India core industries output grows 7.9% in September
Provisional year-on-year growth accelerated from August’s revised 5.9%; April–September growth reached 5.1%.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on 21 October that the combined index of core industries rose 7.9% in September 2026 from a year earlier. August’s final growth rate was 5.9%, revised from a provisional 4.8%.
September growth was led by iron ore at 18.4%, electricity at 11.4%, coal at 10.7% and refinery products at 10.3%. The index grew 5.1% from April to September, compared with 2.5% in the same period a year earlier; September figures are provisional.
Data
India core industries output grows 7.9% in September
- Core industries index growth, year on year
- 7.9 percent
- 2026-09 · Observed
- Index growth, April–September year on year
- 5.1 percent
- 2026-04 — 2026-09 · Observed
Methodology
Published year-on-year change in India’s core-industries Index of Core Industries, base year 2022–23. September is provisional; sectors have different weights in the combined index.
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