India’s industrial output rises 4% in August, driven by mining, manufacturing: Govt data

India’s industrial production grew 4.0% year-on-year in August, supported by strong performance in the mining and manufacturing sectors, government data showed on Monday.

The All-India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) stood at 151.7 in August, up from 145.8 a year earlier.

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) said mining output expanded 6.0% while manufacturing rose 3.8% and electricity generation increased 4.1%.

Within manufacturing, “Manufacture of basic metals” saw a 12.2% gain and “Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers” rose 9.8%. The “Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products” segment also contributed with 5.4% growth.

On a use-based classification, primary goods, infrastructure/construction goods, and intermediate goods were the major drivers of growth. The IIP growth rates in these categories were 5.2%, 10.6%, and 5.0%, respectively. Capital goods rose 4.4%, consumer durables 3.5%, while consumer non-durables declined 6.3%.

The next IIP data for September is scheduled for release on October 28.