According to the index of eight core industries data released on Monday, the production growth of eight infrastructure sectors was 9.6 per cent during April-September period of the current fiscal, compared to 16.9 per cent growth in the corresponding period of last year.

The index measures the combined and individual performance of production in selected eight core industries namely coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement, and electricity.

The output of eight core infrastructure sectors had grown 4.1 per cent in August.

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