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Core sector output growth slows to 20-month low of 0.1% in October
Output accelerated by only 0.1% in October; 4 of 8 core industries reported production contraction
 "Core sector output growth slows to 20-month low of 0.1% in October")
Growth of core sector output recovers to 3-month high in September
The Reserve Bank of India last month also revised its growth forecast for FY23 to 7 per cent from 7.2 per cent estimated earlier
 "Growth of core sector output recovers to 3-month high in September")
India's core sector output growth slips to nine-month low in August
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday pared its growth forecast for FY23 to 7 per cent from 7.2 per cent estimated earlier
 "India's core sector output growth slips to nine-month low in August")
India's core sector output growth slows to six-month low of 4.5% in July
The growth in these eight sectors witnessed double digits growth in May and June at 19.3% and 13.2%, respectively
 "India's core sector output growth slows to six-month low of 4.5% in July")
India's core sector maintains double-digit growth at 12.7% in June
8 infra sectors grew 12.7% YoY in June; there was a contraction MoM
 "India's core sector maintains double-digit growth at 12.7% in June")
Core sector output at 13-month high in May at 18.1% on capex push
The data shows broad-based improvement in core sector growth benefitting from a low base, with the exception of coal
 "Core sector output at 13-month high in May at 18.1% on capex push")
Core sector picks up sequentially; registers double digit growth in March
A coal shortage could aggravate power cuts in many states, leading to economic growth losing momentum.
 "Core sector picks up sequentially; registers double digit growth in March")
March core sector growth slows down to 4.3% from 12.6% a year ago
The growth rate of the eight infrastructure sectors - coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity - had expanded by 6 per cent in February
 "March core sector growth slows down to 4.3% from 12.6% a year ago")
Core sectors output slows in Nov to 3.1% month-on-month: Govt data
In October, core sectors' output had grown by 8.4%
 "Core sectors output slows in Nov to 3.1% month-on-month: Govt data")
India's core sector output grows 9.4% in July on the back of low base
Except crude oil, 7 sectors have shown an uptick YoY
 "India's core sector output grows 9.4% in July on the back of low base")
Core sector growth at 9.4% in July, against (-) 7.6% in year-ago period
The production of eight core industries rose by 9.4 per cent in July against a 7.6 per cent decline in the year-ago month, official data released on Tuesday showed.
 "Core sector growth at 9.4% in July, against (-) 7.6% in year-ago period")
India's core sector output in May grows 16.8% year-on-year on low base
Steel, refinery products, cement, electricity, crude oil witnessed contraction due to restrictions imposed by various state governments
 "India's core sector output in May grows 16.8% year-on-year on low base")
Q3 GDP growth number: Covid-driven recession over, double dip ahead
GDP is implicitly projected by NSO to slip back into contraction of 1.1% in Q4FY21. This appears to be an outcome of the back-ended release in the Govt's subsidies that is on the anvil in Q4
 "Q3 GDP growth number: Covid-driven recession over, double dip ahead")
Output of eight core industries contracts 1.3% in December 2020
During April-December 2020-21, the sectors' output declined by 10.1 per cent against a growth rate of 0.6 per cent in the same period of the previous year
 "Output of eight core industries contracts 1.3% in December 2020")
Core sector shrinks eighth month in row, sharper sequentially in October
Contraction due to decline in production of crude oil, natural gas, refinery products and steel
 "Core sector shrinks eighth month in row, sharper sequentially in October")
Core sector output shrinks for sixth straight month in August, down 8.5%
Refinery production impacted the most, coal production rises after 4-months
 "Core sector output shrinks for sixth straight month in August, down 8.5%")
Core sector output shrinks for fifth straight month in July, down 9.6%
Infra segment, refinery product impacted the most, even as contraction narrows in latest month
 "Core sector output shrinks for fifth straight month in July, down 9.6%")
Core sector output shrinks for third straight month in May, shrinks 23.4%
In May, the production of refinery products, a key export item, took the biggest hit. Output fell by 21.3 per cent after contracting by 24.2 per cent in April
 "Core sector output shrinks for third straight month in May, shrinks 23.4%")
Lockdown effect: Core sector output crashes record 38.1% in April
Infra segment hurt the most as cement and steel output tank by more than 80 per cent
 "Lockdown effect: Core sector output crashes record 38.1% in April")
Covid-19 economic impact to be much greater than assessed earlier
Large-scale contraction across sectors in April; which way the GDP will go depends largely on how long the lockdown stays
 "Covid-19 economic impact to be much greater than assessed earlier")
