The eight sectors recorded a growth of 4.8% during Apr-Dec 2018-19, as compared to 3.9% in the same period of the previous financial year
IIP numbers for September will be crucial as this is one of the last important data before the Q2 GDP figures are released by end-November
These eight segments comprise 40.27 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)
Surge mostly driven by cement and fertiliser production