Core Sector Output Growth in November Rises to 5.4%

New Delhi: The growth rate in the production of eight core sectors jumped to 5.4 per cent in November against 3.2 per cent in the corresponding month last year. In October 2022, the core sectors’ output growth had stood at 0.9 per cent.

The production growth of eight infrastructure sectors – coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement, and electricity – stood at 8.0 per cent during April-October this fiscal, compared to 13.9 per cent a year ago.

The final growth rate of the Index of Eight Core Industries for August 2022 has been revised to 4.2 per cent from its provisional level of 3.3 per cent.

The cumulative growth rate of ICI during April-November 2022 was 8 per cent (provisional) as compared to the corresponding period of last year.