The Government on Tuesday reported that growth of factory output, based on Index of Industrial Production (IIP), recorded 4 per cent in September, similar to August print. Growth in the said month was mainly on account of improved performance of manufacturing sector.

The latest National Statistics Office (NSO) data showed that the manufacturing sector’s output expanded by 4.8 per cent in September 2025 against 4 per cent in the year-ago month.

Mining production contracted by 0.4 per cent against a growth of 0.2 per cent recorded a year ago. Power production rose by 3.1 per cent in September 2025 against 0.5 per cent expansion in the year-ago period.

During the April-September period (H1) of FY26, the country’s industrial production grew by 3 per cent compared to 4.1 per cent in the firs

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