India’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) registered a year-on-year growth of 1.2 per cent in May 2025, according to the Quick Estimates released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
The growth was primarily driven by a 2.6 per cent rise in the manufacturing sector, even as the mining and electricity sectors recorded contractions.
The IIP figure for May stood at 156.6, up from 154.7 in the corresponding month of 2024. Within the key sectors, manufacturing stood at 154.3, mining at 136.3 and electricity at 216.0. Mining shrank by 0.1 per cent, while electricity output contracted sharply by 5.8 per cent in May 2025.
Thirteen out of twenty-three manufacturing industry groups recorded positive growth during the month. The strongest performers included the manufacture of basic metals, which grew by 6.4 per cent; machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified, with a notable 11.8 per cent rise; and other non-metallic mineral products, which increased by 6.9 per cent.
Key drivers in the basic metals segment were items such as mild steel blooms, billets, ingots, slabs and flat alloy steel products. In the machinery and equipment category, strong performances were observed in separators, including decanter centrifuges, various pumps, and stationary internal combustion piston engines used outside of motor vehicles.
Growth in non-metallic mineral products was boosted by the production of all types of cement, cement clinker and glassware.
According to the use-based classification, capital goods showed the highest growth at 14.1 per cent. Infrastructure and construction goods followed with 6.3 per cent, and intermediate goods increased by 3.5 per cent.
However, there was a decline of 1.9 per cent in primary goods, 0.7 per cent in consumer durables and 2.4 per cent in consumer non-durables.
The indices for May 2025 stood at 157.9 for primary goods, 120.1 for capital goods, 168.1 for intermediate goods, and 198.1 for infrastructure and construction goods. For consumer goods, the indices were 129.3 and 150.3 for durables and non-durables, respectively.
The IIP data for April 2025 has also been finalised based on updated submissions from source agencies. The May Quick Estimates have been compiled with a weighted response rate of 89.5 per cent, while the April revisions were based on a 93.0 per cent response rate.
This latest release follows the updated IIP calendar, with the Quick Estimate now scheduled for release on the 28th of every month or the next working day. The next update, for June 2025, is set to be released on Monday, 28 July 2025.
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