Overview

• Mining production plunged 8.7% in June, reflecting severe disruptions from early monsoon flooding.
• Electricity output contracted by 2.6% as heavy rains weighed on generation capacity.
• Manufacturing output rose 3.9% with 15 of 23 sub-sectors recording year-on-year gains.
• The NSO revised May’s IIP growth up to 1.9% from 1.2%, narrowing the sequential slowdown.
• Quarterly industrial production expanded just 2% in April–June, marking an 11-quarter low.