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The growth rate of eight core sectors in India increased by 6.7 per cent in February on an annual basis, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on Thursday...
Meanwhile, in February 2023 the growth stood at 7.4 per cent...
"The production of Coal,Natural Gas,Cement, Steel, Crude Oil,Electricity and Refinery Products recorded positive growth in February 2024" the government said...
While Natural Gas increased by 11.3 per cent in February 2024 from 3.1 in February 2023, Refinery Products saw a dip from 3.3 per cent last year to 2.6 per cent in the previous month...
The index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) measures the combined and individual performance of production of eight core industries namely cement, coal, crude oil, electricity, fertilizers, natural gas, refinery products and steel. percent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)..
