Core sector

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India’s core sector growth rises to 3% in September, up 0.6% YoY

India’s eight core infrastructure sectors grew 3% in September 2025, up from 2.4% a year ago, according to the Commerce…

October 21, 2025 17:55 IST

India's infrastructure output increased by 6.3 per cent in YoY in August.

August core sector growth zooms by 6.3 per cent, highest in 15 months

India’s cement output rose 6.1 per cent YoY in August and Steel production rose 14.2 per cent compared to the…

Updated: September 22, 2025 18:33 IST

IIP growth, industrial production, manufacturing, factory output, workforce, economy, economic growth

India’s core sector growth drops to a nine-month low of 0.7 per cent in May

India’s combined index of Eight Core Industries increased by 0.7 per cent in May 2025 as compared to the Index…

Updated: June 20, 2025 18:14 IST

Core sector growth slows to 5.2% in March

Fall due to high base, sequential growth highest in a year.

May 1, 2024 02:30 IST

India vs world: Optimism on Indian economy improving, says Acuité Ratings but geopolitics a global red flag

“There is a significant likelihood that the GDP growth for India will average between 6.5- 7.0 per cent over the…

March 6, 2024 16:48 IST

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Jan core sector growth at 3.6%: Core, manufacturing sector to be key drivers of economy over medium term, report says

Acuité Ratings & Research Ltd said that the core sector along with the manufacturing sector is expected to be one…

March 5, 2024 10:50 IST

Core infrastructure sector grows 5.4% in November

Given that these core sectors have a combined weight of 40.3% in the index of industrial production (IIP), the IIP…

December 31, 2022 04:10 IST

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Core infra sector growth drops to 20-month low in October

Between April and October, the core sector recorded a growth rate of 8.2% from a year before, aided by favourable…

December 1, 2022 03:45 IST

In October, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, and cement output recorded negative growth rate.

Core sector output growth slows to 20-month low of 0.1 pc in October

In September, the core sectors’ output growth stood at 7.8 per cent.

Updated: November 30, 2022 18:41 IST

However, petroleum & refinery products rose 7% in August from a year before. Fertiliser production grew 11.9% (mainly as the sowing of kharif crops was in full swing in states that received late rains) and coal output rose 7.6%.

Core infra sector growth hits 9-month low in August

The slowdown will weigh on the index of industrial production given that these core sectors account for 40.3% of the…

October 1, 2022 04:00 IST

The previous low was in November 2021 at 3.2 per cent.

Core sector growth slows to 3.3 pc in August; lowest in nine months

The production growth of eight infrastructure sectors — coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity…

Updated: September 30, 2022 20:07 IST

It may weigh down the growth of the index of industrial production (IIP) in July from 6.7% in June, given that the core industries make up for 40.3% of the IIP.

Core infra sector growth hits six-month low in July

All the eight sectors witnessed a month-on-month slowdown in growth, showed the data released by the industry ministry on Wednesday.…

September 1, 2022 03:45 IST

The production growth of eight infrastructure sectors -- coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity -- was 11.5 per cent in April-July this fiscal against 21.4 per cent a year ago.

Core sector output slows down to 4.5 pc in July

The output of these infrastructure sectors expanded by 13.2 per cent in June, 19.3 per cent in May, 9.5 per…

August 31, 2022 17:26 IST

The latest data showed seven out of eight sectors witnessed a sequential improvement in growth, while only coal saw a slowdown in the growth momentum despite remaining elevated.

Core sector growth hits 13-month high of 18.1% in May

IIP seen to record double-digit expansion in the month

July 1, 2022 05:15 IST

Growth rate in the production of natural gas and steel slowed down by 7 per cent and 15 per cent in the month under review as compared to 20.1 per cent and 55.2 per cent, respectively in May 2021.

Core sector output expands by 18.1 pc in May

In May, the output of coal, crude oil, refinery products, fertiliser, cement and electricity rose by 25.1 per cent, 4.6…

June 30, 2022 18:44 IST

Core sector output rises to six-month high of 8.4% in April

The core sector had witnessed an exceptionally high growth rate of 62.6% in April 2021 mainly due to the low…

June 1, 2022 00:37 IST

Core sector growth at 3.7 per cent in January

The core sector industries had grown by 4.1 per cent in December 2021.

February 28, 2022 18:22 IST

Barring crude oil and steel, all sectors recorded positive growth in December 2021. (File)

Core sector output up 3.8% in December 2021

The sectors had expanded by 3.4 per cent in November 2021.

January 31, 2022 18:02 IST

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