The eight core sectors contribute 40.27 per cent to the nation’s Index of Industrial Manufacturing. (File Photograph)
The expansion fee within the output of those sectors slowed to 7.7 per cent in April-January this fiscal towards 8.2 per cent in April-February 2022-23
The expansion of eight key infrastructure sectors slowed to six.7 per cent in February on account of poor efficiency of some sectors like fertiliser, in keeping with official information launched on Thursday. Nevertheless, the expansion fee is greater than January this yr.
The expansion of eight core sectors — coal, crude oil, pure fuel, refinery merchandise, fertiliser, metal, cement and electrical energy — was 4.1 per cent in January. It was 7.4 per cent in February 2023.
Cumulatively additionally, the expansion fee within the output of those sectors slowed to 7.7 per cent in April-January this fiscal towards 8.2 per cent in April-February 2022-23. The output development of fertiliser was within the unfavorable zone.
The eight core sectors contribute 40.27 per cent to the nation’s Index of Industrial Manufacturing (IIP).
