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IIP growth slows to 0.4% in October 2025

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: IIP growth slows to 0.4% in October 2025 (GS3 · Industry, 1 December 2025)

What happened

  • Industrial output grew just 0.4% in October 2025 [PIB].
  • Quick estimates of IIP come out on the 28th of every month [PIB].

Background

  • Fewer working days because of festivals often weigh on October output.

Why it matters

  • Output bounced back to 7.8% growth by December.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Indian economy: growth, development and employment

  1. As per PIB (2025-12-01): industrial output grew just 0.4% in October 2025.
  2. Output bounced back to 7.8% growth by December.
Quotable data point

Quick estimates of IIP come out on the 28th of every month.

PIB: MoSPI: IIP October 2025, 1 Dec 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: IIP release.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

IIP growth Oct 2025

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Quick estimate release day

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Compiler

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerGDP for UPSC: Meaning, Methods, GDP vs GVA vs GNP, Nominal vs Real, Base Year and Criticisms (Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: MoSPI: IIP October 2025, 1 Dec 2025

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending