NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (Reuters) - India's infrastructure output (ININFR=ECI) , opens new tab rose 6.3% year-on-year in August, backed by growth in steel, coal and cement production, government data showed on Monday.

The index, which tracks activity across eight sectors and makes up 40% of the country's industrial production, grew at a revised 3.7% in July.

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KEY NUMBERS

* Crude oil output fell 1.2% year-on-year in August against a fall of 1.3% in July

* Natural gas production declined 2.2% year-on-year after a fall of 3.2% in July

* Cement output rose 6.1% in August compared with a revised growth of 11.6% year-on-year in July

* Steel production rose 14.2% after a revised 16.6% year-on-year increase in July

* Fertiliser production rose 4.6% year-on-year in August after a growth of 2% in July

* Coal production grew 11.4% year-on-year compared with a fall of 12.3% in July

* Electricity generation grew 3.1% year-on-year in August against a revised 3.7% increase in July

* Refinery products output grew 3% in August against a revised 1.1% fall in July

* Infrastructure output grew 2.8% year-on-year in April-August against a growth of 4.6% a year ago

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-august-infrastructure-output-grows-63-yy-2025-09-22/