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How fast is output of India's core industries growing?

4.8%
Aug 2026▼ 0.2 vs Jul 2026

DPIIT · released 21 Sep 2026 · next due by 21 Oct 2026

How fast is output of India's core industries growing?
PeriodValue (%)
Aug 20264.8
Jul 20265.0
Jun 20266.0
May 20263.2
Apr 20262.7
Mar 20262.9
Feb 20263.2
Jan 20265.2
Dec 20255.6
Nov 20253.5
Oct 20250.8
Sep 20253.1
Aug 20256.2
Jul 20253.2
Jun 20251.1
May 20250.5
Apr 20251.4
Mar 20254.9
Feb 20253.4
Jan 20255.1
Dec 20245.0
Nov 20244.0
Oct 20242.7
Sep 20242.1
Aug 2024−1.6
Jul 20246.5
Jun 20245.5
May 20246.9
Apr 20246.9

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Output of India's nine core industries (Index of Core Industries, base 2022-23) grew 4.8% year on year in Aug 2026, compared with 5.0% in Jul 2026. Source: Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT, Index of Core Industries (base 2022-23=100).

Cite as: Index of Core Industries (ICI) (Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT), Aug 2026

What this shows

  • Core industries' output grew 4.8% in August 2026 (provisional), after 5.0% in July; cement (12.5%), electricity (11.6%), iron ore (5.5%), steel (3.4%) and refinery products (2.6%) grew, while coal, natural gas, crude oil and fertilisers shrank.
  • Growth was 4.3% over April–August 2026, against 2.4% a year earlier; for full years it was 4.3% in 2024-25 and 3.0% in 2025-26 (base 2022-23).
  • Electricity has the largest weight (30.9%), then refinery products (22.6%) and steel (17.6%); together the nine industries make up 32.88% of the weight of items in the IIP (2022-23). Provisional figures move: July 2026 was first put at 5.4% and revised to 5.0%.

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Index of Core Industries (ICI) (Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT), Aug 2026

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Source and method

Source
Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT, Index of Core Industries (base 2022-23=100)
Table
Core_Industries_2022_23_20260921.xlsx, sheet 'Growth (%)', Overall Index (checked against the 'Index' sheet: every rate reproduces from the indices); press release of 21 Sep 2026, Annexure II (Aug 2025–Aug 2026) and Annexure IV
Released
21 Sep 2026
Retrieved
20 Oct 2026
Next due
by 21 Oct 2026
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What exactly is measured

Year-on-year growth in the Index of Core Industries (base 2022-23=100), which tracks the output of nine industries: coal, natural gas, crude oil, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement, electricity and iron ore. Compiled by the Office of the Economic Adviser, DPIIT. Growth on the new base starts in April 2024; the old 2011-12 series (eight industries, no iron ore) is not comparable and is not shown. The latest month is provisional and is revised a month later.

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  1. 29 periods, latest Aug 2026: 4.8% · first snapshotArchived source81a5b88af920
Release notes (2)
  • 5.0%Jul 2026, final (revised from 5.4% provisional)
  • 4.8%Aug 2026, provisional

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