India’s industrial production growth accelerated to 8.0% year-on-year in August 2026, up from an upwardly revised 7.4% in July and exceeding economists’ 6.5% forecast. Manufacturing output rose 9.0% from 8.2% in July, while electricity generation growth accelerated to 12.3% from 8.7%. Mining and quarrying output fell 5.6% after declining 0.9% in July. Consumer durables increased 11.1%, consumer non-durables rose 2.1%, and capital goods advanced 16.9%. Industrial output grew 6.7% during April-August, compared with 4.2% a year earlier. The government now calculates factory output using producer prices instead of the previously used wholesale prices.