India’s industrial production growth registered an uptick of 5.2 per cent in February, up from 4.8 per cent in January, indicating a steady, though not broad-based, recovery in economic activity.
The growth rates of the three sectors – mining, manufacturing and electricity – for February 2026 stood at 3.1 per cent, 6.0 per cent and 2.3 per cent, respectively, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
Within the manufacturing sector, the top three positive contributors in February 2026 were manufacture of basic metals (13.2%), manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (14.9%), and manufacture of machinery and equipment (10.2%).
Item groups such as MS slabs, flat products of alloy steel, and pipes and tubes of steel showed significant contributions to growth. Further, auto components/spares and accessories, commercial vehicles, and rims (wheels) also contributed significantly to growth.
The growth rates of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in February 2026 over February 2025 were 1.8 per cent for primary goods, 12.5 per cent for capital goods, 7.7 per cent for intermediate goods, 11.2 per cent for infrastructure/construction goods, 7.3 per cent for consumer durables, and (-)0.6 per cent for consumer non-durables.
Intermediate goods growth improved to 7.7 per cent from 6.3 per cent, indicating stronger activity across supply chains.
As per the data, consumer durables expanded by 7.3 per cent, largely unchanged from January, reflecting resilient urban demand despite uneven consumption trends in recent months.