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
March performance is worst in current series
Grows by 5.5% in Feb, driven by petroleum production, rise in electricity output
Cumulative growth have been nil in FY20 due to contractions in previous months
As many as six of eight core industries saw a contraction in output in October
The core sector growth stood at 2.4 per cent during the first five months of the current financial year, lower than the 5.7 per cent a year ago
It had risen by 3.1% in the corresponding month of the previous year