Sales of over 1,800 listed private manufacturing companies expanded by 14.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025-26, mainly driven by automobiles, electrical machinery and non-ferrous metals industries, according to RBI data released on Tuesday. At the aggregate level, listed private non-financial companies continued to record a double-digit sales growth of 13.9 per cent during the January-March period of 2025-26, up from 10.1 per cent in the previous quarter.