Core Sector

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India’s core industries, the backbone of industrial growth, just had their weakest year in five years. A sharp March contraction, driven by energy shocks and input shortages,

March dip drags India's FY26 core sector showing to five-year low

Fertiliser, coal, crude oil and electricity drag index; FY26 growth slows to a five-year low as input shortages and weak output weigh on industrial momentum

Core sector contracts 0.4% in March amid fall in coal, power output

The core sector output contracted by 0.4 per cent in March, marking the first decline in five months as production of coal, crude oil, fertiliser, and electricity fell, according to official data released on Monday. In February 2026, the eight core infrastructure sectors had expanded by 2.8 per cent. In 2025-26, these sectors recorded a growth rate of 2.6 per cent as against 4.5 per cent in 2024-25.

India's December core sector output hit highest level so far in FY26

India's core sector output hit a FY26 high in December, with year-on-year growth rising to a four-month peak of 3.7%, led by electricity, cement and steel

Core sector growth rises to 1.8% in Nov; four sectors still contract

November's 1.8% uptick follows 1st contraction in 15 mths; infra demand revs up steel, cement

Eight core sectors rebound to 1.8% growth in November after October dip

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said that cement, steel, fertilisers and coal registered positive growth, while crude oil, natural gas, refinery products and electricity recorded declines

India's core sector momentum stalled as output hits 14-month low in October

Energy-sector contractions wiped out gains in construction-linked industries, leaving overall output unchanged from last year

Core sector growth slips to 3-month low of 3% in Sep as energy output fall

Core sector growth eased to a 3-month low in September as output in coal, crude oil, refinery, and gas declined, even as steel demand stayed robust

Key infrastructure sectors' growth hits 13-month high of 6.3% in August

The core sectors' output growth was 3.7 per cent in the previous month of July. It was (-) 1.5 per cent in August last year

Decline in coal output drags core infrastructure growth to 2% in July

For the first four months (April - July) of the current financial year, growth stood at 1.6 per cent against 6.3 per cent last year. In July 2024, the Index of Core Industries (ICI) had risen 6.3 per

India's core sector growth in June tepid at 1.7%, shows govt data

Aditi Nayar, chief economist at Icra, said that while an elevated base weighed upon coal output, excess rains in the latter half of June impacted electricity generation

Core sector growth rises slightly to 3.8% in March, shows govt data

In March 2024, core sector growth had stood at 6.3 per cent

India's core sector growth falls to five-month low of 2.9% in February

Driven by deceleration in output of coal, refinery products, and cement

India's core sector growth falls to five-month low of 2.9% in February

In February 2024, the core sector growth had stood at 7.1 per cent

Core sector growth slows to 6.3% in May due to output deceleration

For the first two months of this financial year, growth in the output of the core industries stood at 6.5%

India's core sector output sees 6.2% growth in April, shows govt data

The eight sectors-coal, steel, cement, fertilisers, electricity, natural gas, refinery products, and crude oil-comprise two-fifths of India's total industrial production

India's core sector growth slows to 5.2% in March from 7.1% in February

In March 2023, the core sector had recorded a growth of 4.2 per cent

Core sector growth bounces back to a three-month high in February

The eight core industries account for 40.27 per cent of weighting of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). Thus, they have a significant impact on the index

Core sector growth hits 15-month low of 3.6% in January: Govt data

Coal output grew by 10.2 per cent, the only sector to retain a double-digit growth in January, compared to 10.7 per cent previously

India's core sector output touches 14-month high of 12.1% in August

In August last year, the core sector had grown by 4.2 per cent