The data further showed that production of crude oil and natural gas recorded a negative growth in March, while the production growth of coal, refinery products, steel and electricity in the same month moderated to 1.6 per cent, 0.2 per cent, 7.1 per cent, and 6.2 per cent, respectively
New Delhi: The output of eight key infrastructure sectors slowed down to 3.8 per cent in March, as against 6.3 per cent growth registered a year ago. On a monthly basis, the growth rate in the production of these sectors was slightly higher than the 3.4 per cent expansion recorded in February, the official data showed on Monday..
The data further showed that production of crude oil and natural gas recorded a negative growth in March, while the production growth of coal, refinery products, steel and electricity in the same month moderated to 1.6 per cent, 0.2 per cent, 7.1 per cent, and 6.2 per cent, respectively.
“Besides, fertiliser production rose by 8.8 per cent in March 2025 against a 1.3 per cent contraction in the same month last year. Cement production growth rose to 11.6 per cent in March 2025 from 10.6 per cent in the year-ago month,” the data showed.
The growth of core sectors -- coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity -- was 4.4 per cent during April-March 2024-25 fiscal. It was 7.6 per cent in the same period last fiscal. The eight core sectors contribute 40.27 per cent to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), which measures overall industrial growth.
