New Delhi, April 30 : India’s eight core industries grew 4.7 percent in March 2019 as against 2.2 percent growth recorded a month ago, data released by the Commerce Ministry on April 30 showed.
The eight core sectors include coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilizers, steel, cement, and electricity.
On a year-on-year basis, the FY19 core industries growth remained unchanged at 4.3 percent.
Below is the month-on-month growth of various sectors:
– Coal output at 9.1 percent versus 7.4 percent
– Crude Oil output at -6.2 percent versus -6.1 percent
– Natural Gas output at 1.4 percent versus 3.8 percent
– Refinery Products output at 4.3 percent versus -0.8 percent
– Fertilizers output at 4.3 percent versus 2.5 percent
– Steel output at 6.7 percent versus 4.9 percent
– Cement output at 15.7 percent versus 8 percent- Electricity output at 1.4 percent versus 1.2 percent
