Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: Growth in eight core sector industries slowed down to 1.4 percent in February as against 6.1 percent in the same month last year, government data showed on Tuesday.
The eight core sector industries — coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilizer, steel, cement and electricity.
The growth was 1.8 percent in January 20415, the lowest in 13 months.
The core sector contributes 38 percent to the overall industrial production, a parameter that the RBI takes into account while framing its monetary policy.
With PTI Inputs
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