India’s industrial growth moderates to 4% in September 2025, a four-month low

Wednesday, 29 October 2025 10:02:02 (GMT+3)   |   Kolkata

India’s industrial production growth as measured by Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has been recorded at four percent in September 2025, a four-month low, according to data released by the government on Wednesday, October 29.

The growth in industrial production was 4.1 percent in August and 3.2 percent in September.

The data showed growth in manufacturing output - which makes up about 78 percent of the index - increased to 4.8 percent in September from 3.8 percent in August. However, the mining sector witnessed a drop of 0.4 percent and electricity growth moderated to 3.1 percent in September from 4.1 percent in the previous month.

AjoyDas
Ajoy Das
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I graduated from the University of Kolkata with a degree in economics and have three decades of experience in reporting for leading print media publications, covering key manufacturing industries like iron and steel, energy (fossil and renewable), chemicals and petrochemicals and mining sectors (coal, bauxite, iron ore and copper). I work as a correspondent for SteelOrbis reporting on the Indian steel industry covering pricing and trade trends across the value chain, capacity creations and utilizations, corporate developments, government policy frameworks and industry related news.

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