GOVT DATA | Growth is driven by nearly 5% growth in manufacturing sector

FPJ News Service mumbai

India’s industrial production grew by 4% in September, driven by nearly 5% growth in the manufacturing sector, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation on Tuesday. Within the manufacturing sector, 13 out of 23 industry groups at NIC 2 digit-level have recorded a positive growth in September 2025 over September 2024.

The top three positive contributors for the month of September 2025 are–manufacture of basic metals (12.3%), manufacture of electrical equipment (28.7%) and manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (14.6%).

The quick estimates of IIP stands at 152.8 against 146.9 in September 2024. The indices of industrial production for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors for the month of September 2025 stand at 111.2, 154.3 and 213.3 respectively.  In the industry group, manufacture of basic metals, item groups MS slabs, HR coils and sheets of mild steel and flat products of alloy steel” have shown significant contribution in growth.

In the industry group manufacture of electrical equipment, item groups electric heaters, transformers, and electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits have shown significant contribution in growth. In the industry group, manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers item groups such  as auto components/spares and accessories, commercial vehicles and axle have shown significant contribution in growth. As per the use base classification, the indices stand at 143.3 for primary goods, 122.0 for capital goods, 169.4 for intermediate goods and 197.6 for infrastructure/construction goods for the month of September 2025. 

Services sector employs 30% of Indian workforce: NITI Report

India's services sector employs nearly 30 per cent of the country's workforce, which is still lower than the global average of 50 per cent, reflecting a slower structural transition, NITI Aayog said in a report on Tuesday. The Aayog, in a report titled 'India's Services Sector: Insights from Employment Trends and State-Level Dynamics', further said that services remain the mainstay of India's employment growth and post-pandemic recovery, but challenges persist. "Services employment rose to 29.7 per cent in 2023-24 compared to 26.9 per cent in 2011-12 with 40 million jobs created in the last six years," the Aayog said. 

   "However, it still lags the global average of 50 per cent, reflecting a slower structural transition," it said, suggesting the need for structural reforms, fast-tracking social protection, digitising informal worker registration and formalising care services to boost formal employment in the services sector.