[ad_1] India’s relatively strong industrial performance in November 2025, especially driven by the manufacturing sector as it was, was more likely a flash in the pan than the start of a consistent trend. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 6.7% in November, the fastest growth rate in 25 months. Within this, the manufacturing sector […]
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[ad_1] Image used for representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Industrial activity dipped marginally to a three-month low of 4% in September 2025. The data also show that the growth in industrial activity during the first half of the financial year (April-September) was the slowest in at least five years. Growth in the Index of […]
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[ad_1] The mining and quarrying sector in particular saw a significant turnaround. It grew 6% in August 2025, a 14-month high, snapping a four-month streak of contractions. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Growth in industrial activity in India slowed to 4% in August 2025 from its 6-month high growth of 4.3% in July. Growth […]
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[ad_1] The GDP growth numbers released on Friday (August 29, 2025), showing that growth in Q1 of this financial year stood at 7.8%, came as a pleasant surprise at a time when most of the commentary has been about the factors holding growth back. For instance, even the Reserve Bank of India, as recently as […]
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[ad_1] The manufacturing sector grew at a six-month high of 5.4% in July 2025, compared to 4.7% in July 2024. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Industrial growth jumped to a four-month high of 3.5% in July 2025, driven by a broad-based recovery in the manufacturing, electricity, capital, and consumer goods sectors. However, the Index of […]
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[ad_1] The Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the nation’s monthly barometer of goods output, revealed a 10-month low growth rate in June, at 1.5%, largely due to the sharp contraction in mining activity, by –8.7% (10.3% in June 2024), and electricity output, by –2.6% (8.6% in June 2024). The early onset of the southwest monsoon, […]
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[ad_1] During the April-May period of FY26, industrial production grew by 1.8% compared to 5.7% a year ago. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India’s industrial production growth slowed to a nine-month low of 1.2% in May 2025 due to poor performance of manufacturing, mining and power sectors, according to official data released on Monday (June […]
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[ad_1] Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Growth in industrial activity in the country slowed to an eight-month low of 2.7% in April 2025, dragged down by lower activity in the mining & quarrying, electricity, primary goods, infrastructure & construction, and consumer non-durables sectors. According to the Index of Industrial Production […]
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[ad_1] Inflation continued to hurt consumption demand from households, reflected in the output of consumer durables as well as non-durables contracting sharply by 4.5% and 7.1%, respectively. Inflation continued to hurt consumption demand from households, reflected in the output of consumer durables as well as non-durables contracting sharply by 4.5% and 7.1%, respectively. India’s industrial […]
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[ad_1] The Index of Industrial Production (IIP), however, grew only 0.14% over May 2022 levels The Index of Industrial Production (IIP), however, grew only 0.14% over May 2022 levels India’s industrial output grew 12.3% in June, moderating from 19.6% this May, led by a 16.4% uptick in electricity and 12.5% growth in manufacturing. Mining activity […]
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