Page 2 - Core Sector Data

India's eight core infrastructure sectors contract 38.1% in April

Massive contraction recorded amid a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus

Eight core industries' output shrinks 6.5% in March amid Covid-19 lockdown

The eight core sectors had expanded by 5.8 per cent in March 2019

At 2.2% in January, core sector output up for second straight month

Core output had contracted for four months till November as a broad-based decline gripped most sectors

GDP growth higher than expectations, but no Covid-19 impact spoken of

Q3 GDP growth, which has come in at 4.7%, could be the precursor to an even higher growth number in Q4 which should be around 5%

Dec core sector growth recovers to 1.3% on higher coal, fertiliser output

Production of crude oil, natural gas, and electricity contracted in the month under review

India's core sector growth contracts 1.5% in November: Govt data

The core sector for the month of October had contracted to 5.8% from the 5.2% contraction seen in September

Output of 8 core industries contracts 5% in Sep, may hurt Q2 GDP growth

Gross domestic product grew by more than a six-year low of 5 per cent in the first quarter

Core sector output contracts 5.2% in Sep, against 4.3% growth a year ago

Production of seven sectors of coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, cement, steel, and electricity contracted in September

Core sector output declines by 0.5% in August vs 4.7% growth a year ago

Coal, crude oil, natural gas, cement, and electricity recorded a negative growth of 8.6 per cent, 5.4 per cent , 3.9 per cent, 4.9 per cent and 2.9 per cent, respectively, in August

Growth of core sector slumps to 2.6% in April on sluggish infra performance

The fall in April was broad-based as three sectors contracted while three others saw rate of growth slow down

India's March infrastructure output grows 4.7% year-on-year: Govt

Infrastructure output, which comprises eight sectors - such as coal, crude oil and electricity - accounts for nearly 40 per cent of India's industrial output

Core sector growth slows down to 2.6% in Dec on crude oil, fertilisers

The eight sectors recorded a growth of 4.8% during Apr-Dec 2018-19, as compared to 3.9% in the same period of the previous financial year

Core sector growth slowest in 4 months, expands 4.3% in September

IIP numbers for September will be crucial as this is one of the last important data before the Q2 GDP figures are released by end-November

Core sector growth slows down to 4-month low of 4.3% in Sept

These eight segments comprise 40.27 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)

Core sector grows 5.7% in February

Surge mostly driven by cement and fertiliser production