Page 3 - Core Sector

Core sector output shrinks for sixth straight month in August, down 8.5%

Refinery production impacted the most, coal production rises after 4-months

Covid-19 impact on sectors: A two-quarter wait before growth picks up

The first of a three-part series highlights the issues faced by the auto, financial services, retail, and metals sectors

At 2.2% in January, core sector output up for second straight month

Core output had contracted for four months till November as a broad-based decline gripped most sectors

Govt turned a blind eye to lag signs in IIP, core sector growth: Experts

The GDP figure is an outcome of several months of downbeat figures -- from weak consumer demand and private investment to shrinking factory output and an export slump

Slowdown clouds darken: Core sector output contracts 5.8% in October

Economists said the latest figures portend a deepening of the ongoing industrial slowdown

Core sector output worst in 52 months; MPC may cut rates to prop up growth

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

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

Retrospective changes

Changing policy midstream turns off investors

Eight core sector growth jumps to 7-month high of 6.7% in June

The headline figure may give a boost to IIP growth, which fell to a seven-month low of 3.2% in May

Core sector output up 5%, signals industrial recovery

Robust steel and coal production pushes up March numbers

March core sector output rises to 5%, fastest in 3 months

Coal output rose 10% as compared to 7.1% in Feb; FY17 core sector output at 4.5% vs 4% y-o-y

Core sector growth slips to over 1-yr low of 1% in Feb

Crude oil and natural gas contract; the previous low of 0.9% was recorded in December 2015

Core sector growth slows down to 3.4% in January

This, because of a fall in refinery production and a deeper contraction in cement output

Core sector output rises 5% in September

Numbers hint at IIP snapping two-month declining trend

Core sector growth up 3.2% in August

Massive growth in steel sector pushes up index but coal output plummets

Core sector growth at 3.2% in July

Main push from sharp pick-up in refinery products; barring coal, other 6 rise only marginally

July core sector growth moderates to 3.2% after 5.2% rise in June

Sharp pick-up in refinery products and sustained rise in coal behind growth

June core sector growth rises to 5.2%

Sharp pick-up in coal and cement production boosts core sector growth

Core sector growth accelerates to 8.5% in April

Sharp pick-up in refinery products and electricity generation led to the fifth straight increase in April

Core sector expands 6.4% in March to 16-month high

Pick-up in refinery products, fertilisers, cement and electricity production push up the growth