India's core industries grow by 6.3% in August on annual basis

India's core sector output increased by 6.3% in August 2025. The final growth rate of the index of India's eight core industries for July was observed at 3.7%.

The eight core industries include coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilizers, steel, cement and electricity. The Index of Core Industries reflects the combined and individual performance in terms of output by these eight core industries that make up 40.27% of the total weight of India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP).

Steel marked the highest rise with 14.2% growth in production in August. Its cumulative index increased by 10.4% during April-August this year over corresponding period of the previous year.


The cement production increased by 6.1%, with the cumulative index increasing by 8.4% for last five months.

Coal production reported a growth of 11.4% in August. Its cumulative index declined by 0.7% in April-August period.

Crude oil production declined by 2.2%, marking a reduction for an eight consecutive months. The cumulative index of crude oil production declined by 2.5% during April-August.

Natural Gas production declined by 3.2% last month, following a 2.8% decline in June. Its cumulative index declined by 2.6% from April to July this year.

Petroleum Refinery production increased by 3.0% in August. The cumulative index for this sector increased by 0.4%.

Electricity generation increased by 3.1% last month, with cumulative index increased by 0.5% in last five months.

India's fertilizer industry reported an increase of 4.6% in production.