Nine key infrastructure sectors' output growth rises to 5-month high of 5% in June under new series
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry in its latest data has showed that nine key infrastructure sectors’ output growth rose to a five-month high of 5 per cent in June 2026 due to an increase in output of cement, electricity and iron ore. The core sectors' growth was 1.1 per cent in June 2025 and 3.2 per cent in May 2026. During April-June 2026-27, the key sectors expanded by 3.6 per cent as compared to 1.0 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous year. The data has been released with a new base year, 2022-23, replacing the earlier base year of 2011-12. The government has also added iron ore to the index, increasing the number of core sectors to nine.
According to the data, Iron Ore production having 4.90% weight increased by 43.9 per cent in June 2026 over June 2025 and its cumulative index increased by 24.1 per cent during April to June 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year. Steel production having 17.58% weight increased by 4.6 per cent in June 2026 over June 2025 and its cumulative index rose by 4.8 per cent during April to June 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year.
Electricity generation having 30.93% weight increased by 9.8 per cent in June 2026 over June 2025 and its cumulative index increased by 8.9 per cent during April to June 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year. Cement production having 4.41% weight increased by 9.8 per cent in June 2026 over June 2025 and its cumulative index increased by 8.8 per cent during April to June 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year. Coal production having 5.59% weight increased by 1.4 per cent in June 2026 over June 2025, while its cumulative index declined by 5.8 per cent during April to June 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year.
Crude Oil production having 7.43% weight declined by 4.2 per cent in June 2026 over June 2025 and its cumulative index declined by 3.9 per cent during April to June 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year. Fertilizer production having 2.73% weight declined by 3.3 per cent in June 2026 over June 2025 and its cumulative index declined by 4.1 per cent during April to June 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year. Natural Gas production having 3.84% weight declined by 7.4 per cent in June 2026 over June 2025 and its cumulative index declined by 5.5 per cent during April to June 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year. Petroleum Refinery production having 22.57% weight declined by 4.7 per cent in June 2026 over June 2025 and its cumulative index declined by 4.5 per cent during April to June 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year.
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