India Infrastructure Output Expands Further

2026-05-20 12:31 By Andre Joaquim 1 min. read

The infrastructure output growth in India rose by 1.7% annually in April of 2026 from the revised 1.2% increase in the earlier month.

While the growth rate remained below averages from the previous year, the pickup still reflected some resilience to surging energy costs following the suspension of oil supply from the Middle East.

Output was high for construction inputs, including cement (9.4% vs 4.7% in March) and steel (6.2% vs 7.7%).

Meanwhile, electricity generation also grew sharply (4.1% vs 0.8%).

On the other hand, the surge in oil prices dented the output of petrol-derived commodities, with contractions seen for refinery products (-0.5% vs 0.1%) and crude oil (-3.9% vs -5.7%), while production also sank for natural gas (-4.3% vs 6.4%) and coal (-8.7% vs -4%).



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