The growth rate of India’s main sectors was 1.8 percent in November, cement and steel gained momentum!

The Combined Index (ICI) of India’s eight main industries increased by 1.8 percent on an annual basis in November. In this, sectors like cement, steel and fertilizers have performed positively. This information was given by the government on Monday.

Data released by the Commerce Ministry said that India’s coal production has increased by 2.1 percent in November 2025 compared to the same period last year.

However, in the April to November period of the current financial year, the combined index of eight main industries has seen a decline of 1.4 percent on an annual basis.

According to the data, steel production in November 2025 has increased by 6.1 percent year-on-year and it has increased by 9.7 percent in the April to November period of the current financial year compared to the same period last year.

Cement production increased by 14.5 percent in November. During April to November 2025-26, it increased by 8.2 percent compared to the same period last year.

According to the data, the production of fertilizers also increased by 5.6 percent in November and its total index during April to November 2025-26 increased by 1.3 percent compared to the same period last year.

The components included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) of eight core industries have a weightage of 40.27 percent and changes in it have a direct impact on the IIP data.

According to a statement from the Statistics Ministry, India’s industrial production growth rate slowed to 0.4 per cent in October this year, which may be due to “fewer working days in the month due to several festivals such as Dussehra, Diwali and Chhath”.

The country’s industrial growth rate, based on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), increased to 4 percent in September and August, up from a four-month high of 3.5 percent in July and 1.5 percent in June.