Core Industries' Output Grows 5.8% In February

India's infrastructure industries' output expanded 5.8 per cent in February, in comparison with the identical interval a yr in the past, authorities information confirmed.The manufacturing in eight core infrastructure industries - which account for almost 40 per cent of general industrial output - had grown by 3.3 per cent in January from a yr in the past.The index of eight core industries measures the output of eight infrastructure industries - coal, crude, pure fuel, refinery merchandise, fertilisers, cement, metal and electrical energy.Data confirmed the manufacturing of coal, pure fuel, petroleum refinery merchandise, metal, cement and electrical energy industries elevated in February 2023 over the corresponding interval of final yr.Indeed, the output of coal elevated by 6.6 per cent, pure fuel by 12.5 per cent, petroleum refinery by 8.8 per cent, metal by 5.7 per cent, cement by 5.0 per cent and electrical energy technology by 4.0 per cent in February from a yr in the past.While the manufacturing of crude oil and fertilizers declined by 8.8 per cent and 1.4 per cent, respectively.