Infra sector growth rises to 4-month high of 5.8% in Feb
The production of eight infrastructure sectors expanded by 5.8 per cent in February, the sharpest growth in the last four months on better output of coal, natural gas, refinery products and cement industries, according to official data released on Thursday.
The production of the core sectors had declined by 3.3 per cent in February last year while it had grown by 4 per cent in January 2022.
In February, the production of coal rose by 6.6 per cent, natural gas by 12.5 per cent, refinery products by 8.8 per cent, and cement by 5 per cent.
On the other hand, production of crude oil and fertiliser declined.
