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Data by the commerce and industry ministry showed production in coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, steel, cement, and electricity declined 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

Growth of 8 core sectors slows to 2.1% in July, recovers from 50-month low

Yet, it recovers from a 50-month low in June as cement output jumps

Eight core sectors grow by 5.1% in May on healthy steel, electricity output

Steel and electricity output increased by 19.9% and 7.2%, respectively

Eight core industries grow by 5.6% in December

This, due to healthy output recorded by refinery products and steel

November core sector output growth slows to 4.9%

Crude oil and natural gas production declined during the month when demonetisation was introduced

Core sector growth slips to 5-month low in May

Industrial production had contracted by 0.8% in April, snapping the rising trend seen in the two previous months

Is improvement in core sector growth sustainable?

As part of the growth was led by a favourable base, most experts believe there will be some softness but a good monsoon could act as a catalyst

Core sectors growth up 2.9% in January

This was lower than 5.3% in the same period of the previous financial year.