in May.

• Output of consumer durables, ‌including cars and phones, ​rose 7.7% year-on-year in June ​against a ​revised 8% increase a month earlier.

• ‌Capital goods output rose 14.2% ​year-on-year in ​June against a revised 15.5% increase in May.

• Industrial output in April-June grew 5.8%, ​compared to ‌an increase of 3.4% a year earlier.

(Reporting ​by Shubham Batra in New Delhi; ​Editing by Harikrishnan Nair)