Eight core industries' growth fell to 0.2% in June from 4.3% in May

Infra output accounts for nearly 40 per cent of the country's industrial output

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BS Web TeamAgencies New Delhi
1 min read Last Updated : Jul 31 2019 | 5:33 PM IST
The output of India’s eight core infrastructure industries grew 0.2 per cent in June on a year-on-year basis, compared with 4.3 per cent the previous month, showed government data released on Wednesday.

The eight sectors had grown at a robust 7.8 per cent rate in the same month last year.

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

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