New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Industrial activity, driven by manufacturing, continued its strong momentum for the third consecutive month in August, according to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Monday. The latest data supports the evidence from other high-frequency indicators such as the Purchasing Managers' Index and underlines strong growth momentum in the Indian economy. Headline IIP posted a strong 8% growth in August 2026. This is an improvement from the 7.4% growth in July and marks the third consecutive month where this number has been higher than 7%. While the June IIP growth of 8.8% came on a relatively low base of 2.2% in June 2025, the July and August numbers come on the ...