Core sector output up 7.8% in January

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New Delhi: Output of eight infrastructure sectors expanded to four-month high of 7.8% in January on better show by coal, fertiliser, steel and electricity segments, according to official data released on Tuesday..

The growth rate of eight infrastructure sectors -- coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity -- stood at 7.9% in April-January, compared with 11.6% during the same period last fiscal..

According to the data, production of coal rose by 13.4%, natural gas by 5.3%, refinery products by 4.5%, fertilisers by 17.9%, cement by 4.6%, steel by 6.2% and electricity by 12% in last month..

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