Page 3 - Core Sector Growth

Core sector output shrinks for third straight month in May, shrinks 23.4%

In May, the production of refinery products, a key export item, took the biggest hit. Output fell by 21.3 per cent after contracting by 24.2 per cent in April

Lockdown effect: Core sector output crashes record 38.1% in April

Infra segment hurt the most as cement and steel output tank by more than 80 per cent

Covid-19 economic impact to be much greater than assessed earlier

Large-scale contraction across sectors in April; which way the GDP will go depends largely on how long the lockdown stays

Core sectors contract 6.5% in March, hit by coronavirus lockdown

The eight core industries comprise 40.27 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)

Rise in petroleum production drives core sector output to 11-month high

Grows by 5.5% in Feb, driven by petroleum production, rise in electricity output

Growth of 8 core sectors slows to 2.1% in July, recovers from 50-month low

Yet, it recovers from a 50-month low in June as cement output jumps

India's manufacturing sector growth inches up to 52.5 in July: PMI

The manufacturing sector activities improved in July as new work orders and output strengthened from the previous month

Core sector growth at 50-month low in June; 4 out of 8 sectors contract

June growth rate falls to 0.2%, from 4.3 % in May, as refinery, steel and cement production weakens

Eight core sectors' growth drops to 0.2% in June compared to 7.8% last year

During April-June, the eight sectors grew by 3.5 per cent compared to 5.5 per cent in the same period last year

Core sector growth declines marginally to 5.1% in May; steel grows 19.9%

The electricity sector saw growth rise to 7.2%, up from 5.9% in April

India's core sector growth rises 4.7% in March, most in five months

Annual growth remains unchanged in FY19 at 4.3%

India's core sector growth down to 19-month low of 1.8% in January

Electricity, refinery products remain in negative zone

Core sectors' growth slows down to 1.8% in Jan on oil, refinery products

Eight infrastructure sectors -- coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity -- had expanded by 6.2% in January 2018

India's core sector growth falls to 18-month low of 2.6% in December

Economists blamed an unfavourable base effect, along with a sudden slowdown in the growth of cement production and electricity output, for bringing down the overall growth rate of the core sectors

India's core sector growth drops to a 16-month low of 3.5% in November

Muted rise in cement production and electricity generation, apart from high base effect to blame

Core sector growth hits 16-month low at 3.5% in Nov due to oil, fertilisers

Crude oil and fertiliser production recorded negative growth of 3.5% and 8.1%, respectively

Core sector growth recovers to 3-month high of 4.8% in October

Cement production remains biggest growth puller even as three sectors remain in the negative zone

India's core sector growth slips to 8-month low of 4.2% in August

8 segments cumulatively grew 5.5% in first five months

Eight core sector growth sees a slight bump, dips to 6.6% in July

On the energy side, coal production maintained growth, despite the rate of rise falling for the third straight month

At 3.6%, eight core sector growth declines to 10-month low in May

But coal production sees a double-digit growth for second month in a row