India’s eight key infrastructure industries grew 3% year-on-year in September 2025, easing from a 6.5% expansion in August, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday (October 20). The sectors had posted a 2.4% rise in September last year.During April–September of FY26, the core sector index expanded 2.9%, compared with 4.3% in the same period of the previous year. The eight core industries — coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement, and electricity — together account for 40.27% of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).The slowdown in September was largely driven by contractions in four key components: coal (-1.2%), crude oil (-1.3%), natural gas (-3.8%), and refinery products (-3.7%).
Also Read: Chinese economic slowdown worsens with growth weakest in a yearOn the positive side, steel production surged 14.1% year-on-year, marking the strongest performance among the eight sectors. Cement output rose 5.3%, electricity generation increased 2.1%, and fertiliser production was up 1.6%.For the first half of FY26, steel and cement remained growth drivers, expanding 11% and 7.7%, respectively. In contrast, coal, crude oil, and natural gas recorded declines during the same period. The government will release the next set of core sector data for October 2025 on November 20.Also Read: Indian economy not immune to global challenges, but resilient, cenbank report saysFirst Published: Oct 21, 2025 5:46 PM IST
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