New Delhi: Contracting for the seventh consecutive month, the output of eight core infrastructure sectors dropped by 0.8 per cent in September, mainly due to decline in production of crude oil, natural gas, refinery products and cement. The production of eight core sectors had contracted 5.1 per cent in September 2019, data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry showed …
The output of eight core infrastructure industries shrank by 23.4% in May due to the coronavirus -induced lockdown, according to the official data. The eight core sectors had expanded by 3.8% in May 2019, the data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on June 30 showed. Barring fertiliser, all seven sectors — coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, …
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