The output of eight core sectors grew 8.9 per cent in June, primarily resulting from a low base impact and uptick in manufacturing of pure fuel, metal, coal and electrical energy, official information confirmed on Friday.
The eight infrastructure sectors of coal, crude oil, pure fuel, refinery merchandise, fertilisers, metal, cement and electrical energy had contracted by 12.4 per cent in June 2020 because of the lockdown restrictions imposed to regulate the unfold of coronavirus infections.
In May this yr, these key sectors had recorded a progress of 16.3 per cent, whereas it was 60.9 per cent in April.
According to the Commerce Ministry information, manufacturing of coal, pure fuel, refinery merchandise, metal, cement and electrical energy jumped by 7.4 per cent, 20.6 per cent, 2.4 per cent, 25 per cent, 4.3 per cent and seven.2 per cent, respectively, in June 2021. The identical stood at (-) 15.5 per cent, (-) 12 per cent, (-) 8.9 per cent, (-) 23.2 per cent, (-) 6.8 per cent and (-) 10 per cent within the year-ago month.
