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India's infrastructure output rises 7.9% in September, a record high in new series

Global Published 21 October 2026, 18:14 · archived 21 Oct 2026

NEW DELHI: India’s infrastructure output rose 7.9% year-on-year in September, its highest in at least two and a half years, driven by strong electricity and refinery products output, government data showed on Wednesday. The print is the highest since April 2024, according to comparable data under a new series launched in June with 2022-23 as the base year. Revised data prior to April 2024 is not available. The index, which tracks activity across nine sectors and makes up about a third of the country’s industrial production, expanded at a revised 5.9% in August. Cement output rose 9.8% in Septe...

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