India's industrial output grew a faster-than-expected 2.5 per cent year-on-year in September, helped by a rebound in capital goods sector, government data showed on Wednesday.
Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast the output to grow a meagre 0.6 per cent.
Industrial production was upwardly revised to 0.5 per cent year-on-year in August from 0.4 per cent earlier.