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India's Core Sector Growth Slows to 1.7% in April
20 May
Summary
- Infrastructure output grew 1.7% in April, a slowdown from March's 1.2%.
- Cement, steel, and electricity showed strong growth in April.
- Coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, and fertilisers contracted.
India's infrastructure output growth decelerated to 1.7% in April 2026. Provisional data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry revealed a mixed performance across eight core sectors.
Key sectors such as cement, steel, and electricity generation posted significant year-on-year increases of 9.4%, 6.2%, and 4.1% respectively. These expansions offered some support to the overall index.
However, this positive momentum was counterbalanced by contractions in coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, and fertilisers. These declines highlight ongoing challenges within specific segments of the energy and commodity sectors.
The combined Index of Eight Core Industries, which represents 40.27% of the Index of Industrial Production, had previously recorded a revised growth of 1.2% in March 2026.
