New Delhi,August 28(HS):

India’s industrial output accelerated to a four-month high of 3.5% in July 2025, lifted by stronger manufacturing activity, according to official data released on Thursday. The growth compares with a revised 1.5% expansion in June but falls short of the 5% growth recorded in July 2024.

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP), a key gauge of factory activity, logged its strongest reading since March (3.9%). The National Statistical Office (NSO) attributed the improvement largely to a robust performance in the manufacturing sector, which grew 5.4% in July, up from 4.7% a year earlier.

In contrast, mining output contracted sharply by 7.2%, against a growth of 3.8% in the same month last year. Electricity generation also slowed to 0.6%, compared to 7.9% in July 2024.

For the April–July period of FY2025-26, industrial output grew 2.3%, significantly lower than the 5.4% expansion posted in the corresponding period of FY2024-25.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar