India's Eight Core Sectors Grow By 2% In September After Contracting In August

India's eight core sectors saw a modest growth in September, led by refinery and cement.

The combined index of eight core industries grew by 2% in September, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry on Wednesday. This compares to the a contraction of 1.6% in August, which had marked the first decline in 42 months.

• Coal output rose 2.6% in September versus a fall of 8.1% in August.

• Crude oil output fell 3.9% against a decline of 3.4% in the preceding month.

• Natural gas output fell 1.3% after a fall of 3.6% previously.

• Petroleum refinery output rose 5.8% after falling by 1% in the previous month.

• Fertiliser production rose 1.9% versus a rise of 3.2% in the preceding month.

• Steel output rose 1.5% after a rise of 3.9% in August.

• Cement output 7.1% after a decline of 3% in the previous month.

• Electricity output dropped 0.5% after a fall of 3.7% in the previous month.