IIP growth dips to three-month low of 4% in September 2025

IIP growth dips to three-month low of 4% in September 2025

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 Industrial […]

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Index of Industrial Production growth slows to 4% in August 2025, dragged by consumer-facing sectors

Index of Industrial Production growth slows to 4% in August 2025, dragged by consumer-facing sectors

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 was […]

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Industrial growth jumps to four-month high of 3.5%

Industrial growth jumps to four-month high of 3.5%

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 Industrial […]

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​Questionable cheer: On GDP growth numbers

Interrupted growth: On economic activity, climate-related events 

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, with […]

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Industrial output growth slows to 9-month low of 1.2 pc in May

Industrial output growth slows to 9-month low of 1.2 pc in May

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 30, […]

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IIP growth slows to an 8-month low of 2.7% in April

IIP growth slows to an 8-month low of 2.7% in April

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 for […]

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Industrial output grows 3.1% in September

Industrial output grows 3.1% in September

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 output […]

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Industrial output grew 12.3% in June

Industrial output grew 12.3% in June

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 grew […]

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