Archive · 29 Sep 2026
India’s Industrial Output Hits 8% in August, Manufacturing Leads
India’s factories produced 8 percent more goods in August 2026 than in August 2025.
This was faster than the revised 7.4 percent growth recorded in July.
Manufacturing grew 9 percent and was the biggest part of the increase.
Electrical equipment, transport equipment, and motor vehicles performed especially strongly.
Electricity and gas production also grew by 12.3 percent.
Mining and quarrying went down by 5.6 percent.
Machines used in factories and household goods both recorded strong growth.
The government also updated part of the method used to calculate the industrial production figures.
India’s industrial production grew 8% year-on-year in August 2026, up from a revised 7.4% in July.
Manufacturing output rose 9%, with growth of at least 8% for three consecutive months.
Electrical equipment, other transport equipment, and motor vehicles were the top manufacturing contributors, growing 30.9%, 25.3%, and 25.2%, respectively.
Electricity and gas supply grew 12.3%, while mining and quarrying contracted 5.6% and water, sewerage, and waste management increased 6.3%.
Capital goods rose 16.9%, intermediate goods 13.7%, consumer durables 11.1%, and infrastructure and construction goods 6.4%.
- Who
- India’s National Statistics Office and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the data.
- What
- The Index of Industrial Production increased 8% year-on-year in August 2026, led by manufacturing and electricity and gas supply.
- When
- The data covers August 2026; July’s growth was revised upward to 7.4% from 6.7%.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- Growth was driven mainly by manufacturing, particularly electrical equipment, other transport equipment, and motor vehicles, along with strong electricity and gas production.
- August industrial growth
- 8.0% year-on-year
- July revised growth
- 7.4%, revised upward from 6.7%
- Manufacturing growth
- 9.0%
- Electricity and gas supply
- 12.3% growth
- Mining and quarrying
- 5.6% contraction
- April-August IIP growth
- 6.7%, compared with 4.2% a year earlier
- IIP methodology update
- Output PPI replaced WPI for 234 of 463 item groups, representing 36.02% of the index weight
