New Delhi, March 1 -- Annual growth in eight key infrastructure sectors, as measured by the combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI), was 4.6% in January 2025, according to data released by the ministry of commerce on February 28. The January growth number is lower than the revised reading of 4.8% in December 2024.
Growth in core sector also slowed down sequentially. The index increased 2.4% month-on-month in January compared to 7.6% in December.
Most of the year-on-year growth in core sector in January was on account of refinery products. The industry had a growth rate of 8.3% compared to 2.8% in December. Its high contribution to growth is also because it has a 28% weight in the index, the highest of all eight industries.
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