Core Sectors

Core sector growth up 3.2% in Sept, fastest in four months

Crude oil segment declined (-)0.1 percent in September while the sector had shown a healthy growth of 5.6 percent in August.

Core sector growth slows to 3-month low of 2.4 percent in December

The growth rate of eight core sector industries slowed to three-month low of 2.4 percent in December last year as production of crude oil, natural gas, fertiliser and steel declined.

Infra sector growth at 7-month high of 5.1% in Sept

Annual growth in the eight core sector industries more than doubled to seven-month high of 5.1 percent in September on good production in coal, cement and petroleum refinery sectors.

Core sector growth halves to 2.2 percent in April

The eight industries, which also include crude oil, petroleum refinery products, coal, electricity, cement and finished steel - have a weight of 37.9% in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).