India’s eight key infrastructure industries grew 3% year-on-year in September 2025, easing from a 6.5% expansion in August, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday (October 20). The sectors had posted a 2.4% rise in September last year.

During April–September of FY26, the core sector index expanded 2.9%, compared with 4.3% in the same period of the previous year. The eight core industries — coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement, and electricity — together account for 40.27% of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).

The slowdown in September was largely driven by contractions in four key components: coal (-1.2%), crude oil (-1.3%), natural gas (-3.8%), and refinery products (-3.7%).

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