Industrial growth quickens to 8% in August on broad-based uptick
India's industrial growth reached 8% in August 2026, driven by strong performance in manufacturing, electricity, and capital goods. Economists suggest that sustained growth in these sectors could lead to an annual expansion of 7-8%.
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Industrial production data serves as a primary indicator of India's economic health and its trajectory toward becoming a global manufacturing hub.
Industrial growth in India quickened to 8% in August 2026 from 7.35% a month earlier, driven by a strong performance in the manufacturing, electricity, capital goods, and consumer goods sectors.
Growth in the Index of Industrial Production, data on which was released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Monday, was last quicker in June 2026 when it touched 8.8%.
The growth in August is the second-highest for the period going back to April 2024 for which the new series of the IIP has data.
“This [August growth] was aided by sharp growth in capital goods, intermediate, infrastructure, and consumer durable goods,” Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at the Bank of Baroda said.
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