India’s industrial production growth slowed to 2.7% in April 2025, down from 3% in March, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
Sector-wise Performance (April 2025):
- Manufacturing: +3.4%
- Electricity Generation: +1.1%
- Mining: -0.2% (a reversal from +0.4% in March)
Use-Based Classification (YoY growth April 2025 vs April 2024):
- Capital Goods: +20.3%
- Intermediate Goods: +4.1%
- Infrastructure/Construction Goods: +4%
- Consumer Durables: +6.4%
- Consumer Non-Durables: -1.7%
- Primary Goods: -0.4%
Despite positive growth in key sectors like capital and consumer durables, contractions in mining, consumer non-durables, and primary goods weighed down overall industrial output.
