Extracted Data Points:

Base Year Revision

  • IIP base year revised from 2011-12 to 2022-23
  • Technical Advisory Committee report released on 25 May 2026
  • New series includes updated item basket, revised weight structure, and expanded coverage

April 2026 IIP Performance (Quick Estimates)

  • Overall IIP growth: 4.9% YoY (April 2026 vs April 2025)
  • IIP index value: 118.9 (compared to 113.1 in April 2025)

Sectoral Performance (April 2026)

  • Mining & Quarrying: (-)5.1% growth, index value 104.6
  • Manufacturing: 6.2% growth, index value 119.3
  • Electricity & Gas Supply: 4.9% growth, index value 125.5
  • Water Supply, Sewerage & Waste Management: 6.6% growth, index value 146.1

Manufacturing Sub-Sector Performance (NIC 2-digit level)

  • 17 out of 23 industry groups showed positive growth in April 2026
  • Top contributors:
  • "Motor vehicles, trailers & semi-trailers manufacturing": 12.7% growth
  • "Electrical equipment manufacturing": 19.2% growth
  • "Machinery and equipment NEC manufacturing": 12.9% growth

Use-Based Classification (April 2026 Index Values)

  • Primary goods: 112.2
  • Capital goods: 132.1
  • Intermediate goods: 119.7
  • Infrastructure/construction goods: 129.7
  • Consumer durable goods: 119.1
  • Consumer non-durable goods: 112.4

Use-Based Growth Rates (April 2026 YoY)

  • Primary goods: 0.8%
  • Capital goods: 16.0%
  • Intermediate goods: 7.7%
  • Infrastructure/construction goods: 7.1%
  • Consumer durable goods: 4.3%
  • Consumer non-durable goods: 2.8%

Key Changes in New IIP Series

  • Expanded scope to include gas supply, water supply, sewerage and waste management activities
  • More detailed classification:
  • Electricity production from renewable and non-renewable sources separately
  • Fuel minerals, metallic minerals (including rare minerals), and non-metallic minerals (including minor minerals)
  • Revised item basket with 463 item groups (up from 407 in previous series)
  • 1,042 products classified into 463 item groups
  • Number of item groups with value-based production data increased to 234 from 109
  • Weights updated using Gross Value Added (GVA) data from National Accounts Statistics (base 2022-23)

Weight Structure Comparison

2011-12 Series Weights:

  • Mining & Quarrying: 14.372%
  • Manufacturing: 77.633%
  • Electricity & Gas Supply: 7.995%
  • Total: 100% (407 item groups)

2022-23 Series Weights:

  • Mining & Quarrying: 11.053%
  • Manufacturing: 76.062%
  • Electricity & Gas Supply: 10.865%
  • Water Supply; Sewerage & Waste Management: 2.020%
  • Total: 100% (463 item groups)

Data Source Agencies

  • 16 data source agencies for new IIP series
  • Includes Indian Bureau of Mines, Directorate of Sugar & Vegetable Oils, Indian Tea Board, Textile Commissioner's Office, Jute Commissioner's Office, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Ministry of Steel, Railway Board, and others

Annual Growth Rates Comparison

General IIP (2022-23 series):

  • 2023-24: 6.7%
  • 2024-25: 6.4%
  • 2025-26: 4.3%

General IIP (2011-12 series):

  • 2023-24: 5.9%
  • 2024-25: 4.0%
  • 2025-26: 4.1%

Future Release Schedule

  • May 2026 IIP data to be released on Monday, 29 June 2026

Data Availability

  • Press release available at http://www.mospi.gov.in
  • Detailed IIP data available at https://esankhyiki.mospi.gov.in/macroindicators?product=iip

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