IIP DATA

India's industrial output slowed sharply to 0.4 per cent in October-the weakest in 14 months-hit by fewer working days, a decline in electricity generation

The slow growth in the month could be attributed to less number of working days because of a number of festivals in the month, including Dussehra, Deepawali and Chhath

The IIP growth for September 2025 stood at 4 per cent, unchanged from August, supported by growth in the manufacturing sector

Manufacturing output expanded 4.8 per cent during September, while the electricity sector grew 3.1 per cent. In contrast, mining activity slipped 0.4 per cent during the period

India's industrial output grew 4% in August 2025, down from 4.3% in July, as manufacturing slowed even as infrastructure goods and mining provided partial support

July IIP: Manufacturing boosted industrial growth in July, even as mining contracted 7.2% and electricity rose 0.6%, govt data showed

Stock market highlights on Wednesday, May 28, 2025: the Nifty Midcap100 ended lower by marginally 0.02 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap100, on the other hand, ended with a gain of 0.33 per cent

Aditi Nayar, chief economist, ICRA Ratings, said growth in Q4 FY25 is anticipated to fall short of the level implicit in the NSO's second advance estimate for FY25

In the previous session, the Sensex ended 0.02 per cent, or 12.85 points, lower at 74,102.32, while the Nifty50 gained 0.16 per cent, or 37.60 points, to 22,497.90

At 7:25 AM, GIFT Nifty futures were trading 105 points lower at 24,543 levels, hinting at a gap-down start

As the markets prepare to open, the mood is upbeat. At 6:34 AM, the GIFT Nifty futures are trading 28 points higher at 24,762 levels, hinting at a positive start

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Tuesday announced the advancing of release time for macroeconomic data Consumer Price Index and Index of Industrial Production by about one and a half hours. The data on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Index of Industrial Production (IIP) are currently released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) on the 12th of each month at 5:30 pm (the next working day if the 12th falls on a holiday in case of CPI) and the previous working day (if 12th falls on a holiday in case of IIP), an official statement said. According to the statement, to provide more time on the day of release to access CPI and IIP data, the MOSPI has decided to revise the release time for the CPI and IIP from 5.30 pm to 4.00 pm on the 12th of every month (the next working day if the 12th falls on a holiday of CPI) and the previous working day if 12th falls on a holiday, in case of IIP). The ministry explained that the new release

Cuts it to 6.9-7.1% from 7.1-7.4% estimated earlier in its April study

Experts attribute the fall to more than usual rainfall, demand slowdown

Food inflation remained declined to 5.42 per cent in July from 9.36 per cent in June

The coal sector has registered a growth of 10.2 per cent among all eight core industries of the economy in May, the government said on Thursday. The index of coal industry has reached 184.7 points during May as compared to 167.6 points during the same month last year. "The coal sector has demonstrated highest growth of 10.2 per cent (provisional), following the electricity industry among the eight core industries for the month of May, 2024 as per the Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI)) (Base Year 2011-12) released by Ministry of Commerce & Industries," the coal ministry said in a statement. The driving force behind growth can be attributed to a considerable rise in coal production during May. This increase in production underscores the sector's capacity to meet growing demand of energy and manufacturing industries. The exceptional expansion of the coal sector, coupled with its substantial role in propelling the overall growth of the eight core industries, stands as evidence of .

Infrastructure goods and capital goods grew at a robust 8.1 per cent and 10.95 per cent, respectively

Mining output rose by 9.8 per cent and power generation increased by 10.4 per cent during the month under review

The IIP manufacturing for November expanded to its highest in five months after a subdued performance in October 2022

This is the first time in 11 months that the retail inflation print has come within the RBI's tolerance band of 4% (+/-2%)