Industrial growth in India slowed to 2.7% in April 2025, the lowest in 8 months.
The slowdown was due to weaker performance in sectors like mining, electricity, primary goods, infrastructure, and consumer non-durables.
Mining and quarrying shrank by 0.2%, the worst since August 2024.
Electricity sector grew only 1.1%, also the slowest since August 2024.
Primary goods contracted by 0.4%, hitting an eight-month low.
The capital goods sector grew sharply by 20.3%, helped by strong performance in electrical and non-electrical machinery.
Manufacturing grew 3.4%, the highest in three months.
Consumer durables rose 6.4%, helped by a good rabi crop, marriage season demand, and strong auto sector growth (15.4%).
Consumer non-durables fell 1.7%, marking the third straight quarter of decline and fourth contraction in five months.
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