The growth of these core sectors – coal, crude oil, natural gas, refined products, fertilizers, steel, cement and power – was 4.6% in April 2023. Fertilizer production recorded negative growth in April. Production growth of coal, steel and cement slowed to 7.5%, 7.1% and 0.6%, respectively, from 9.1%, 16.6% and 12.4%, respectively, in April 2023. Eight core sectors contribute 40.3% to the industrial production index.
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