New Delhi, March 28 -- India's core sector growth eased to 2.9% in February, down from 4.6% in January 2025, according to official data released on Friday.

Sectors such as cement, fertilisers, steel, electricity, coal, and refinery products posted positive growth last month. Coal production edged up by 1.7%, moderating from January's 4.6% growth.

Fertiliser production, however, surged 10.2%, up from 3% in the preceding month.

Steel output grew by 5.6%, improving from January's 3% increase.

The ICI tracks the performance of eight key industries-coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement, and electricity-which together account for 40.27% of the weight in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).

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