Core sector output rises 8.9% YoY in June, sequential growth 1.1%

The output of the eight-industry core sector grew 8.9 per cent year-on-year in June, as the impact of a low base continued to linger, data released by the commerce and industry ministry showed.

However, the impact of a low base fell substantially in June as compared to April and May, when the growth was 60.9 per cent and 16.3 per cent, respectively.

In June 2020, the core sector output contracted 12.4 per cent due to the restrictions imposed across the country to control the spread of Covid-19.

On a sequential basis, the core sector output, captured by the index of