At a time when the US President Donald Trump has imposed a 25 per cent punitive additional tariff on India for buying Russian oil over and above the base tariffs of 25 per cent, the industrial output in the country has slowed down. The industrial activity in India slowed to 4% in August 2025 from its 6-month high growth of 4.3% in July. The main reason has been the reduced demands in the sectors of the consumer durables and non-durables sectors, as well as slower growth in manufacturing, capital goods, and infrastructure sectors, government data showed.

Key Highlights

The IIP growth rate for the month of August 2025 is 4.0 percent which was 3.5 percent (Quick Estimate) in the month of July 2025.

The growth rates of the three sectors, Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity for the month o

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