Archive · 21 Aug 2026
India’s Key Infrastructure Sector Output Rises 5.4% in July
India measures the output of important infrastructure industries each month.
In July, these industries produced 5.4% more than before.
Coal, refinery products, cement, electricity and iron ore helped drive the increase.
Production of crude oil, natural gas and fertiliser went down.
The index now includes nine sectors instead of eight because iron ore was added.
The government also changed the comparison base year to 2022-23.
From April through July 2026-27, the sectors grew 4.3%.
That was higher than the 1.5% growth recorded during the same period a year earlier.
Production growth across nine key infrastructure sectors rose to 5.4% in July.
Higher output was recorded in coal, refinery products, cement, electricity and iron ore.
Crude oil, natural gas and fertiliser production declined during the month.
The core-sector index now uses 2022-23 as its base year, replacing 2011-12.
The sectors grew 4.3% during April-July 2026-27, compared with 1.5% in the same period last year.
- Who
- India’s nine key infrastructure sectors and the government agency reporting their output.
- What
- Production growth in the key infrastructure sectors rose to 5.4% in July.
- When
- July; cumulative figures cover April-July 2026-27.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- Why
- Growth was supported by increased output of coal, refinery products, cement, electricity and iron ore, although crude oil, natural gas and fertiliser output declined.
- July growth
- 5.4% across nine key infrastructure sectors
- Higher-output sectors
- Coal, refinery products, cement, electricity and iron ore
- Declining sectors
- Crude oil, natural gas and fertiliser
- New index base year
- 2022-23, replacing 2011-12
- Number of sectors
- Nine, after iron ore was added
- April-July 2026-27 growth
- 4.3%, compared with 1.5% in the same period last year
- Reported comparison figures
- The article cites 3.2% growth in July 2025 and 6% in June 2026