<h1>Eight infrastructure sectors post 13-month high 6.3% growth in August 2025 led by coal, steel, cement</h1> National data show the eight key infrastructure sectors recorded a 13-month high growth of 6.3% in August 2025, driven by expanded coal, steel and cement production; this follows 3.7% growth in July 2025 and contrasts with a 1.5% contraction in August of the prior year. The same 6.3% pace was previously seen in July 2024. Cumulatively, these sectors grew 2.8% during April-August of the current fiscal year, down from a 4.6% rise in the corresponding period a year earlier, indicating stronger monthly momentum but softer fiscal-year-to-date performance.