Manufacturing unit output, measured by the Index of Industrial Manufacturing (IIP), was greater than the three.2 % progress recorded in September 2024. The NSO additionally revised August 2025's progress determine upward to 4.1 % from the sooner provisional estimate of 4 %.
Inside sectors, manufacturing output rose 4.8 % in September 2025, up from 4 % in the identical month final yr. Mining exercise, nonetheless, slipped 0.4 % in contrast with a modest 0.2 % progress a yr in the past. Electrical energy technology elevated 3.1 %, bettering from 0.5 % within the year-ago interval.
For the primary half of FY26 (April–September), total industrial manufacturing grew 3 %, decrease than the 4.1 % recorded throughout the identical interval in FY25.
In the meantime, the Commerce Ministry's information confirmed that progress throughout India's eight core industries slowed sharply to three % in September from 6.5 % in August. The drop was led by contractions in refinery merchandise, pure gasoline, and crude oil, which outweighed sturdy good points in metal and cement output.
Metal manufacturing surged 14.1 % and cement output climbed 5.3 %, reflecting ongoing infrastructure momentum. However refinery output declined 3.7 %, pure gasoline manufacturing fell 3.8 %, and crude oil dropped 1.3 % — highlighting persistent weak spot in India's power sector.
