India, Aug. 28 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

As per the revised calendar, the Quick Estimate of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) will now be released on 28th of every month (or next working day if 28th is a holiday). The index is compiled with data received from source agencies, which in turn receive the data from the producing factories/ establishments. These Quick Estimates will undergo revision in subsequent releases as per the revision policy of IIP.

2. Key Highlights:

The IIP growth rate for the month of July 2025 is 3.5 percent which was 1.5 percent (Quick Estimate) in the month of June 2025. The growth rates of the three sectors, Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity for the month of July 2025 are (-) 7.2 percent, 5.4 percent and 0.6 percent respectively.

The Quick Estimates of IIP stands at 155.0 against 149.8 in July 2024. The Indices of Industrial Production for the Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity sectors for the month of July 2025 stand at 107.7, 156.9 and 221.5 respectively. Within the manufacturing sector, 14 out of 23 industry groups at NIC 2 digit-level have recorded a positive growth in July 2025 over July 2024. The top three positive contributors for the month of July 2025 are - "Manufacture of basic metals" (12.7%), "Manufacture of electrical equipment" (15.9%) and "Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products" (9.5%).

In the industry group "Manufacture of basic metals", item groups "MS slabs", "HR coils and sheets of mild steel" and "Flat products of Alloy Steel" have shown significant contribution in growth.

In the industry group "Manufacture of electrical equipment", item groups "Electric heaters", "Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits (e.g switchgear, circuit breakers/switches, control/ meter panel)", and "Transformers (Small)" have shown significant contribution in growth.

In the industry group "Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products" item groups "Cement- all types", "Cement Clinkers" and "Marble slab polished or not" have shown significant contribution in growth.

As per the use base classification, the indices stand at 147.6 for Primary Goods, 119.7 for Capital Goods, 174.1 for Intermediate Goods and 201.0 for Infrastructure/ Construction Goods for the month of July 2025. Further, the indices for Consumer durables and Consumer non-durables stand at 136.3 and 147.8 respectively.

The corresponding growth rates of IIP as per Use-based classification in July 2025 over July 2024 are (-)1.7 percent in Primary goods, 5.0 percent in Capital goods, 5.8 percent in Intermediate goods, 11.9 percent in Infrastructure/ Construction Goods, 7.7 percent in Consumer durables and 0.5 percent in Consumer non-durables (Statement III). Based on use-based classification, top three positive contributors to the growth of IIP for the month of July 2025 are Infrastructure/ construction goods, Intermediate goods and Consumer durables. Monthly Indices and Growth Rate (in %) of IIP for the last 13 months

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