INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The eight core sectors contribute 40.27 per cent to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) which measures overall industrial growth
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The growth in production of eight key infrastructure sectors
contracted 1.8 per cent in August this year due to a decline in the output of coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, cement and
electricity, according to official data released on Monday.
The growth rate was 6.1 per cent in July.Click here to connect with us on
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The growth of core sectors -- coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity -- was
13.4 per cent in August 2023.
During April-August this fiscal, the output of core sectors rose 4.6 per cent against 8 per cent in the same
industrial growth.(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the
content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)First Published: Sep 30 2024 | 5:20 PMIST
