{
  "id": 10429238,
  "title": "India's Aug industrial output jumps 8% as manufacturing output surges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/indias-aug-industrial-output-jumps-8-as-manufacturing-output-surges",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-28T11:20:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441619/indias-aug-industrial-output-jumps-8-as-manufacturing-output-surges"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's industrial output surged 8% in August, outpacing expectations, according to government data released on Monday. This growth was primarily driven by robust manufacturing and electricity output, despite a decline in mining activity. Economists had anticipated a growth rate of 6.5% for the month, a revision from the previous estimate of 7.4%. The official statement from the statistics ministry highlighted that manufacturing output had grown by 8% or more over the past three consecutive months, marking a record performance. The government now calculates factory output based on producer prices instead of wholesale prices, a shift implemented earlier in the year. Manufacturing output expanded by 9% year-on-year in August, a significant improvement from the revised 8.2% growth in July. Electricity generation saw a year-on-year increase of 12.3% in August, up from 8.7% the previous month. Mining output declined by 5.6% year-on-year in August, down from a 0.9% decline in July. The output of consumer durables, encompassing cars and phones, rose by 11.1% year-on-year in August, up from a revised 12% increase in July. Consumer non-durables, such as food items and toiletries, experienced a year-on-year increase of 2.1% in August, contrasting with a revised drop of 0.8% in the prior month. Capital goods output also surged 16.9% year-on-year in August, surpassing the previous revision of a 19% increase in July. Over the period from April to August, industrial output expanded by 6.7%, representing a notable increase from the 4.2% growth observed in the same period the previous year.",
  "summary": "NEW DELHI: India’s industrial output grew at a stronger-than-expected pace of 8% in August, government data showed on Monday, boosted by a surge in manufacturing and electricity output even as mining output contracted. Economists polled by Reuters expected industrial output growth at 6.5% in August from a revised 7.4% a month earlier. “In a record performance, manfuacturing recorded growth of 8%…",
  "key_points": [
    "India's industrial output grew 8% in August, surpassing expectations.",
    "Manufacturing output surged 9% year-on-year in August.",
    "Electricity generation increased 12.3% year-on-year in August."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}