India's core sector growth contracts by 23.4% in May

01 Jul 2020 Evaluate

The ministry of Commerce and Industry in its latest data has showed that the growth of eight core infrastructure industries have contracted by 23.4 percent in May 2020 as compared to same period of last year, due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown. The eight core sectors had expanded by 3.8 percent in May 2019. In April, the sectors' output contracted by a record 37 percent. The Eight Core Industries - coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity - comprise 40.27% of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).   

Among eight core sectors, Coal production having 10.33 percent weight decreased by 14 percent in May, 2020 over May, 2019, and its cumulative index fell by 14.7 percent during April to May, 2020-21 over corresponding period of the previous year. Petroleum Refinery production having 28.04 percent weight declined 21.3 percent in May, 2020 over May, 2019, while its cumulative index dropped by 22.7 percent during April to May, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year.

Electricity generation having 19.85 percent weight fell 15.6 percent in May, 2020 over May, 2019, while its cumulative index decreased by 19.1 percent during April to May, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year. Cement production having 5.37 percent weight decreased by 22.2 percent in May, 2020 over May, 2019 and its cumulative index fell by 54.1 percent during April to May, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year. Fertilizer production having 2.63 percent weight increased by 7.5 percent in May, 2020 over May, 2019, and its cumulative index was up by 2.0 percent during April to May, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year.

Steel production having 17.92 percent weight declined by 48.4 percent in May, 2020 over May, 2019, while its cumulative index fell by 63.3 percent during April to May, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year. Crude Oil production having 8.98 percent weight fell by 7.1 percent in May, 2020 over May, 2019 and its cumulative index dropped by 6.7 percent during April to May, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year. The Natural Gas production having 6.88 percent weight declined by 16.8 percent in May, 2020 over May, 2019, and its cumulative index was down by 18.3 percent during April to May, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year.

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