India’s industrial output grows 1.5% in June 2025, driven by manufacturing sector

India’s industrial output rose by 1.5 per cent year-on-year in June 2025, driven largely by growth in the manufacturing sector, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for June 2025 stood at 153.3, compared to 151.0 in the same month last year. The manufacturing sector recorded a growth of 3.9 per cent, while the mining and electricity sectors contracted by 8.7 per cent and 2.6 per cent, respectively.

Within the manufacturing segment, 15 out of 23 industry groups recorded positive growth over June 2024. The key drivers of this growth were the manufacture of basic metals, which grew by 9.6 per cent; the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products, which rose by 4.2 per cent; and the manufacture of fabricated metal products (excluding machinery and equipment), which saw a growth of 15.2 per cent. Items such as MS slabs, HR coils, diesel, petrol, naphtha, stainless steel utensils, and steel structures played a significant role in boosting output in these segments.

On the use-based classification front, the index for primary goods contracted by 3.0 per cent while capital goods grew by 3.5 per cent. Intermediate goods posted a growth of 5.5 per cent, and infrastructure or construction goods grew by 7.2 per cent. Consumer durables registered a growth of 2.9 per cent, while consumer non-durables witnessed a slight decline of 0.4 per cent.

The highest contributors to IIP growth in June were infrastructure and construction goods, intermediate goods, and consumer durables.

(DD News)