Outputs of all core sectors shrink in February

The production in the nation’s eight infrastructure sectors contracted by 4.6 per cent in February, with all the core segments — including coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products and fertilisers — witnessing a decline, according to official data released on Wednesday.

The growth rate of the eight infrastructure sectors — namely, coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity — had been recorded at at 6.4 per cent in February 2019.

According to data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry, coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity production recorded negative growth of 4.4 per cent, 3.2 per cent, 1 per cent, 10.9 per cent, 3.7 per cent, 1.8 per cent, 5.5 per cent, and 0.2 per cent, respectively in February, respectively.