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Output of 8 core industries contracts by 23.4% in May, negative growth in 7 sectors

Ministry of Commerce and Industry said coal, cement, steel, natural gas, refinery, crude oil industries experienced substantial loss of production due to Covid.

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New Delhi: The output of eight core infrastructure industries shrank by 23.4 per cent in May due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, according to the official data.

The eight core sectors had expanded by 3.8 per cent in May 2019, the data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Tuesday showed.

Barring fertiliser, all seven sectors – coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, steel, cement, and electricity – had recorded negative growth in May.

During April-May 2020-21, the sectors output dipped by 30 per cent as compared to 4.5 per cent in the same period previous year.

“In view of nationwide lockdown during April and May 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic, various industries – Coal, Cement, Steel, Natural Gas, Refinery, Crude Oil etc experienced substantial loss of production,” the ministry said in a statement.

These eight industries accounts for 40.27 per cent in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).


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