{
  "id": 16890197,
  "title": "India's industrial output growth slows to 6.7% in September as mining contracts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/indias-industrial-output-growth-slows-to-6-7-in-september-as-mining",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-28T11:09:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40446317/indias-industrial-output-growth-slows-to-67-in-september-as-mining-contracts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's industrial output growth decelerated to 6.7% in September, according to official data released on Wednesday, as manufacturing and electricity sectors experienced a slowdown, while output from the mining industry declined. Economists had anticipated a growth rate of 7.3% for September, with a revised growth of 7.8% in August. Manufacturing output expanded by 7.6% year-on-year in September, down from the revised 8.6% growth in August. Electricity generation rose by 11.2% year-on-year in September, compared to an increase of 12.3% the month before. However, mining activity contracted by 6.2% year-on-year in September, compared to a revised decline of 4.6% in August. Consumer durables, including cars and phones, saw a growth of 6% year-on-year in September, an improvement from the revised 10.5% increase in August. On the other hand, consumer non-durables, such as food items and toiletries, grew by 1.4% year-on-year in September, contrasting with a decline of 1.1% in the previous month. Meanwhile, output for capital goods increased by 10.4% year-on-year in September, compared to the revised 15.9% growth in August. From April to September, industrial output expanded by 6.8%, which was lower than the 4.4% increase from the same period a year earlier.",
  "summary": "NEW DELHI: India’s industrial output growth slowed to 6.7% in September, government data showed on Wednesday, as growth in manufacturing and electricity eased, while mining output contracted. The September data was below the 7.3% growth expected by economists in a Reuters poll and a revised 7.8% expansion in August. Manufacturing output grew 7.6% year-on-year in September against revised growth…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Standard IN",
        "title": "Industrial output slows to 6.7% in September compared to 8% in August",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/industrial-output-slows-to-6-7-in-september-compared-to-8-in-august",
        "published": "2026-10-28T11:12:07.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}