India’s ‘core sector’ represented by eight industries recorded a growth of 8.2 percent in June this year compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, according to data released by the ministry of commerce and industry on Tuesday, August 1.
The growth rate in June was the highest in five months, the ministry said.
These core sectors include coal, crude oil, steel, cement, electricity, fertilizers, refinery products, and natural gas.
For the April-June period of the fiscal year 2023-24, core sector growth was 5.8 percent, down from 13.9 percent in the first three months of 2022-23.