Core Sector Output

Core sector output slows to 3-month low of 6% in Feb, crude production dips

Six of eight key infrastructure industries report sequential deceleration

Core sector output rises by 5.4% in November vs 3.2% YoY: Govt data

Production of eight infrastructure sectors increased by 5.4 per cent in November against a 3.2 per cent growth in the same month last year on a better show by coal, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity segments, according to the official data released on Friday. Crude oil, natural gas and refinery products, however, recorded negative growth in November this year. The production growth of eight key sectors slowed down to 0.9 per cent in October. The growth rate of eight infrastructure sectors -- coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity -- stood at 8 per cent in April-November this fiscal as against 13.9 per cent during the same period last fiscal. The production of coal rose by 12.3 per cent, fertiliser by 6.4 per cent, steel by 10.8 per cent, cement by 28.6 per cent and electricity by 12.1 per cent in November 2022 compared to a year ago. Core sectors industries, which have 40.27 per cent weight in the overall index of industr

Core sector output sees rebound, grows by 7.9% in Sept against 5.4% YoY

Production of eight infrastructure sectors expanded by 7.9 per cent in September against 5.4 per cent in the same month last year on better show by coal, fertiliser, cement and electricity segments, according to official data released on Monday. In August, the core sectors' output growth stood at 4.1 per cent. The production growth of eight infrastructure sectors -- coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity -- was 9.6 per cent during April-September this fiscal, compared to 16.9 per cent a year ago.

India's core sector growth slows to 3.3% in Aug; lowest in 9 months

The previous low was in November 2021 at 3.2 per cent. It stood at 4.5 per cent in July

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

India's core sector output expands at six-month high of 8.4% in April

The output of eight infrastructure sectors of coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity had expanded by 4.9 per cent in March 2022.

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.

India's core industries output sees marginal 0.1% rise in January

Growth in core sector output in January was lower than the 0.2 per cent expansion seen in December

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

Economic recovery fizzling out? Core sector output shrinks 2.6% in November

Impact on IIP likely even as some economists believe consumer goods might tone it down to some extent. Core sector accounts for 40.27% of IIP

Hope of recovery as core sector fall narrows to 0.8% in Sept vs 7.3% in Aug

Coal, electricity and steel, which constitute over half of the core sector index, showed a rise in production in September

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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 fourth straight month in June, down 15%

Infra segment, refinery product impacted the most, even as contraction narrows in latest month

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 by 6.5% in March amid coronavirus lockdown

March performance is worst in current series

Rise in petroleum production drives core sector output to 11-month high

Grows by 5.5% in Feb, driven by petroleum production, rise in electricity output

Slowdown blues: India's core sector output contracts 1.5% in November

Cumulative growth have been nil in FY20 due to contractions in previous months

Slowdown impact? Core sector output shrinks 5.8% in October

As many as six of eight core industries saw a contraction in output in October

Core sector output worst in 52 months; MPC may cut rates to prop up growth

The core sector growth stood at 2.4 per cent during the first five months of the current financial year, lower than the 5.7 per cent a year ago