Eight Core Industries See Modest Rise In February
The core sector industries had grown by 4% in January.
Production of eight infrastructure sectors expanded by 5.8% in February against a contraction of 3.3% in the same month last year on better show by coal, natural gas, refinery products and cement industries, according to official data released on Thursday.
Production of crude oil and fertiliser declined in February this year.
The core sector industries had grown by 4% in January.
The growth rate of the eight infrastructure sectors — coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity — stood at 11% during April-February this fiscal, as against a negative growth rate of 8.1% during the same period last fiscal.
According to the data, production of coal rose by 6.6%, natural gas by 12.5%, refinery products by 8.8%, and cement by 5% in February.
