NEW DELHI, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- India's factory activity growth, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 4.0 percent in August, the government data showed Monday.
"The IIP growth rate for August 2025 is 4.0 percent, which was 3.5 percent (quick estimate) in July 2025," reads the data issued by the federal ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI). "The growth rates of the three sectors, mining, manufacturing and electricity for August 2025 are 6.0 percent, 3.8 percent and 4.1 percent, respectively."
According to the ministry, the quick estimates of IIP stand at 151.7 against 145.8 in August 2024.
"The indices of industrial production for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors for August 2025 stand at 113.5, 151.6 and 221.1, respectively," MoSPI said.
The data revealed that within the manufacturing sector, the top three positive contributors for August 2025 are manufacture of basic metals (12.2 percent), manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (5.4 percent) and manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (9.8 percent).
"As per the use base classification, the indices stand at 148.9 for primary goods, 112.1 for capital goods, 170.4 for intermediate goods and 200.8 for infrastructure/construction goods for August 2025. Further, the indices for consumer durables and non-durables stand at 134.4 and 132.8, respectively," the MoSPI said. ■
