Growth in the primary sector: growth in the primary sector by 6.2%

New Delhi: Growth in eight key infrastructure sectors rose to 6.2% in April on the back of a significant increase in production of natural gas, refined products and electricity, data released on Friday showed. Production in eight sectors increased by 6% in March.

Growth in these key sectors – coal, oil, natural gas, refined products, fertilizers, steel, cement and electricity – was 4.6% in April 2023. Fertilizer production recorded negative growth in April. The growth of coal, steel and cement production slowed to 7.5%, 7.1% and 0.6% respectively from 9.1%, 16.6% and 12.4% in April 2023. Eight key sectors contribute to Industrial Production Index 40.3%.

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