Growth in core industries slumps to 0.1% in June

The eight core industries expanded at a rate of 7.9% in the same period last year

Growth in eight infrastructure industries plunged to 0.1% in June mainly due to contraction in crude oil, natural gas, coal and electricity output.

The eight core industries had expanded at a rate of 7.9% in the same period last year.

The contraction in production of coal, crude oil, natural gas and electricity in the month was 3%, 0.6%, 16.7% and 1.2%, respectively, according to the government data.

The eight infrastructure industries have a weight of about

38% in the overall industrial production.

Petroleum refinery production showed an expansion of 2.3%. Steel production grew by 3.4%, while cement output was up by 2.3% in the review period.

During April-June period, the growth in eight infrastructure industries slowed to 1.6% from 6.9% in the same period last year.

The growth was 3.2% in 2012-13 as against 5% in the previous financial year.