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India's infrastructure output growth slows to three-month low in September
The index, which tracks activity across eight sectors and makes up 40 percent of the country's industrial production, grew at 3 percent year-on-year in September versus a revised 6.5 percent growth in August.
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Reuters - Tue, 21, Oct 2025
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A crane is used to unload coal from a cargo ship at the Deendayal Port in Kandla, in the western state of Gujarat, India, April 4, 2025. / REUTERS/Amit Dave
India's infrastructure output grew at its slowest pace in three months in September, weighed by a decline in coal, natural gas and refinery products.
The index, which tracks activity across eight sectors and makes up 40 percent of the country's industrial production, grew at 3 percent year-on-year in September versus a revised 6.5 percent growth in August. The infrastructure output was 2.2 percent in June.
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KEY NUMBERS
* Crude oil output fell 1.3 percent year-on-year in September against a revised increase of 2.4 percent in August.
* Natural gas production declined 3.8 percent year-on-year in September as compared to a 2.2 percent fall in the previous month.
* Cement output rose 5.3 percent year-on-year in September after a revised 5.4 percent increase in August.
* Steel production rose 14.1 percent year-on-year in September after a revised increase of 13.6 percent in August.
* Fertiliser production increased 1.6 percent year-on-year in September versus 4.6 percent rise in the previous month.
* Coal production fell 1.2 percent year-on-year in September as compared to a growth of 11.4 percent in August.
* Electricity generation increased 2.1 percent in September year-on-year versus a growth of 4.1 percent in August.
* Refinery products output fell 3.7 percent in September year-on-year as compared to a growth of 3 percent in August.
* Infrastructure output grew 2.9 percent year-on-year in April-September against a growth of a revised 4.3 percent a year ago.
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