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BusinessJun 30, 2025 07:17 PM

Industrial output growth slows to 9-month low of 1.2 pc in May

ALSO READ: UP Govt To Organise Investors Summit On July 9 To Promote Alcohol-Based Exports And Industrial Growth The NSO data showed that the manufacturing sector's output growth decelerated to 2.6 per cent in May 2025 from 5.1 per cent in the year-ago month. Mining production contracted by 0.1 per cent against a growth of 6.6 per cent a year ago. Power production declined by 5.8 per cent in May 2025 against 13.7 per cent growth in the year-ago period. During the April-May period of FY26, industrial production grew by 1.8 per cent compared to 5.7 per cent a year ago.

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