India’s industrial production up 3.5% in July

Industrial production in India, based on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), expanded by 3.5 per cent year-on-year in July 2025, on the back of a 5.4 per cent increase in manufacturing output, quick estimates of IIP released on Thursday showed.

IIP had recorded an year-on-year growth of 1.5 per cent in June this year.

The three main sectors of the economy, viz, mining, manufacturing and electricity, recorded growth rates of (-) 7.2 per cent, 5.4 per cent and 0.6 per cent, respectively, during July 2025.

Within the manufacturing sector, 14 out of the 23 industry groups have recorded growth in July 2025, with `basic metals’ (12.7 per cent), `electrical equipment’ (15.9 per cent) and `non-metallic mineral products’ (9.5 per cent) showing the highest growth rates.

The primary goods sector registered a growth of (-) 1.7 per cent in July 2025 while the capital goods, intermediate goods and infrastructure/ construction goods sectors recorded growth rates of 5.0 per cent, 5.8 per cent and 11.9 per cent, respectively, during the month.

Within the consumer goods sector, production of consumer durables and consumer non-durables recorded growith rates of 7.7 per cent and 0.5 per cent, respectively in July 2025.

The top three performers were infrastructure/construction goods, intermediate goods and consumer durables, reflecting both a spike in investment and rising consumption.