India’s core sector grew by 6.3% in May

June 28, 2024 9:11 PM

India’s core sector grew by 6.3% in May

India’s core sector grew by 6.3 per cent in May, this year as compared to the same period last year. According to the data released by the ministry of commerce and industry today, production of Electricity, Coal, Steel, Natural Gas and Refinery Products recorded positive growth in May 2024. However the growth of the eight core sectors mildly slowed down on a Month-on-Month basis, as the April this year growth was at 6.7 per cent.   In May this year, Coal production increased by 10.2 per cen...

Eight core sector industries' growth climbs to 6.7 per cent in June

July 31, 2018 9:12 PM

Eight core sector industries' growth climbs to 6.7 per cent in June

Eight core sector industries registered seven-month high growth of 6.7 per cent in June this year.  According to the data released today by the commerce and industry ministry, eight sectors including coal, refinery products, fertilisers, steel and cement showed better performance due to better outcome by cement, refinery and coal segments.  The release said that the expansion in cement was 13.2 per cent, in refinery products 12 per cent and coal 11.5 per cent year-on-year basis. Crude oil regist...

Core sector grows at 6.7 pc in January

February 28, 2018 7:17 PM

Core sector grows at 6.7 pc in January

Eight infrastructure sectors grew at a faster pace of 6(point)7 per cent in January against 3(point)4 per cent in the year-ago month as petroleum refinery and cement output zoomed while steel power and coal production improved. The eight core sectors -coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity had grew by 4.2 per cent in December and 7.4 per cent in November this financial year. Petroleum refinery production spurted 11 per cent in January against ...