India's growth in eight industries designated as the "core sector" recorded three percent growth in September 2025, a three-month low, according to data released by the government on Wednesday, October 22.
The growth of the core sector in August 2025 was 6.4 percent and 2.4 percent in September 2024.
The eight main industries include coal and crude oil. oil, natural gas, refinery products, steel, fertilizers, electricity and cement.The steel industry recorded growth of 14.1 percent for the month, fertilizers - 1.6 percent and electricity - 2.1 percent.
Cement recorded an increase of 5.3 percent, but the energy sector performed poorly. The coal industry grew by minus 1.2 percent, crude oil by minus 1.3 percent, natural gas by minus 3.8 percent, and refined products by minus 3.7 percent.
