Industrial Production

The weaker print can be attributed to a tepid manufacturing quarter, impacted by heavy rains in parts of the country and temporary disruptions linked to the GST rate rationalisation implemented in late September

Industrial growth slows to 4% in August as manufacturing eases

Mining emerged as the best performer, rising to a 14-month high of 6 percent after contracting 7.2 percent in July. Electricity output also improved modestly, growing 4.1 percent compared with 3.7 percent in the previous month

Industrial production dips to nine-month low of 1.2% in May

The decline corresponds with a dip in core sector performance. Core sector growth slumped to a nine-month low of 0.7 percent in May from 1 percent in the previous month

Statistics Ministry exploring 'chain-based' IIP measurement to better-track factory output

The government believes that after an exhaustive Annual Survey of Industries has been put in place, a chain-based index can better capture the changes in India's production patterns.

India’s industrial production dips to an 8-month low of 2.7% in April

The government will release GDP data for Q4FY25 (January-March 2025) on May 30

India’s private capex likely rose 66% between FY22 and FY25 to Rs 6.56 lakh cr, likely to taper in FY26

Capex from private sector is expected to taper off in the current fiscal to Rs 4.9 lakh crore, but will still remain higher than levels witnessed between 2021-22 and 2022-23

Trump effect? Computer, electronics production jumps to 33-month high in March

India’s computers and electronics production reached a 33-month high of 21.5 percent in March, surging from 11.2 percent in the previous month

What’s dragging down industrial production?

Industrial production growth in the Jan-March 2025 quarter was lower than in the preceding quarter, suggesting that industrial growth has already lost momentum, even before the impact of any tariffs and disruption in world trade

Industrial production drops to 6-month low of 2.9% in February

The core sector, which has a 40 percent weight in the index of industrial production, had slipped to a five-month low in February

Industrial production rises to eight-month high of 5% in January

The core sector slipped in January, as infrastructure industries' growth declined to 4.6 percent from 4.8 percent in the previous month

Industrial production likely rose to 3.5% in January: MC Poll

The performance follows from an easing of India’s core sector output, which expanded 4.6 percent in January following a 4.8 percent growth in December

Core sector growth slows to 4% in December 2024, still in expansion mode for a fourth consecutive month

The slower pace of growth in core industries doesn't bode well for the economy, which recently witnessed a slowdown to a seven-quarter low GDP of 5.4%, prompting RBI to lower its full-year GDP forecast.

IIP growth rises to a six-month high of 5.2% in November

India’s core sector output had expanded to a four-month high of 4.3 percent in November compared with 3.7 percent in the previous month

India’s core sector growth rises to four-month high of 4.3% in November

Industrial production had increased to a three-month high of 3.5 percent in October, helped by the festive season push

Industrial growth in October picks up to 3.5%, a three-month high

India’s core sector output had expanded 3.1 percent in October as compared to a revised 2.4 percent in September, as four of the eight sectors recorded a faster pace of growth

Industrial output rebounds in September with 3.1% growth

The rise follows expansion in core sector activity, which rose 2 percent in September against a 1.6 percent contraction in August

India's industrial production rose 4.8% in July

The eight core industries which carry 40 percent weight in the index of industrial production rose 6.1 percent in July compared with 5.1 percent in the previous month.

MC Poll | Inflation likely at 60-month low in Aug, industrial production grows in July

Vegetable inflation is likely to bounce back to double digits. The prices of pulses and cereals may dip, according to a Moneycontrol poll of 10 economists

Veg thali gets 8% cheaper, non-veg meal costs 12% less in Aug: Crisil

A vegetarian thali cost Rs 31.2 in August compared with Rs 32.6 in the previous month

Major revision in the way to deduce economic indicators like CPI, IIP, GDP shortly

The government is yet to take a call on whether it would choose 2023-24 or 2024-25 as a base year for the calculation of the GDP

Consumer inflation to hit nearly 5-year low to below 4% in July: MC Poll

Industrial growth to ease to 4.8 percent in June, according to MC poll of 16 economists

High inflation, better industrial growth will aid RBI in holding rates higher for longer: Economists

Food inflation risks persist, can hurt rural recovery, consumer goods growth and rate trajectory, economists said.

Index of industrial output surprises with a rise of 5.9% in May, shows data

The industrial output growth has risen to 5.9 percent in May, from 5 percent in the previous month, according to the official data released on July 12.

Revised system for GDP estimate to be in place by early 2026

A new base year and methodology of calculation implies that India will be able to track changes in the economy more closely

India’s industrial output growth slows to 5% in April

Based on use-based classification, top three positive contributors to the growth of IIP for the month of April 2024 are primary goods, construction goods and consumer durables.