India’s industrial output witnessed moderate growth in April 2025, with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rising by 2.7 percent compared to the same month last year, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. This marks a deceleration from the 3.94 percent growth seen in March 2025 and remains lower than the levels recorded in April 2024.
The manufacturing sector was the main driver of growth, registering an increase of 3.4 percent. The overall IIP for April 2025 stood at 152.0, up from 148.0 in April 2024. Among the major sectors, mining contracted by 0.2 percent, manufacturing grew by 3.4 percent, and electricity output rose by 1.1 percent. The sectoral indices were recorded at 130.6 for mining, 149.5 for manufacturing, and 214.4 for electricity.
Within manufacturing, 16 out of 23 industry groups at the two-digit NIC level recorded positive growth compared to the previous year. Leading the gains were the manufacture of basic metals (4.9 percent), motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (15.4 percent), and machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified (17.0 percent).
Based on use-based classification, the indices for April 2025 stood at 151.6 for primary goods, 114.3 for capital goods, 164.2 for intermediate goods, and 191.6 for infrastructure and construction goods. Consumer durables and consumer non-durables recorded indices of 127.2 and 148.4, respectively. Growth rates under this classification showed capital goods leading with a strong 20.3 percent increase, followed by intermediate goods at 4.1 percent and infrastructure/construction goods at 4.0 percent. Consumer durables rose by 6.4 percent, while primary goods and consumer non-durables declined by 0.4 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively.
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