India’s Index of Industrial Production rose 6.7% year on year in September 2026, according to the government’s quick estimate. Manufacturing grew 7.6%, electricity and gas supply 11.2%, and 17 of 23 manufacturing groups recorded expansion.
READOUT 01
Growth remained strong, although it eased from August
The general IIP stood at 124.3 in September, against 116.5 a year earlier. The resulting 6.7% growth rate was lower than August’s revised 8.0%, making September a month of continued expansion with some moderation in the headline pace.
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| Stage | Value | Headline | Text |
| SIGNAL 01 | 6.7% | Industrial output grew year on year | The September quick estimate was below August’s revised 8.0% growth but above the index level recorded a year earlier. |
| SIGNAL 02 | 11.2% | Electricity and gas led the four sectors | Its year-on-year rate was the strongest sector reading in the official September table. |
| SIGNAL 03 | 7.6% | Manufacturing remained the central engine | Manufacturing carries 76.062% of the sectoral index weight and its index rose to 128.0. |
| SIGNAL 04 | 17 of 23 | Most manufacturing groups expanded | Six manufacturing groups contracted from their September 2025 levels. |
| SIGNAL 05 | 86.5% | The estimate has a stated response rate | September is a quick estimate and remains subject to the ministry’s revision policy. |
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Data source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation — September 2026 IIP quick estimates
READOUT 02
Mining was the only broad sector to contract
Electricity and gas supply recorded the strongest sector growth at 11.2%. Manufacturing rose 7.6% and water supply, sewerage and waste management grew 5.8%. Mining and quarrying moved in the opposite direction, falling 6.2% year on year.
September 2026 year-on-year growth; hover, tap or focus for the reported index level.
| Label | Value | Group | Note |
| Electricity & gas supply | 11.2 | Growth | Index 128.6 |
| Manufacturing | 7.6 | Growth | Index 128.0 |
| Water, sewerage & waste | 5.8 | Growth | Index 146.4 |
| Mining & quarrying | -6.2 | Contraction | Index 90.4 |
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Data source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation — September 2026 IIP quick estimates
READOUT 03
Manufacturing breadth was broad, but the rates varied sharply
Seventeen of the 23 manufacturing groups expanded. Beverages recorded the fastest percentage growth at 39.4%, followed by electrical equipment at 33.9%. Wood products fell 10.5%, the deepest contraction among the manufacturing groups in the table.
September 2026 year-on-year rates; the note attached to each bar gives its index level.
| Label | Value | Group | Note |
| Beverages | 39.4 | Growth | Index 128.8 |
| Electrical equipment | 33.9 | Growth | Index 172.7 |
| Rubber & plastics | 19.9 | Growth | Index 128.1 |
| Other transport equipment | 19.1 | Growth | Index 191.2 |
| Motor vehicles | 19.0 | Growth | Index 147.1 |
| Textiles | 17.4 | Growth | Index 145.2 |
| Furniture | 12.8 | Growth | Index 139.2 |
| Fabricated metal products | 10.2 | Growth | Index 141.9 |
| Food products | 7.8 | Growth | Index 105.1 |
| Computer, electronic & optical | 7.3 | Growth | Index 175.3 |
| Other non-metallic minerals | 6.9 | Growth | Index 114.9 |
| Coke & refined petroleum | 5.7 | Growth | Index 107.9 |
| Leather products | 4.5 | Growth | Index 102.7 |
| Basic metals | 3.1 | Growth | Index 133.4 |
| Machinery & equipment | 3.1 | Growth | Index 144.0 |
| Paper products | 2.9 | Growth | Index 110.2 |
| Tobacco products | 2.6 | Growth | Index 119.1 |
| Chemicals | -0.6 | Contraction | Index 108.2 |
| Printing & recorded media | -5.1 | Contraction | Index 94.4 |
| Wearing apparel | -5.2 | Contraction | Index 89.1 |
| Other manufacturing | -6.4 | Contraction | Index 126.4 |
| Pharmaceutical products | -8.9 | Contraction | Index 112.9 |
| Wood products | -10.5 | Contraction | Index 104.3 |
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Data source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation — September 2026 IIP quick estimates
READOUT 04
The fastest rate was not automatically the largest contribution
MoSPI identified motor vehicles, electrical equipment, and rubber and plastics as the top three positive contributors to manufacturing growth. That list differs from a simple ranking of percentage changes because each group carries a different weight in the index.
Their year-on-year growth rates are shown below; these are not contribution shares.
| Label | Value | Group | Note |
| Motor vehicles | 19.0 | MoSPI-identified contributor | Official list of top three positive contributors |
| Electrical equipment | 33.9 | MoSPI-identified contributor | Official list of top three positive contributors |
| Rubber & plastics | 19.9 | MoSPI-identified contributor | Official list of top three positive contributors |
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Data source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation — September 2026 IIP quick estimates
READOUT 05
Intermediate and capital goods led the use-based reading
Intermediate goods grew 12.2% and capital goods 10.4%. Infrastructure and construction goods rose 7.2%, consumer durables 6.0%, primary goods 4.0%, and consumer non-durables 1.4%. All six use-based categories remained above their September 2025 levels.
September 2026 year-on-year growth by use-based classification.
| Label | Value | Group | Note |
| Intermediate goods | 12.2 | Double-digit growth | MoSPI use-based classification |
| Capital goods | 10.4 | Double-digit growth | MoSPI use-based classification |
| Infrastructure/construction goods | 7.2 | Single-digit growth | MoSPI use-based classification |
| Consumer durables | 6.0 | Single-digit growth | MoSPI use-based classification |
| Primary goods | 4.0 | Single-digit growth | MoSPI use-based classification |
| Consumer non-durables | 1.4 | Single-digit growth | MoSPI use-based classification |
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Data source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation — September 2026 IIP quick estimates
READOUT 06
September remains a quick estimate
The September estimate was compiled at a weighted response rate of 86.5%. MoSPI states that quick estimates undergo revision as more production data arrive; the August index was revised alongside this release. The next monthly release is scheduled for 30 November 2026.
MoSPI’s published status and release information.
| Stage | Value | Headline | Text |
| COVERAGE | 86.5% | Weighted response rate | The September quick estimate was compiled at a weighted response rate of 86.5%. |
| STATUS | Quick estimate | Production figures can be revised | The ministry revises the index as updated production returns arrive. |
| NEXT RELEASE | 30 November | October 2026 IIP release | MoSPI scheduled the next monthly IIP release for 30 November 2026. |
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Data source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation — September 2026 IIP quick estimates
