New Delhi, Oct 28: India’s industrial production registered a 6.7 per cent growth (year-on-year) for the month of September, supported by 7.6 per cent growth in the manufacturing sector and strong growth of 11.2 per cent in the electricity and gas supply sector, official data showed on Wednesday.
The quick estimate of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) came at 6.7 per cent, which was 8.0 per cent (quick estimate) in the month of August.
Sector-Wise Industrial Production Figures
The quick estimate of IIP stood at 124.3 against 116.5 in September 2025. The indices of Industrial Production for Mining and Quarrying, Manufacturing, Electricity & Gas Supply and Water Supply, Sewerage & Waste Management for the month of September stood at 90.4, 128.0, 128.6 and 146.4, respectively.
Within the manufacturing sector, 17 out of 23 industry groups at ‘NIC 2’ digit-level have recorded a positive growth in September 2026 over September 2025.
Top Contributors To Manufacturing Growth
The top three positive contributors for the month of September 2026 are – “Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers” (19.0 per cent), “Manufacture of electrical equipment” (33.9 per cent), and “Manufacture of rubber and plastics products” (19.9 per cent).
In the industry group “Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers”, item groups “Auto Components, Spares and Accessories”, “Passenger Cars”, and “Commercial Vehicles” have shown significant contribution in growth.
In the industry group “Manufacture of electrical equipment”, item groups “Electrical Apparatus for Switching or Protecting Electrical Circuits (e.g., Switchgear, Circuit Breakers/Switches, Control/Meter Panels) and Parts Thereof”, “UPS and Solid-State Drives” and “End-Face Connectors for Optical Fibres and Cables” have shown significant contribution in growth.
Use-Based Classification Of Industrial Output
As per the Use-Based Classification, the indices stand at 111.6 for Primary Goods, 153.4 for Capital Goods, 131.7 for Intermediate Goods, and 133.0 for Infrastructure/Construction Goods for the month of September 2026.
Further, the indices for Consumer durables and Consumer non-durables stand at 133.1 and 111.8, respectively.
Based on Use-Based Classification, the top three positive contributors to the growth of IIP for the month of September 2026 are Intermediate Goods, Primary Goods, and Capital Goods.
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Changes In Industrial Production Methodology
The Ministry of Statistics has decided to adopt output PPI as a deflator in place of WPI for item groups for which output is collected in value terms. This affects 234 out of the 463 item groups in the IIP basket, representing 36.02 per cent of the total index weight.
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the new series of the All India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base year 2022–23 on June 1, 2026, using the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) as the deflator.
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