New Delhi, May 10 -- India's private capital expenditure surged 67 per cent year-on-year to Rs 7.7 lakh crore in September 2025 from Rs 4.6 lakh crore a year earlier, signalling a broad-based revival in the country's investment cycle, according to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
In a statement, CII said its analysis of nearly 1,200 companies from the CMIE Prowess database showed manufacturing remained the key driver of the capex push, contributing Rs 3.8 lakh crore - nearly half of total private investment. Sectors such as metals, automobiles and chemicals led the manufacturing expansion.
The services sector accounted for Rs 3.1 lakh crore, or around 40 per cent of total private investment, supported by strong spending in trad...