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Key Infrastructure Sectors' Growth Slows To 5.2% In March
Growth of key infrastructure sectors slows to 5.2% in March, lower than February's 7.1%, according to official data.
30 Apr 2024, 06:50 PM IST 
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The growth of eight key infrastructure sectors rose to 5.2% in March, according to official data released on Tuesday. However, the growth rate is lower than in February this year. It was 7.1% in the preceding month.
The growth of eight core sectors -- coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity -- was 4.2% in March 2023.
Cumulatively also, the growth rate in the output of these sectors slowed to 7.5% in April-March 2023-24 against 7.8% in the year-ago period.
The eight core sectors contribute 40.27% to the country's Index of Industrial Production.
