India’s Industrial Output Grows by 2.7% in April 2025, Manufacturing Leads the Surge
New Delhi: India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) recorded a 2.7% year-on-year growth in April 2025, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). The increase was primarily driven by robust performance in the manufacturing sector, which grew by 3.4%.
Among the three key sectors, mining contracted slightly by 0.2%, while electricity generation rose by 1.1%. Overall, the general index rose to 152.0 in April 2025 from 148.0 in April 2024.
Within manufacturing, 16 out of 23 industry groups recorded positive growth. Notably, the “Manufacture of basic metals” saw a 4.9% rise, supported by items like steel pipes and alloy flat products. “Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers” surged by 15.4%, driven by higher output in auto components, axles, and commercial vehicles. The strongest growth came from “Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.” which posted a 17.0% increase, with notable contributions from machine tools, lathes, and piston engines.
In terms of use-based classification, Capital Goods recorded the highest growth at 20.3%, followed by Consumer Durables (6.4%) and Intermediate Goods (4.1%). Infrastructure/Construction Goods rose by 4.0%. However, Primary Goods and Consumer Non-Durables saw contractions of 0.4% and 1.7% respectively.
This data reflects a steady, though modest, recovery in industrial activity. The revised index for March 2025 has also shown improvement due to better data submission, with a final growth rate of 3.0% for that month.
The next release of the IIP data, for May 2025, is scheduled for June 30, 2025.
