New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- India's economy gathered momentum in August with manufacturing firing on multiple fronts. The eight core infrastructure industries collectively expanded at their fastest pace in over a year, while factory output surged to a 17-year high.

Mint breaks down the drivers behind this steep rise in manufacturing, which is expected to replace services as the economy's growth engine.

India's manufacturing activity expanded at its fastest pace in over 17 years in August driven by stronger alignment between supply and demand, according to a private survey.

The HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, climbed to 59.3 in August from 59.1 in July, 58.4 in June, 57.6 in May, and 58.2 in...