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India Core Sector Output Surges to 30-Month High of 7.9% in September
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Moneycontrol•21-10-2026, 17:36
India Core Sector Output Surges to 30-Month High of 7.9% in September
- •India's core sector output growth accelerated to a 30-month high of 7.9 percent in September 2026, driven by a sharp recovery in coal production and double-digit growth in electricity generation and refinery products.
- •The Index of Core Industries showed that six out of nine infrastructure sectors registered growth in September, while natural gas, crude oil, and fertilisers continued to contract.
- •Coal production rebounded strongly with 10.7 percent growth, reversing the previous month's contraction, while electricity generation maintained double-digit growth for the fourth consecutive month.
- •Fertiliser production contracted by 11.7 percent marking its seventh consecutive month of decline, alongside ongoing contractions in natural gas and crude oil output.
- •The strong September performance helped lift cumulative core sector growth to 5.1 percent for the April to September 2026 period, doubling the growth rate from the same period last year.
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India's core sector output growth accelerated to a 30-month high of 7.9 percent in September 2026, which is the highest reading in the series since April 2024.
The growth was driven by a sharp recovery in coal production, which grew 10.7 percent, alongside double-digit increases in electricity generation at 11.4 percent and refinery products at 10.3 percent.
Fertiliser production contracted by 11.7 percent for its seventh consecutive month of decline, while natural gas output fell 4.6 percent and crude oil production declined 1.4 percent.
